New Radar Detector

Hi Guys and Gals :fing02:

I've been investigating my radar detector options for the bike. The Adaptiv Radar Detector is a definate No_No! for me. Radar Detectors are HIGHLY illegal in my country, atracting instant loss of licence and massive $2000 fines, so anything visible is no good to me. It must be stealth to RDD's aswell.

The most obvious choice would be an install behind a fairing, but I loose Laser detection then. So my next choice is a Radar Detector with a remote head like this Stealth Valentine but at $1300 is very expensive.

Then I remembered someone on this boared had a cheap Radar Detector installed in a plastic box like THIS So I was thinking of mounting the main unit in one of these plastic boxes under the headlight, and placing a remote control UNIT on the dash, and connect the audio to my Autocomm?.

Any Ideas?

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/public/style_images/light/snapback.png' alt='View Post' />VifferDude, on 05 May 2010 - 10:29 PM, said:

Hi Guys and Gals
I've been investigating my radar detector options for the bike. The Adaptiv Radar Detector is a definate No_No! for me. Radar Detectors are HIGHLY illegal in my country, atracting instant loss of licence and massive $2000 fines, so anything visible is no good to me. It must be stealth to RDD's aswell.

The most obvious choice would be an install behind a fairing, but I loose Laser detection then. So my next choice is a Radar Detector with a remote head like this Stealth Valentine but at $1300 is very expensive.

Then I remembered someone on this boared had a cheap Radar Detector installed in a plastic box like THIS So I was thinking of mounting the main unit in one of these plastic boxes under the headlight, and placing a remote control UNIT on the dash, and connect the audio to my Autocomm?.

Any Ideas?

I have a Valentine 1 and when I had my Superhawk I tried to pop the mirror out of the housing. In the end, it broke so I got a new piece cut and scrapped off the backing allowing the remote display to shine through. When it wasn't on, you hardly noticed it there. The only real problem was you couldn't hit the mute button on the display to quiet it if needed. I figured when I heard the radar dector go off, I looked in my mirrors anyways, so might as well put it there.
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Keep in mind that certain LEO's also run with radar detector detectors (RDD), especially is areas where radar detectors are banned.

http://www.radarbust...tionarticle.cfm

That said, you may find this article about an R-1 equipped with an Escort 8500 x50 and Blinder M-20 active laser jammer interesting:

http://www.radarbust...tionarticle.cfm

They use an exposed detector in the test, but there are other options for concealment such as these:

http://www.radarbust...+4295011651.cfm

Of course, none of this is inexpensive. If you want to make sure you aren't pulled over, you should observe the laws of the jurisdiction you are driving in. :huh: :lobby:

Just giving this thread a quick bump. Has anyone mounted their Radar Detector behind their fairing?