Bluetooth Audio

[mrhatch]

All,

I am the proud owner of a 2014 F6B Deluxe, and so far I love everything about it. I took my wife out for a ride last Saturday and she was disappointed that she could not hear the stereo. I have already ordered a taller windshield which may help some, but I am thinking about adding a bluetooth transmitter so we can communicate with each other when we need to. I usually wear a half helmet and have been reluctant to buy an intercom system because I worry that it will be a waste with the half helmet. Does anyone have a good recommendation for streaming music via bluetooth and an intercom that would be worth using with a half helmet?

Thanks

Mike

[Steve 0080]

Do a search...a lot of info on this subject....

[53driver]

..and .welcome20.'welcome gang':039: to the forums!

[Navvet]

All,

I am the proud owner of a 2014 F6B Deluxe, and so far I love everything about it. I took my wife out for a ride last Saturday and she was disappointed that she could not hear the stereo. I have already ordered a taller windshield which may help some, but I am thinking about adding a bluetooth transmitter so we can communicate with each other when we need to. I usually wear a half helmet and have been reluctant to buy an intercom system because I worry that it will be a waste with the half helmet. Does anyone have a good recommendation for streaming music via bluetooth and an intercom that would be worth using with a half helmet?

Thanks

Mike

I use the SENA SMH-10 mainly for communications and it works well with a 1/2, 3/4 and a full face. The wife and I will not ride without them.

[Blackedout2014]

All,

I am the proud owner of a 2014 F6B Deluxe, and so far I love everything about it. I took my wife out for a ride last Saturday and she was disappointed that she could not hear the stereo. I have already ordered a taller windshield which may help some, but I am thinking about adding a bluetooth transmitter so we can communicate with each other when we need to. I usually wear a half helmet and have been reluctant to buy an intercom system because I worry that it will be a waste with the half helmet. Does anyone have a good recommendation for streaming music via bluetooth and an intercom that would be worth using with a half helmet?

Thanks

Mike

Check out "UCLEAR Digital audio - HBC200 HD force"
I've been using this for a few years, it works great!

[srt8-in-largo]

Welcome aboard Mr Hatch!

[MAYHEM01]

'welcome gang'

[valkmc]

I use the SENA SMH-10 mainly for communications and it works well with a 1/2, 3/4 and a full face. The wife and I will not ride without them.

I use this product also with 3/4 helmets. Works good a little expensive to me but when we take multiple day rides the wife likes to talk sometimes. As far as music I prefer my I-Pod and the bike audio system.

[Mastergunny]

Does the SENA SMH-10 work well with the iPhone? You can listen to streaming music via the iPhone to the SENA can't you? Does it automatically fade out when you are getting a call? Voice recognition for making calls with iPone and Siri?

[valkmc]

Does the SENA SMH-10 work well with the iPhone? You can listen to streaming music via the iPhone to the SENA can't you? Does it automatically fade out when you are getting a call? Voice recognition for making calls with iPone and Siri?

Yes the music goes off when you get a call. The calls on mine are crystal clear. The first time I got a call it was from my son who rides also. He could not believe I was riding the bike.
I was on the Wing behind the big windshield. The speakers do not have much bass. The music is loud and clear but I still perfer the bikes audio. I haven't used Siri so I don't know. I don't make calls, I just like the fact that my kids and grandkids can contact me if there is a problem. The intercom works great to. You just push a button on the side of your helmet and the music goes off. It is also easy to adjust the volume even with gloves on. Still it cost alot and I hardly ever ride with it. My wife and I rode cross country last summer and it worked great. The one thing I dont like is the mics, they seem cheap. I have not had a problem but if I used them alot I bet they would need to be replaced every so often.

[velvethammer]

Check out "UCLEAR Digital audio - HBC200 HD force"
I've been using this for a few years, it works great!

I also use it and I can tell you it is amazing...I have a modular helmet and when driving 120 km hour with it open my girlfriend says she cannot tell I am even on the bike....the only problem I have is that I have to turn it up in order to hear her....lol.....make sure you buy a helmet with large enough ear pockets for the speakers or you will have to mod the existing ones with a knife......speakers are quite large.....

[tinknocker]

With a taller windshield you probably won't need it to communicate...also use the usb in the saddle bag for your music ( you will not be disappointed)

[radi0chik]

Look into using earbuds/plugs instead of the speakers that come with the sena. That's what my husband and I do even though we have full face helmets. Don't have to have the volume up as loud and it cuts out on the wind noise. If you want to stream from your phone, the intercoms are all you need. If you want to stream FM from the bike, you'll need the SM10 interface.

[pdxstriper]

hi
My wife and kids got me a Sena S20 and I'm real impressed so far. It pairs easily with my iPhone and works flawlessly with map directions, incoming and out going calls (using Siri voice commands) and streaming music. It also contains its own FM receiver which works amazingly well. This weekend I hope to try to point to point communications ('intercom').

[Fla_rider]

Ok, just like everyone said get the new screen first. I have a tall Clearview and can hear the radio fine at 80 on level 14, with AVC on high. See if she still wants headsets after you install the new screen. After I odered a set she decided she didn't like it and went back to her earbuds with her phone. Got stuck reselling the headsets. Also Bluetooth units are great, it's the battery life I don't really like. If a bluetooth unit could last 10-14 hrs of continous music playing then I'd get interested.

[stevenolts]

I usually like to stop and get a cup of coffee every 4 hours or so on a long ride. I stop for 15 min and charge up my Galaxy S5 with the new usb 3 super charger (takes no time at all) / I also throw a quick charge on the SENA (it has no gauge but it ran for a 12 hour ride for me) This keeps me more awake and is much safer than not stopping. In the end I am riding the bike rather than driving the car to have fun (right). I may not get there quite as fast but I am safer. I usually ride faster on the bike than I would drive in the car. Once again this is safer because it keeps me engaged in the ride.

What I like is if I want listen to the bike radio / I still leave my Android GPS hooked up and get messages through the SENA in helmet speakers as needed. If I want music I listen to the phone music and get interruptions for GPS and phone.

Obviously I really like the system. You can still buy the older system for half price on Amazon I think. (I don't know why you would need the new version)

Steve