Looking for new Comms - what do you use?

[greer]

Thanks, you two. I wear a C3 Pro with the Sena 50s clamped to the side, looking rattier by the day. I'm planning a trip to Cycle Gear and making a list.

Sarah

 

[Yabbadabbadoo]

I had the UClear Motion Infinity sets for snowmobiling and then put them on our Spyder helmets for the summer. They worked well but in time had problems with their flimsy connectors and the rubber parts eventually disintegrated. Most of my friends had Sena's so I purchased a set of Sena 50S and a 50C for me. They work just as well as the UClear and their build quality seems much better. We've been using them for about 3 years now and they've been great. Now our regular group of 6 to 8 riders all have Sena's and we have a great time talking to each other on our rides.

 

[mecsw500]

My wife and I use Sena SRL2 units in Shoei GT Air 2 and Neotech 2 helmets. The helmets are coming up to 5 years old so next year it will be new helmet time. The SRL2 units work well, having been significantly improved over time by loading newer firmware updates into them. The fact they support Macs for upgrading is a positive.

I would have had it a no brain-er to go to the 3 models of the Shoei helmets with the new Sena SRL3 comm systems but for some reason Shoei have moved to a locking visor that requires a control on the front to raise the visor. I know I will absolutely hate that so we are not sure what to get next.

The Sena SRL2 units have been reasonably good, better than the externally mounted Sena units we had before on Arai helmets but that's over ten year old technology. The batteries on the SRL2s still last all day but I wish they had a USB-C connector, not a USB-B-Micro connector, as carrying another cable type around is a pain.

As Arai doesn't do a modular helmet we won't be going back to those so I'm not quite sure what we are going to do and whether we stick with Sena or move to Cardo.

 

[jdgretz]

I'm wearing an S3 in medium. I came from a Shoei Air. The Schuberth puts some pressure on my forehead, so I just installed their accessory pads for a "long" head which changes the rear pad from 15mm to 10mm. Next time I'm on the bike, I'll find out if that solves the pressure issue. So far, other than that, I'm liking the helmet. It is noticeably quieter than the Shoei.

jdg

I'm still trying to break in this new helmet. *sigh* I find I'm wearing my out of date GT Air most of the time. I hope continued wearing will eventually (SOON!) get it to the point where I can wear it for more than 45 minutes to an hour. I have an extensive trip planned for the end of July and the month of August. I'd hate to have to buy another new helmet and comm system before the trip.

jdg

 

[racoon]

The Schuberth puts some pressure on my forehead, so I just installed their accessory pads for a "long" head which changes the rear pad from 15mm to 10mm.

I've always had problems with helmets putting pressure on my forehead. I bought my first bike and helmet from a friend who owned a Yamaha shop. When I complained about the pain on my forehead he had me bring the helmet to his shop.

He had me explain where it was pressing on my head pulled the padded lining out, and rubbed a baseball against the hard foam padding in the helmet to compress the foam a little, then replaced the lining and had me try it again. Several rounds of trying on the helmet, and then using a baseball to reform the hard foam lining of the helmet and it fit perfectly. When it finally fit, he put the baseball back in his desk drawer and we went for a ride. That was more than 30 years ago with a red helmet that matched the red Yamaha Seca XJ550 that I had.

When I bought my white Sea2Sky I bought a white modular helmet... and a baseball.