My wife and I have a pair of the Sena SMH10 units, which we purchased about 4 years ago. They have been great. We have put a lot of miles on the units over the years and they are probably about ready for replacement. We are planning to go with the Sena 20S.
As for GPS. I have tried a number of the cheaper car GPS units over the years. None have lasted. They tend to die due to the rigors of motorcycling, such as exposure to weather, vibration, dust, etc. the power connectors always seem to fail. After replacing two, I decided I would not try a 3rd. You reach point where the cheaper ones just don't seem cost effective anymore.
A 2 or 3 years ago, we treated ourselves to a pair of Zumo models. These have worked very well. Glove friendly, pair well with the Sena units, sealed for water and dust, and use a different connector which doesn't seen to be effected by the vibration. Despite the cost for the 2 units, we are happy with the decision to go for the Zumo units. When it comes time for replacement, I will replace it with another Zumo.
- Sean
On Dec 9, 2014, at 10:30 PM, limeycardwell <limeycardwell@gmail.com> wrote:So my British biker buddy is flying over next April 28th and we have 8 full days to go on a road trip. He rides a Vulcan 1700 back home but it seems he is limited to renting an Indian or HD if we can't find him a bike to buy before then but that will be another subject in a month or two. Our road trip will be taking I-70 West to Fruita or Moab, check out Arches & Canyonlands the next day, down to Zion or which ever is the better park. Ive never been to Vegas so a couple of days there, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, back into Colorado and maybe Ouray or similar on the way home.I will start a thread for the at a later date also :0)For this post tho, I am interested in portable GPS units (i had a Garmin Nuvi years ago until somebody nicked it out my car) and the bike to bike intercom systems. Its seems theres a huge price difference for these gps units, like $200 to $800 and while I would prefer the cheaper one, I was wondering what features are really needed for using on a motorbike? Same goes for the intercoms, obviously I don't want to cheap out here coz I am reading that the better ones like the Sena 20S have up to a mile and a half range which I had no idea was even possible, plus they can integrate with your phone and gps etc. So I've got loads of reading up to do but if any of you guys have any suggestions/recommendations then I would love to hear them?Cheers,Limey.--
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