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Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 8:23 pm
by zoidberg
Does anyone have any recommendations for a rider to pillion intercom for sensible money?

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 10:34 pm
by mangocrazy
Hmmm. The last thing I want when riding is my partner chirping in my ear at random (and frequent) intervals... Back when Aldi/Lidl did motorbike gear I seem to remember they had some inexpensive intercoms, but they've not done any bike stuff since Covid hit.

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 6:35 am
by zoidberg
Haha, you could always mute them.

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 1:14 pm
by katie1
I'm with Graham on this one! Last thing my other half wants to hear is my verbal reaction to some of the more 'interesting' moments - she's happy to know that everything is fine, thank you very much :smt003

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 3:03 pm
by mangocrazy
katie1 wrote:
Mon May 10, 2021 1:14 pm
I'm with Graham on this one! Last thing my other half wants to hear is my verbal reaction to some of the more 'interesting' moments - she's happy to know that everything is fine, thank you very much :smt003
Yes, quite. It would either be me swearing/chuntering at other road users and upsetting the other half or Mrs Mango getting alarmed or excited about something and distracting me just when I needed to concentrate.

Not going down that road...

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:38 am
by Viking
To be fair, a rider-to-rider intercom is great, especially for passing warnings or navigation information to each other. Rider-to-pillion, on the other hand, probably not so great...

Not much use to anyone, but Aldi down here in Oz just did another run of bike gear this past week. Helmets, intercoms, thermals, gloves, tank/tail bags and a cover to keep over the bike.

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:04 pm
by mangocrazy
That's encouraging - I've been waiting for Aldi/Lidl to bring out their biking gear. They missed in 2020 and 2021, doubtless due to CV-19. Not much point in trying to flog bike gear if everyone's in lockdown...

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:06 pm
by Three Dawg
Miserable bastards. I like talking to Mrs 3D as we trundle along (on the GS)! We've used an Interphone F3 for years. Not the best sound perhaps, but it works.

Re: Rider pillion intercom

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:19 am
by joyeyem
The least desirable experience for me while riding is having my partner randomly and frequently talking in my ear. I recall that Aldi/Lidl used to offer affordable intercoms for motorcycles, but they haven't stocked any motorcycle gear since the onset of Covid.