Tank Bag Detector

[JoChan23]

So i have a radar detector in my car... but find myself speeding more often on the motorcycle...  i am getting a tank bag and have thought of a way that i could have the detector in the tank bag with the indicator lights visible.. the question i have is.. would that decrease its ability to pick up a signal by being in the bag?  i wouldn't think so because it can pick up a signal from behind thick auto glass

so if you have any idea or if you know of any other good ideas let me know

- Jordan

[my00forest]

i too have been throwing around the idea of putting a detector on my bike. i was gonna go to wallmart and get a cheapo detector to try some things out. maybe hard wire it and split it open, mount the sensors under the headlight and the indicator lights on the tank or gauge cluster somehow. just theorizing, havent researched it yet or looked into it too deeply. if you figure out a good way to mount it let us know

[rclz]

remember that guy on this forum who works for adaptiv technologies that was talking about the radar detector for a bike. Word on the street is that they are still seeking investors.

[Roadstergal]

When I saw the title of the thread, I was thinking, "can't you just look and see?"

[davipu]

It 's all in how you mount it. I'm tto drunk to tipoe more  mp me later
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[my00forest]

It 's all in how you mount it. I'm tto drunk to tipoe more  mp me later
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hehe, i wish i was drunk enough to read this  

[kimo3825]

I can't remember what site I say it. There is something similair out there but it connects to your handle bars or gets mounted like the vr. I'll try and look for it again and let you know what I find.

[RedShift]

So i have a radar detector in my car... but find myself speeding more often on the motorcycle...  i am getting a tank bag and have thought of a way that i could have the detector in the tank bag with the indicator lights visible.. the question i have is.. would that decrease its ability to pick up a signal by being in the bag?  i wouldn't think so because it can pick up a signal from behind thick auto glass

so if you have any idea or if you know of any other good ideas let me know

- Jordan

I say put the detector on the bike and keep riding fast.  If you get caught before the device tells you the "boys in blue" are watching, you will need to go to Plan B.  

Of course you could always slow down and avoid this problem all together.

[RedShift]

When I saw the title of the thread, I was thinking, "can't you just look and see?"

:lol: I had to learn more too...  :lol:

[scottpA_GS]

JC Whitney has a cordless radar detector for bikes, and a cool mount    



http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/showCustom-0/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2001711/c-10101/Nty-1/p-2001711/Ntx-mode+matchallpartial/N-10101/tf-Browse/s-10101/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=radar

[JoChan23]

But of course you redshift have never exceeded the speed limit in your life right?  :dunno:

- Jordan

[vfrocket]

radar detectors dont work. Dont waste your money.

[calamari]

...
straight and lonely road, no cars on view, look around... no helis on view either, look back... nothing.

I say go for it and go fast for a few seconds.

In the city/crowded freeway/town... why would you want to speed more than a safe 'speed' ? (posted)

[JoChan23]

Im not suggesting it is "ok" or "acceptable" to speed but where i live cars are pulled over constantly for exceeding the speed limit by just 5 miles/hr.

i am not suggesting that i need a radar detector to protect me from getting pulled over while going dangerously fast... for two reasons..

1. i realize that radar detectors do not make you invinsible.  The only prayer you have with a detector is if you are approaching a patrol vehicle on a straight road and he is either going the opposite direction, or sitting with his k, or kx band detector constantly on.  radar detectors will pick up the signal in most of these cases before he can actually read your speed, especially in traffic.

2. i do not think 30 in a 25, or 40 in a 35 is unsafe or "more than a safe speed"  :dunno:

mostly what i use the detector in my car for is to know if i am approaching a patrol vehicle in situation 1. or to know if the police vehicle i just passed knows how fast i was just going.  

so in short, my feeling is that radar detectors do work.. for what they are intended to do.. they do not work however as some people expect, and tha is why i am sure to tell all of my customers this when they purchase their detector.

- Jordan

[vfrocket]

1. i realize that radar detectors do not make you invinsible. The only prayer you have with a detector is if you are approaching a patrol vehicle on a straight road and he is either going the opposite direction, or sitting with his k, or kx band detector constantly on. radar detectors will pick up the signal in most of these cases before he can actually read your speed, especially in traffic.

That is true, but i would point out that most departments, including mine, which is a small department, do not use the constant on systems anymore. we usually will not turn it on until we see you, and then it is too late if you are speeding. It does not matter if you are going in the opposite direction, the computer in the radar unit compensates for the vehicles speed. And before anyone questions the calibration, they are calibrated at the beginning of every shift.

In short, again, they are a waste of money. the best defense against a speeding ticket is not to speed.

Please remeber that the 2 most common causes of traffic fatalities are excessive speed, and alcohol.

Please be safe.

(getting down off my soapbox now).

[RedShift]

But of course you redshift have never exceeded the speed limit in your life right?  :dunno:

- Jordan

Oh, I've sped lots of times.  I dare say all of us have from one time or another.  But that's not the point.  The point is realizing the error and doing something about it well before it becomes a problem.

Jordan, I'm of the opinion that local law enforcement is usually on the public's side.  Ever think that maybe there's good explanation behind why they are targeting a particular piece of road?  It's not always because they need the source of revenue tickets generate.  Sometimes it's really because unchecked speed on that section of road hurt someone (and the effects ripple).

We're likely to disagree here, and that's fine.  It's often good to air out an issue and you don't have to agree with me any more than I have to agree with you.

But the last time I got a ticket, I deserved it.  I was late to catch a plane and thought I could get away with it and I was wrong.  I barely made the plane, but the $100 for doing 15 mph over smartened me up.

Now this is where I could really draw some flack, but I feel like I'm on a roll... I see radar detectors as a means to allow users to speed unless they enter a monitored area -- then it's their technology against that of the police.  Radar detectors exist as a way to evade the law.

I'm willing to abide by the law or more usually the speed of traffic in the city.  I admit to have let loose.  If I get nabbed for doing over and it's legit, then I'm willing to suffer the consequences.

It's a simple case of being responsible for your actions.

Roy...

PS. Isn't free speech fun.

PPS. There's a good vid on the internet somewhere published by Australian law enforcement that shows the effect on stopping distance of a minor difference in typical city speeds.  I'll see if I can hunt it down to emphasize this point.

[JoChan23]

well in my defense...

where i live they do use constant radar.... they do leave it on 75% of the time...

and the reason i mentioned the opposite direction thing is because the radar is shooting down the road towards you... i know how their radar works

and finally i do believe that the law enforcement and local government our on our side... hense my major = law enforcement  

- Jordan

[JoChan23]

oh and P.S.

more than anything my radar detector is used as a way to remind me not to speed

2nd i do not believe it protects me from tickets.. (thought i made that one clear)

3rd i agree that not speeding is the best way to avoid a ticket

4th i think in most every case the driver deserves the ticket he gets

- Jordan

[RedShift]

Okay.  Found it.

Here's some food for thought about speeding offered down under (Austrailia):

Slow Down Please.mpeg

(It's 6.1 MB of video -- may not stream well for those with slow connections.)

It is a rather graphic (explanitory, not gory) example of the difference between 60 kph (36 mph) and 65kph (39 mph) to stopping distance.

We don't think enough about the how quickly we can stop (me included).  Can we all agree to try to follow the rules of the road more often?

Roy...

PS. Here's the page that led me to the video link above, should someone be interested:

NSW (Austrailia) -- Speeding television advertisement

[JoChan23]

very interesting... but by that token we should probably do 20 in a 35 just to be safe  

- Jordan