Bike to Bike ?

[Ickaboo]

We are going to Italy later in the year with some friends on an RT.
He has 'Starcom' and I have 'Autocom' does anyone know if we can set up 'bike to bike' with his previously purchased but never used 'Kenwood' bike to bike system ?

 

[Wapping]

We are going to Italy later in the year with some friends on an RT.
He has 'Starcom' and I have 'Autocom' does anyone know if we can set up 'bike to bike' with his previously purchased but never used 'Kenwood' bike to bike system ?

In a word (or two) Yes.

Get two radios (one each), set to the same channels and chatter away.

 

[gsbiker]

In a word (or two) Yes.

Get two radios (one each), set to the same channels and chatter away.

Will this work bike to car? IE on the same channel me talking through Autocom whilst passenger in car listens in on my dribble through their walky talky and vice versa?

Next daft question - what walky talkies is recommended or worth avoiding?

 

[Wapping]

Will this work bike to car? IE on the same channel me talking through Autocom whilst passenger in car listens in on my dribble through their walky talky and vice versa?

Next daft question - what walky talkies is recommended or worth avoiding?

Yes.

And, of course, anyone else unfortunate enough to be on the same channel and in range.

Don't forget that the bod in the car will need a hands free kit, so as to avoid using the walky-talky like a mobile phone, thereby encountering the rage of the brotherhood of bikers up and down the land.

Kenwood are good.

Loads of threads on the topic to look through or ask the experts:

Have fun.

 

[KMD]

Shouldn't be a problem. But as the radio's are not of the same make, you may find that Ch1 (for instance) on one does not corespond to Ch1 on another. Many have a scan facility though so you can 'find' the other. We've done it with Kenwood and Icom radio's in the past.

 

[Wapping]

Shouldn't be a problem. But as the radio's are not of the same make, you may find that Ch1 (for instance) on one does not corespond to Ch1 on another. Many have a scan facility though so you can 'find' the other. We've done it with Kenwood and Icom radio's in the past.

Tis true. You can also spend a happy few minutes just turning one of the radios through its pre-sets, until BINGO!

The joy of this method is to wind up your pal, pretending you can't hear him.

Turn your volume down whilst they shout ridiculous numbers, like a roady on acid during a sound check, louder and louder. Also, mouth silently, while they fiddle with their volume control upwards. Then SHOUT!

Ho, ho! My how we did laugh.....

 

[KMD]

The joy of this method is to wind up your pal, pretending you can't hear him.

Ho, ho! My how we did laugh.....

That's just reminded me of one of our guys, had a habit of repeating " one two, one two...........testing one two..........anybody hear me? one two one two"

 

[Wapping]

That's just reminded me of one of our guys, had a habit of repeating " one two, one two...........testing one two..........anybody hear me? one two one two"

That's it.... with the added benefit of a wind-up....

 

[mrsroynie]

Have you considered CB?

We use dual band (AM/FM) Midland Alan 42 radios that work throughout Europe and in the US. Admittedly, CB is more commonly used in the US, where the majority of our biking friends have them fitted. But, when riding with a big group, it can be useful when someone runs out of fuel, drops their Harley in a car park, loses their wallet on the Interstate, has a flat tyre (tire!), or gets lost ... Yes, they are a bit more public than a walkie-talkie, but one can usually find a free channel which isn't being used by the truckers.