Thinking about getting rid of my Sena 20S. Because riding a motorcycle is supposed to be enjoyable and therapeutic. It's not when someone is constantly calling you and detracting from the enjoyment of it.
Rant over.
Thinking about getting rid of my Sena 20S. Because riding a motorcycle is supposed to be enjoyable and therapeutic. It's not when someone is constantly calling you and detracting from the enjoyment of it.
Rant over.
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
It has an off/on switch for when you want the solitude!!!!
Originally Posted by willtill
Like F6Dave, back in the 80's I rode with a club that was mainly Goldwings, the Snoopers. At that time it seemed like every rider in our club (we had around 100 members) had the Goldwing CB. I bought a slightly used 84 Goldwing that didn't have the CB, but immediately had it added. I found it helpful to be able to listen to music and communicate with my passenger while riding, but then if our Road Captain or any other members in our group noticed a problem or encountered a possible hazard they would alert the group. This came in very handy on Poker Runs over unfamilar roads especially in dicey weather. Two of the more prominent memories I have are a warning while we were on the coast and there were large rocks on the very twisty road that we would otherwise have been unaware of until the last second. The second instance was in the Sierra Nevada mountains when the Road Captain encounted black ice . He managed to avoid going down, but some of our less experienced riders would certainly have crashed without his warning.
If it’s bothering you go to phone settings and in privacy (I think) and set your phone to go directly to voicemail while in motion.
You could try one of the hundreds of apps that prevents teen drivers from receiving smart phone calls or texts while in "car" mode.
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I agree with willtill completely. Feeling like you have to be in constant contact with the world goes "against the grain" of motorcycle travel. When I'm on a trip and when I land in a hotel for the night, I will then turn on my phone and call my Wife letting her know where I am and what my itinerary might be for the next day. Rinse and repeat for the rest of the trip.
I get very few phone calls so it's really not an issue, but I do understand the desire to disconnect from the world. I really like my old Valkyrie Tourer for that reason. It has no sound system, just a great sounding engine. Much better than my droning F6B I might add! It doesn't even have a fuel gauge. It lets you ride and experience pure motorcycling. My old BMW airhead does that too, but I don't trust it enough for a long trip.
When a phone rings, there is always the option to not answer it. I rarely do.
I understand completely. The people I ride with on a regular basis all have some sort of radio-thing (helmet to helmet intercom, etc.) and I'm one of the lone hold outs. I ride for the joy of the road... the interaction with the machine and the road... and sneaking-in views of the world I'm riding through. The last thing I want during this R&R is "chatter." Hand signals worked well years before the advent of small helmet-based communication devices... sometimes "technology" takes away from an experience (IMHO).
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