jmgrif
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Just asking if anyone has experience with the H.A.R.D. system or others. I would prefer to hide the receiver in the helmet cheek pad but wonder if it is too bulky? I wear a Shoei RF 1000.
Thanks
Mark
Thanks
Mark
I have the same experience as FJRLess, battery management will help extend them for quite awhile. I've used my H.A.R.D. in my Scorpion EXO400 and my current Shoei X-11. Fits inside both, but the Shoei was a bit more of a challenge to tuck it away inside, but it works. The exterior Velcro attached location is always an option. At night, I just turn the LED away and tuck it up in the liner, as the light is easy enough to detect even when pointed toward the liner.I've used HARD for years. In my Arai I was able to mount the receiver to the chin bar inside. There was plenty of distance between it and my chin. Did a 90 mph get off with it and no injuries above the neck. On My Shoei, it's too close for comfort so I placed it on top of the cheek pad. I have velcrow on the receiver and it sticks to the material the cheek pad is made of.
As far as batteries go, if you're careful to turn the receiver off EVERYTIME you stop riding, the batteries will last for months riding every weekend for hours on end. Same with a distance trip. You can easily travel from CA to NY on one set. I carry a spare set of batteries with me in case I forget to turn it off.
The light should not be in your field of vision. I position it in my peripherie. At night though, it is bright.
Hope this helps.
I had this crazy idea that seems to be working, and I'm just finalizing it now.Just asking if anyone has experience with the H.A.R.D. system or others. I would prefer to hide the receiver in the helmet cheek pad but wonder if it is too bulky? I wear a Shoei RF 1000.Thanks
Mark
I tried using audio for about 6 months. Had nothing but problems with it in its reliability. I was unable to work all the bugs out. With the cost of a ticket/insurance premium increases I decided it wasn't worth it. Have used HARD for years and have never looked back.I had this crazy idea that seems to be working, and I'm just finalizing it now.Just asking if anyone has experience with the H.A.R.D. system or others. I would prefer to hide the receiver in the helmet cheek pad but wonder if it is too bulky? I wear a Shoei RF 1000.Thanks
Mark
I put the audio output from my escort detector into an FM transmitter, which I then pick up on my scala rider.
I tried a couple of different FM transmitters before I found one that I could reliably and clearly hear in the helmet. (part of this is finding a frequency that's clear everywhere I ride). I got delayed on finalzing the set up, because I had to send my detector into Escort to have it fixed. Now that I got it back, its on my list of projects to fix.
I have my MP3 player and the detector feeding into the FM transmitter on a Y cable, and then I hear the audio in my helmet. When the detector alerts, I hear the beeps along with the music. I set the volume of the MP3 player low, and the volume of the detector high to make it easy to tell the difference. The beeps also vary depending on the type of radar. I suspect for city driving, you could probably safely ignore X band, and maybe even K band, and it would eliminate almost all false alarms (although false alarms do tell you the detector is doing *something*...
The initial setup is a little weird/difficult, but once all the bugs are ironed out, I should be able to just turn on the scala rider when I get to the bike, and then turn on my Mp3 player and listen to music and if I hear beeps, I'll know the detector is alerting.
Part of this is that I wanted to conceal the detector, so I'm mounting it in a small locking box on my dash shelf. The N/Line dash shelves have been out of stock for several months, so I had to wait until I got mine to make more progress.
This is a game changer. I'll have to nurse my 'old-style' HARD so it last me for the rest of my riding days.FYI, if you're considering the H.A.R.D. system, be aware that they've changed the design to now use an external AAA battery pack rather than watch batteries internal to the receiver. While battery life is up and battery cost is down, this is a huge regression in my book - you have to velcro the battery pack to the back of the helmet, completely losing the self-contained stealth aspect.
I'm going with one of these:
https://www.marcparnes.com/Visual_Alert.htm
- Mark
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