Cheap(ish) Intercom sets

[Paris2]

I am planning on a short camping trip in July, pottering around Wales.

Me and my brother are looking for some sort of intercom to chat to each other from Bike to Bike. I have seen a fair few threads asking advice on these types of sets and the general consensus is that you get what you pay for.

But, do you really need a ~£200 set (i.e Scala/Autocom)? Or can you get away with a cheaper alternative. There are plenty of PMR sets on the web for ~£60, two radios with PTT headsets.
i.e https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cobra-MT600-Motorbike-Walkie-Talkie-Radio-Intercom-VOX-PTT-Close-Face-Headsets-/390360455893?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5ae34bdad5#ht_2143wt_952.

Im aware of their limitations but will they get the job done. As this is the type that riding schools use then surely they cant be too bad.

I cant afford a "decent" set, so can someone please enlighten me as to whether the cheaper alternative will get the job done or be so useless that I will give up on the first day

Unless someone wants to lend/rent me a decent set or sell one off cheap
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[Baisemontchou]

I have that set and it's OK, range is excellent - they quote 5km and it may well reach that, I 'lost' my son for a while and was able to talk to him clearly while he was a couple of Km away.

Fitting it to your helmet is a faf unless it's got cut-outs for headphone pads and mic.

the PTT (push to talk) works well, easy to forget you have cables connecting you to the handlebars though.

Easily worth £60
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[Paris2]

Cheers for the info.

Did you have any problems with them at all? I dont want to set out on our trip to then find that they are not up to the job.
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[_Troy_]

I'm said brother.

Would be good to hear of any other options. We're not against spending a bit more cash, we'll more than likely sell the set after anyway. But as we're going for our first tour for a few days, it would be nice to be able to talk to each other.

Will trade karma for help (or food )
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[Baisemontchou]

Nope - no problems at all, did need to read the manual to setup channels, but that's it.

If your helmet is tight then the speaker pads will irritate, but they don't have to be next to your ears, they can be mounted higher. They are slim and have thin have velcro pads to fix, you can't really remove them as the velcro on it's own is torture! Lol!

I had to put the speaker pads inside the foam padding of my Nitro helmet and I had to shave 2-3mm depth out of the polystyrene (size of a 50p piece) to make them fit comfortably. You may not have to do this as I didn't have to in a Nuvo helmet.

The mic doesn't have to be in front of your mouth, side of the helmet just in front of the cheek pad is fine.

The Walkie-Talkie's are great.
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[Teflon-Mike]

Bike 2 Bike Communication.... where to start

[Easter Bunny]

The Cobra PTT set up are not waterproof!


Mind you that was a 15 hour trip with it raining 70% of the way

The PTT buttons gave up, one didnt work after about 10 hours the other was permanently on shortly after that!
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[Paris2]

Cheers for all the info everyone.

Mike, I have read that before, long time ago. 'Tis a good read though


Does anyone have any experience with the Bluetooth kits. I assume they connect to each other via bluetooth so should surely give a decent signal when in range?
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