Best BT Helmet to run with BP Connect?

[Musashi]

Trying to cut through all the noise. I am not interested in getting off in the technical weeds and reading endless arguments about obscure features. I am buying a 2022 F3 Limited in the next few weeks, and I want to know which BT enabled helmet(s) work best with BP Connect. I am trading in my current 2012 RTSE5 A&C model, which was pre-BRP Connect. Which maintains the best connectivity, has fullest functionality, and sounds the best on the road...in YOUR opinion? I am mostly looking at audio directions, phone, and music (good sound). I can always just run these functions through a BT synced phone and helmet, too. I realize that. Thanks a million!

 

[RayBJ]

I use a Sena 50 and it works very well with the Spyder, phone, GPS all directly connected. I don't use BP Connect apps on my phone, just calls.

The speakers are JBL (far better than prior models).

 

[JayBros]

I put the highest value on the helmet that best protects my coconut. I bought a Shoei Neotec II last year from the dealership that sold me my Spyder and they switched my at the time less than year old 20S EVO to it and it was an excellent swap, perfectly done for free. I did not want the Sena product that is designed for the Neotec II.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Trying to cut through all the noise. I am not interested in getting off in the technical weeds and reading endless arguments about obscure features. I am buying a 2022 F3 Limited in the next few weeks, and I want to know which BT enabled helmet(s) work best with BP Connect. I'm talking Sena, FreedConn, Cardo, etc. Which maintains the best connectivity, has fullest functionality, and sounds the best on the road...in YOUR opinion? I am mostly looking at audio directions, phone, and music (good sound). I can always just run these functions through a BT synced phone and helmet, too. I realize that. Thanks a million!

I gotta agree with JayBros about choosing a helmet with the best protection first, and only then look at sorting the BT Comms....

To that end, while I don't have a Spyder with BRP Connect, I've found that one of the safest & quietest helmets available is the Shoei GT-Air II, and one of the best BT Comms systems at noise reduction/quality sound is the latest from UClear - like JayBros, I didn't like the integrated Shoei/Sena offering, and instead I use the UClear Motion6 system and get high quality sound with all the features/functionality/connectivity of other similar BT Comms products & sound quality somewhat better than most of them, especially when it comes to ambient noise interference/reduction. And if I happen to answer the phone while out ryding, not only can I hear the caller clearly, but I hafta tell them that I'm ryding, otherwise they simply won't be able to tell that I'm not talking to them from a quiet room somewhere.... hyea:

Over to you - Good Hunting! :cheers:

 

[bigbadbrucie]

I gotta agree with JayBros about choosing a helmet with the best protection first, and only then look at sorting the BT Comms....

To that end, while I don't have a Spyder with BRP Connect, I've found that one of the safest & quietest helmets available is the Shoei GT-Air II, and one of the best BT Comms systems at noise reduction/quality sound is the latest from UClear - like JayBros, I didn't like the integrated Shoei/Sena offering, and instead I use the UClear Motion6 system and get high quality sound with all the features/functionality/connectivity of other similar BT Comms products & sound quality somewhat better than most of them, especially when it comes to ambient noise interference/reduction. And if I happen to answer the phone while out ryding, not only can I hear the caller clearly, but I hafta tell them that I'm ryding, otherwise they simply won't be able to tell that I'm not talking to them from a quiet room somewhere.... hyea:

Over to you - Good Hunting! :cheers:

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[Peteoz]

Sorry Musashi, but just to clarify……..you mention “the best bluetooth helmet”, and then mention Sena, Cardo, Freedconn?. So are you actually after a helmet that comes with an integrated Bluetooth communicator, or are you after a 3rd party Bluetooth communicator to put on an existing helmet?

p.s. like Peter Aawen, I use the UClear Motion 6. No boom mike to get in the way, and works flawlessly with BRP Go……not that I use BRP Go any more…..too finicky for me. My Garmin XT does everything BRP Go does and more, and is far easier to start, connect, and keep connected.

Pete

 

[Musashi]

Sorry Musashi, but just to clarify……..you mention “the best bluetooth helmet”, and then mention Sena, Cardo, Freedconn?. So are you actually after a helmet that comes with an integrated Bluetooth communicator, or are you after a 3rd party Bluetooth communicator to put on an existing helmet?

p.s. like Peter Aawen, I use the UClear Motion 6. No boom mike to get in the way, and works flawlessly with BRP Go……not that I use BRP Go any more…..too finicky for me. My Garmin XT does everything BRP Go does and more, and is far easier to start, connect, and keep connected.

Pete

I'm primarily looking at integrated helmets -- a single purchase. Thanks.

 

[Musashi]

I gotta agree with JayBros about choosing a helmet with the best protection first, and only then look at sorting the BT Comms....

To that end, while I don't have a Spyder with BRP Connect, I've found that one of the safest & quietest helmets available is the Shoei GT-Air II, and one of the best BT Comms systems at noise reduction/quality sound is the latest from UClear - like JayBros, I didn't like the integrated Shoei/Sena offering, and instead I use the UClear Motion6 system and get high quality sound with all the features/functionality/connectivity of other similar BT Comms products & sound quality somewhat better than most of them, especially when it comes to ambient noise interference/reduction. And if I happen to answer the phone while out ryding, not only can I hear the caller clearly, but I hafta tell them that I'm ryding, otherwise they simply won't be able to tell that I'm not talking to them from a quiet room somewhere.... hyea:

Over to you - Good Hunting! :cheers:

I understand the helmet part just fine, thanks. I am seeking experience-based advice about integrated BT helmets that work best with the BRP GO app and provide good sound quality.

 

[EdMat]

I put the highest value on the helmet that best protects my coconut. I bought a Shoei Neotec II last year from the dealership that sold me my Spyder and they switched my at the time less than year old 20S EVO to it and it was an excellent swap, perfectly done for free. I did not want the Sena product that is designed for the Neotec II.

The Sena unit built for the Neotec II pretty much is a 20S EVO. Works good, but sometimes I do miss the wheel.

 

[Flamewinger]

Most any BT headset will work with the bike's bluetooth. I wouldn't touch an integrated helmet as I like the idea that if I damage the helmet I can get a new one and not have to buy a new headset as well.

This video compares Cardo with Sena.