Bike to bike communications

[UncleSteve]

any one have a bike to bike communication set up? I had a FRS radio in mind with helmet speakers, boom mic and push to talk on the left grip. We have such a set up on the work bikes but, the radio set up is too expensive to use for personal use.
Approx $4,000.00 for what we use.
If a set up could be done for approx $200 - $500 it would be a doable deal for many riders. Having communications on a group ride is a major safety factor.
Anyone have a system?

 

[Scar]

Curiosity begs...why no chatterbox?

 

[MC MUSTANG]

No chatterbox? go Autocom - a superpro AVI is around $300 and a kenwood transciever is around $180...

 

[UncleSteve]

bad experience with them years ago.... they may be better now......

 

[razorshark]

I got Blueant helmet intercom for me and my wife, you can link up to 5 together, uses bluetooth technology so you can use it to answer your cell phone. Distance good for about 250 feet, clarity is good unless you have a crappy helmet, then you have to deal with wind noise. You can find them for about $100 each on ebay...

 

[cobravenom39]

More info on the blueant. This appears to be a kicka$$ setup.

 

[razorshark]

try here: http://stores.ebay.com/blueantseller

 

[Mr Bogus]

bluetooth battery life is an issue for me... have not seen one go more than about 5 hours or so on a bike ride and still work very well.. need to be able to change battery on the fly

 

[UncleSteve]

Thanks
you guys have been a big help

 

[Mr Bogus]

I am looking into a Motorola 2 way but the problem is compatibility with other bikes... UHF/VHF and take your pick of frequency... The chatterbox is popular but it would appear that the mic system is just "adequate" and i would like something a bit better..

perhaps adapting a throat mic to them might work? Still waiting on a report from Ted and Juli on how he feels about his new chatterbox...

Hey thanks again for the great outing at the PMRA event... wont soon forget that trip

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