Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Autocom systems

[rockhopper]

Well after deliberating about them for the past two years i finally bit the bullet and went and bought one. Basically i wasn't convinced it would work on a noisy bike like a Ducati and becasue they are not exactly cheap i didnt want to risk it.

Well we tried it out for the first time on saturday and it is blooming superb! Initially i though that what i was hearing was just Lynns normal voice but once we started moving i realised it was coming through the headset, the quality is that good i couldnt tell it wasnt her normal voice!

We tried it up to 70mph with absolutely no problems, we can talk to each other just like we were sitting at home, its crystal clear with no wind noise and hardly any false vox triggering. The other good things was that i was wearing my earplugs and it was still superb.

All in all i'm very please and i wish we had bought one ages ago.

[Monty]

Interesting Paul, I have been thinking of one of those, it is Jo who isn't so keen, she says that being on the back gives her peace and quiet as I can't talk to her............................

John

[weeian]

What one did you get rockhopper?, ive been thinking about getting these.

/ian

[rockhopper]

Its the Active Rider system with extra headset and extension lead for the passenger. Came to £165 (on a special offer with a coupon in Ride mag). Saturday was the first time we had used it but we didnt talk the whole time! Its going to come into its own when we go away i think, it'll save having to stop each time we need to confer about the route or which hotel or loo breaks etc.

Its so good i honestly didnt realise Lynns voice was coming through the headset ( and thats with my ear plugs in!!). I dont plan to have music plugged in, i think that would be a bit distracting for me and i wouldnt be able to turn it off if i needed to concentrate.

Its not that difficult to fit the speakers and mics to our helmets either and once i'd adjusted the position of the speakers i cant tell they are there.