Radar Detector Install - where; and any recommendations as to type?

[crossbowme]

I'm planning some long trips this summer. I have an old Adaptiv 2.0 from my old bike but it simply won't fit easily and ascetically. I would prefer to install a system not visible from a casual glance and I don't have to take off every time I leave the bike.

Any suggestions?

 

[ARtraveler]

I may be wrong, but as I understand it, radar detectors are somewhat a thing of the past. By the time your detector picks up on the radar, they already have you nailed.

I prefer to keep my speed within 5 miles of posted. That way I don't have to worry about getting pulled over for speeding. I just drive through those speed traps without any issues. :bowdown:

 

[MONK]

I agree with ARtraveler although my overage depends on my location. On a 4 lane divided highway, I have no issue going about 10 over. On a 2 lane, I tend to keep it about 5 over. In town, I do the speed limit (too many cars/pedestrians that can jump out). In a school zone, I do about 5 UNDER (weekends and holidays excluded). I'd feel horrible if I hit someone. I couldn't live with myself if I hit a kid.

EDIT: What I meant to say was that I NEVER exceed the speed limit but my BROTHER follows the above rules.

 

[RayBJ]

Without question, my radar detector has saved my license countless times. They work IF you have a recent high-end model. I typically get warned 1/2 mile before I see the source (cop car). I would be arrested if they caught me going my usual pace. The only concern is Laser which isn't very common in my neck of the woods.

 

[Joel The Biker]

I have a Uniden R1 on my spyder and in all my vehicles. It is one of the longest range detectors out there and it saves me all the time.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Without question, my radar detector has saved my license countless times. They work IF you have a recent high-end model. I typically get warned 1/2 mile before I see the source (cop car). I would be arrested if they caught me going my usual pace. The only concern is Laser which isn't very common in my neck of the woods.

I was an LEO and retired in 06 ...... 20 years before I retired the Department bought " Lazer type detectors " and stopped using the Radar detectors we had. Of course technology caught up after a few years and " Lazer detectors " were invented ..... But I still caught speeders who had those Detectors .... Why / How .... If the Lazer is used correctly it takes maybe 2-3 seconds to " clock and lock " the speeder ....:lecturef_smilie:... so even if the speeders detector gave an alarm - it was all over long before they could react. ..... and now State police use helicopters to clock your speed. ..... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[crossbowme]

I have a Uniden R1 on my spyder and in all my vehicles. It is one of the longest range detectors out there and it saves me all the time.

How do you mount your radar so it can get a clear view? Is it permanent?

 

[Plarimer]

Just be careful. It could make the difference between a warning and official if seen. Also in many states they are illegal. Ride with the wind! It is also so much easier to pick out a jammer car that is speeding at warp seven and stay about a half a mile behind him as you travel. He’ll get caught before you do.

 

[Pirate]

When I was young and dumb I thought speeding saved you time. It doesn't. I see idiots speeding, lane surfing, etc and usually end up meeting them at the next stop light or offramp. Its not worth the potential 8 hours of traffic court+costs.

 

[RayBJ]

I'm one of those young & dumb 74 yr olds that speed. I shave 10 minutes off most 60 mile interstate runs. I don't surf. I slow down when there's an old lady of 40 yrs old blocking the left lane being an A-hole until I can safely blow her away. Radar detectors work for all but eye-in-the-sky & laser. 1 laser speeding ticket in the past 20 years is all the proof I need.

 

[troop]

When I retired seven years ago (25 year WI state trooper), the latest/greatest in speed detection radar was still Ka band. At that time, their was X band (oldest), K band (kinda old) and Ka. X band would send frequencies out a **** ton. Ka band has the shortest range, but is instantaneous. If you're the lead car with a radar detector, and no prior activation was done, your speed would be detected before you could hit your brake pedal. It was that quick. Laser was obviously a bit trickier on m/c's, but the frontal area of the Spyder would lend no issues. Laser detectors are worthless. Aircraft (and my squad) was equipped with VASCAR (visual speed computer and recorder). Basically a high tech stop watch that computes speed on the formula speed (S) = distance (D)/time (T). It was always a hoot pointing up at the circling airplane. The best detection was a good old fashioned cb radio used by OTR truckers. Like the old cop adage, "only drive as fast as you want to pay"

 

[ARtraveler]

To avoid any mis-understanding: I have no problem with those who wish to travel faster. I just don't do it any more. My last speeding ticket was from the Bayfield County Sheriff in WI. Happened on our last week in WI before moving to AK. We were on our way back from buying our home in AK. After flying all day, getting in late at night in Duluth, still had 75 miles of WI highway before making it back to Ashland.

Many small towns to cruise through about two blocks and all posted 35 mph. Of course, I was blowing through them one by one. The Sheriff was parked in a closed gas station, waiting with his lights off. Bang...he got me. That one cost me $85 back in 2001. PS, I did pay the ticket so I don't have to worry about wants and warrants driving. :yes:

 

[JimH]

I'm planning some long trips this summer. I have an old Adaptiv 2.0 from my old bike but it simply won't fit easily and ascetically. I would prefer to install a system not visible from a casual glance and I don't have to take off every time I leave the bike.

Any suggestions?

I thought the radar detectors were a thing of the past. I use Waze on my phone when I travel and it is spot on for finding speed traps, road hazards, etc. It's like having a CB from the 70's.
Jim

 

[pidjones]

My Escort 8500 on the GoldWing has saved me numerous times from small town and county traps. It resides in the right cubbyhole and a blue LED on the windscreen alerts me to a signal. Will I use it if (when) I get a Spyder? Good question.

 

[MONK]

To avoid any mis-understanding: I have no problem with those who wish to travel faster.

Personally, I love it when others go faster than me. If I'm going 10 over and someone else is going 20 over, who do you think the cops will pull over?

 

[SNOOPY]

:read:

 

[Cirhere]

https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/radar-detectors-are-useless-now-263012

 

[RayBJ]

That article is from 2017 and he clearly had a cheapo detector. A good detector can be programmed to exclude X and 90% of the blind spot K falses (Mazdas are the worst). You can even shut off individual KA frequencies not used by LEO. Uniden R3 & now, R7 are excellent units that have those features as do a few others. I was an avionics radar tech in the Navy with a fair understanding of how it works. Radar is an echoing technology which means it emits a pulse and waits for the return signal shift (doppler effect). The signal gets weaker over distance so a good detector catches the signal before the reflective wave is strong enough to trigger the shooter. But if you get tagged by laser, just get your license ready. Waze is a good adjunct but if no one is out front IDing the trap, YOU get to be THAT GUY! Too many myths and too few facts IMHO.

 

[Plarimer]

Speed cost money. How fast do you want to go?

 

[SNOOPY]

Very lol