Radar detectors - good idea?

[ArrShixer]

haha...trophey I totally think I've seen you crusing around Boulder, not doin a stoppie though...
Maybe I'll get a detector, if it even goes off two turns before I get to the cop, then I'm good..its a toss up it seems like

[«TigerTamer»]

ArrShixer - anytime your in the area and have time to hit some canyons, give me a call (check my profile for #). If your interested, I can show you the whole setup I got for my detector - hard wire, mounting kit, etc.

[«TigerTamer»]

Radar detector just saved my ass 3 times on Hwy 93 coming from Golden to Boulder.

It just payed for itself!!

[PharmerKyle]

The "Your Speed Is" wagon is on Oakwood, between Dublin and T-Gap road tonight. I'm going to re-test the range on my Bel from a few angles. Keep in mind that this version of the radar is not the current threat.

[ArrShixer]

For sure trophy...Next week is lookin good for riding, I'll give you a call

[smobag]

I use the valentine One radar detector, I've used it in my Saturn for now. Once i get my bike, ill put it on it. It is top of the line. 400 dollars for one though.

[Lee]

My wife and I both use Escort 8500 x50 (wired) units on our 3 bikes, car, and truck. They have paid for themselves so many times over that I have lost count.

It's not that we speed all the time, and we often do; it's just that everyone has a momentary lapse of attention, and fines and increased insurance costs are just not worth taking a chance on a speeding ticket.

Speed enforcement, here, in Colorado Springs is VERY high. It is a major source of revenue for the city; there are literally cops hiding behind trees and bushes.

I recommend that you spend the money, even if it's a stretch.

On our bikes, we have the units mounted on a post on our steering head with a small speaker placed in one of our ears. That's has worked very well. And one very important point: if your detector goes off, respond instantly with your brakes. That has saved us both many times.

Something else that will really help you is to get on the web and study how police radar (X,K,Ka bands) and Lidar (laser) work. Knowing the technology you are up against and its limitations will go a long way to making you ticket proof.

Lee

[Lee]

Just a note on laser (LIDAR):

I have beat LIDAR 5 times - twice in our car and truck, 3 times on our FJR. I was the only vehicle on the road on the FJR.

Technique for beating it? Brake as hard as you can the instant you hear your detector go off. LIDAR readings for the police officer are not instantaneous. Rapid deceleration may confuse the LIDAR unit and/or the police officer. That little bit of confusion is all you need to avoid a ticket.

Lee

[dapper]

You can't go wrong with a Escort 8500 X50.
You can get the optional laser jammer with it too!

Factory default is set on the X50 with the POP mode off, btw. POP mode is one feature of the newer detectors.
For POP mode on K & KA transmission is very fast at approximately 67 milliseconds.

Do apply the brake peddle versus engine brake...

Stay away from any advertised passive radar jamming detectors... RMR!!

[sprtbkbabe]

I have a cordless Solo S2. Works great! I should have it on before I get tickets huh?