bluetooth for 2010 can-am spyder

[chaz7771931]

I will more then likely go with the bluetooth that dave sells and mount it in the trunk, I will loose the CB ability, I will cap the end so that If I change my mind I can reconnect. I will look at this over the winter and deside what I am going to do

 

[finless]

Hey chaz, how handy are you with wiring? You just might be the perfect candidate for some experimentation I've been thinking about. If you're not familiar with it yet take a look at the Sena Freewire BT adapter. It plugs into the wired headset dash connector and BT connects to your BT helmet headset. https://www.sena.com/product/freewire/. But here's the catch. They only offer adapter cords for Honda and HD. Here's where your wiring skills and willingness to experiment come in. HD and Spyder both use 7 wire headset cords, but the pinouts are a different configuration but all the same functions. If you go here, http://www.edsets.com/edsets_docs/PopularPinouts.pdf you'll see the pinouts for HD and Victory. The Victory is the same as for Spyder. Buy a set of 7 pin DIN connectors and wire them to make an adapter from the Spyder pinout to the HD pinout. Plug the adapter into the Spyder and the HD cable into your custom adapter and voila!, you should be able to have BT from the entire Spyder system, including CB, and BT connect to your riding buddies.

I've considered doing this but I have no overwhelming need or desire to use BT. The one time I needed to communicate with another non-CB person, my nephew on our way to Homecoming last spring, I bought the Sena SR10 and connected it to a handheld CB I had. Tim used that with his Scala BT helmet headset. It worked good, but not super great, but was plenty good enough for that trip.

One problem I see is the PTT. Doesn't the freewire have it's own PTT button? Like the SR-10?
If so you have to find a way to use the BRP CB PTT and the freewire PTT.

Bob

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

One problem I see is the PTT. Doesn't the freewire have it's own PTT button? Like the SR-10?
If so you have to find a way to use the BRP CB PTT and the freewire PTT.

Bob

No. You still are operating the OEM BRP CB and use its PTT. The Freewire is simply a BT transmitter/receiver, which when paired with the BT helmet headset, replaces the hardwired cord and helmet headset. The SR10 needs its own PTT because it is connected to a handheld. But you don't need the PTT for the SR10 if the PTT on the radio is easily accessible, which usually is not the case. Other than what CB they are connected to, the Freewire and SR10 are functionally the same. Or, think of the Freewire being the same as the SM10 with two way communication added. Sena sells adapter cables for the SM10 that plug into the audio headset jack on HD and GW, which of course the Spyder does not have unless you have the CB installed.