Waste of cash?

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Since i am getting a hornet for some fast a road fun in about 6 weeks i thought id invest in a road angel esque device.

However me being a penis, went and 'splurged' on bidding for this.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5744930234&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT

Im not bidding any higher then that so if i get outbid... meh.

But any of you guys think its worth the agro?

edit: this appears to be the detector reviewed
https://www.pistonheads.com/reviews/reviews.asp?c=2&id=15
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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Not really to be honest, but I don't speed in town anyway so would find it useless.

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Think you've been outbid anyway.

hustler · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Karma :

To be honest I wouldn't go for a detector (sold my snooper one some time last year on ebay) as they are useless. You're better of with the systems that have the speed cameras listed and use GPS (like Road Angel as you've mentioned).
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Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Do what most people do and use your eyes, if your going too fast to see the camera then you deserve to be caught. Thumbs Up

Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Karma :

You'll be better off using a Road Angel type device that uses GPS. The only things that unit can do, is tell you that you've been caught by a handheld laser/radar unit.

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

yeh outbid anyhew.

Not to worry Thumbs Up

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Claud 14.7 to 1 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2004 Karma :

I had a few RA 2s for sale not long ago. All sold now. Last one recently went VERY cheap... Rolling Eyes

Try Ebay there may be some cheap ones left. Can't guarantee it.

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

How hard are they to whack on a bike? And without the bastid earpiece. I want an LED one, hopefully with an airhorn or some kind of tazer attached to my genitals. Might wake me up.
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hustler · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Karma :

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Had one of these fitted to my TL1000R, it was crap. Little lights flash to let you know of something, not the same as it beeping at you in a car. Unless you're actually looking at it (which you probably shouldn't be when riding around) you're not going to notice the LED's flashing away. If you could hook it up to headphones so it beeps at you then that'd be better on a bike but I know some automatic doors set them oiff around towns, noticed it a couple of times but only when looking to see if it was set off by them due to the crap LED's.

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Im going to uni somewhere random soon, with roads i need to investigate on a bike thats alot faster and better on the uptake then im used to. Ergo i see a random straight ill (knowing me) blast it, and go past a speed camera.

Added security is very nice, specially once youve been to court. Matures your view somewhat.
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hustler · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Karma :

Rory · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 May 2004 Karma :

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

The worst traps for concealment are probably mobile ones, you are also a lot less likely to know where they are. These won't be in a database, I presume (don't know if regular haunts are).

Wonder how a small LED inside your helmet could work... enough for you to notice, but not enough to be unobtrusive... might be really distracting if done wrong though.

Rory · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 May 2004 Karma :

Or it might cause you to panic, grab the brakes and lose speed in an unintentionally abrupt way. Brick Wall

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hustler · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Karma :

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Rory why are you so set against them... ?

We all speed, infact thats why we dont all ride cb 90s. We quite often like to speed.

Also if you think we are all retarded enough to just grab a fistful whenever the light comes on, then thank you. Thats very kind.

You forget this things tell you about 200 meters in advance. About enough time to stand it up and start scrubbing.

This is no singular answer to protecting our licence, except of course potter everywhere at very low speeds. My favourite road has often been used by police to nab bikers, before you say you can go fast on roads you know.

Plus i will be doing some serious mileage from uni to home, other unis etc. And i would like to think im not going to get stung. Jesus i might even be going to wales Shocked

no speed cameras there.... Rolling Eyes

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ketsugeppu · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

We all speed yet we all know the consequences, that’s what makes it fun.

However

Most speed limits are there for a reason (although sometimes the limits are just plain old dumb), you’d slow down a bit if a member of your family got killed by someone speeding who thinks its someone else who causes the accidents.

On a side note, on average I’ve noticed more speed cameras in south wales then in London. Mainly due to the many deaths in the late 90s of retard boyo racers in their novas and golfs speeding into the nearest mountain.

I feel very old and boring now i've said that Sad

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eddie_gumshoe · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Karma :

Personally , I think that road angel type devices make you a lazy type of rider / driver ... you stop looking for speed traps and therefore you miss other hazards..........

I prefer to use my eyes and concentrate ...

Therefor I think devices like this are a waste of money .. gps nav system much more fun !

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Fair enough to those that disagree, but octane, why is this post boring?
It shows my opinion, which is what most people dop on these forums Rolling Eyes

tintin · Traffic Copper Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Karma :

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Not sure around you, but here in Staffs they are getting very keen on using mobile vans. If you have all the possible locations of these in the gps system then it would be going off constantly on A roads so it would be pretty useless there.

OK you can say that a fixed camera you should be able to see, but the vans are often positioned to catch you as you come round a bend into view. For example on the A449 ona 70mph dual carraigeway there is a gentle bend which could easily be taken above that speed, yet the vans sit about 200m past that ready to get people as they come into view (and they can just note down a motorcycles registration so we cannot get away that way).

Think one force is currently playing with equipment to catch you when you are 1km away.

However the detectors are not that much use against laser. All they will do is let you know you have been had. Only way round it is a detector and a jammer.

All the best

Keith
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