Showing posts with label helmet comms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helmet comms. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Helmet Comms

I've been using the Scala Rider G4 for quite a while now........been meaning to put a post up. 
Here it is:
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 After much consideration of cheaping out for the BT set and looking at high end gear I settled on the "upper-middle" in the Cardo Scala Rider G4 

INSTALLATION 


The PowerSet ships with two units - one for me, one for my buddy.


I have a Shoei XR-1100, I removed the left hand check pad 

 Mounting bracket and boom-mic installed into space between shell and inner-foam
Really pays to remove the check pad (also this exposes the ear piece recesses.) 

 Ear piece in recess in helmet - mounted using stick on velcro pad (included)

 Fully Installed 

 Installation took about 35-40 mins - I like things to be neat - you could probably stuff it all in the lid in about 15 mins at a push. 

 I used the FM radio on the way to work this morning and had the missus call about 10 mins into the journey. Phone call came through no problem (from a Bluetooth paired Android phone). The other half says sound quality was better than hands free in the car - I tried with visor up and visor down.

Bluetooth paring with Android was quick and painless and the headset and phone recognize each other immediately without a problem. 

 Sound quality from the speakers is good - nice and loud. Don't expect Hi-Fi but the quality keeps me happy.

EDIT:
As one of my readers pointed out (thanks Chiller tek) - I don't ride and take/make phone calls.
Part of riding is to get away from things.....listening to music or gps nav points is the primary use for the Scala Rider.
For completeness I did take a call to test the functionality.

\BitSar