Bike Radio And Phone Answering Kit

Hi. I'm an engineering student who has a pasion for all things two
wheeled. (Except scooters, no offence.) I am doing some research for a
project and i need a little market research. The idea is to build a
small, inexpensive unit which will allow the connection of any
personal music player, radio and mobile phone and automatically switch
between then as required. For example, you're riding alond, listening
to whatever you're in to and your phone rings. The unit switches the
feed to your earpiece(s) and your phone answers automatically. You can
speak via a throat mike. Once the call is done it will switch back to
your music. A second set of earphones and mike could be added for
passenger communication with whatever background music you want. Any
type of external controls could be added- volume, on-off, whatever you
like. If you have two minutes spare, please
forward me any ideas you have which you would like to see in such a
product (or how much you would be willing to pay). This will cost you
no money and you'll probably never hear from me again. (unless you ask
for a reply) Cheers. email:

 

Look up "Chatterbox" and please do a better job when you build the damn
thing.

The Dog

 

He has a PASSION for all things two wheeled. If there were such a thing as
Chatterbox he would know about it.
Phyloe

 

And less expensive that Autovox.

 

Andy,
all I can say is it's bad enough when people in cars have cell phones.
Please, do the world a favor and study WMD, instead. Sorry, but the
smart-ass sneaks out now and again.


--

Later,

Charlie

fix the e-mail address and it will get to me

 

.... oh great - one MORE way to distract a rider's attention
away from the task at hand: DEFENSIVE RIDING
..
--
/// Michael J. Tobler: motorcyclist, surfer, skydiver, \\\
\\\ and author: "Inside Linux", "C++ HowTo", "C++ Unleashed" ///
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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I
have been searching for evidence which could support this.
-- Bertrand Russell

 

Also look at Kennedy Technologies - they too have most of what you are
trying to build.

 

You guys seem to be missing the point. I would like to know what you
would like to see in such a unit. Not just that it should be beter
than Chatterbox, tell me how it should be better. (It should be less
than half the price for a start) And as for those who complain such
things might distract you- don't buy one! A little help here people.

 

I want it to cause immediate seizures in idiots who would buy such a
distraction.

Charles

(oh, if this isn't helpful, well who gives a shit?)

 

AOL.

If you post to USENET, and you don't like the responses... it's probably
better to keep your mouth shut about them. Complaining about the quality
of info you get here isn't likely to improve things.

I strongly agree that the last thing a motorcyclist needs is a cellphone
hookup that they can use while riding. Riding a motorcycle demands 100%
concentration. Apparently Andy hasn't been paying attention to the huge
controversy over the problems of distracted driving caused by people
engaged in cellphone conversations. It's not about handsfree kits either-
simply being engaged in a telephone call while driving is a huge
distraction. It would only be worse for bikes.

 

As far as the "distraction" issue, that's common sense. Elaborating is
irrelevant. If you can't already figure out how it would distract a rider,
then you haven't done your studies. It is bad enough most car drivers think
they are driving a phone booth and they do not pay attention to their
driving. Visualize this on a motorcycle where defensive riding and total
attention is required.

Stick with the rider to passenger/rider communication and forget the phone
option.

 

If it distracts someone else and they run into me, I'm the loser, right? You
are potentially endangering my life, right? And I'm not supposed to say
your idea sucks, right?

 

1) Forget the talking on the cell phone idea. It's a step
backwards.

2) Make a digital answering machine FOR a cell phone that
you plug into while riding. THAT's a much better idea.

3) Make it easy to plug a CD/mp3/radio into.

4) Have a priority plug to plug a weather radio into that
cuts out when a weather bulliten is broadcast - or better
yet, build the receiver in.

5) Make it easy to plug one of the FRS radios that are on
the market in

6) Rider passenger communication is good too.

7) Make it really really really strong. Stuff gets dropped
often.

8) Make it really really really vibration isolated.

9) Keep the cost down.

 

Recently (Andy) honored rec.motorcycles
with:

I want it to key a warning tone whenever anyone within 100 meters
activates their cell phone. I want it to flash bright, multicolored
lights on the rear of my bike whenever someone closes to within 2.5
seconds of my tail. I want it to discharge a single 20mm HE round
with accuracy whenever anyone turns left in front of me at an unsafely
close distance. HTH.

 

Perhaps a delayed explosion would be better? While the HE round would be
nice revenge, stopping the vehicle in its tracks leaves you an obstacle at
an even closer unsafely close distance.


--

Later,

Charlie

fix the e-mail address and it will get to me

 

Bioweapons would have a delayed effect, and likely take out their mouth
breathing relatives, too...

Charles

(PS-**** you Mr. Ashcroft. Yeah, I said "bioweapons." Bite me.)

 

Cam Penner <>

Thank you Cam, whoever you are. This is all i was asking for, someone
elses opinion on what would make such an item better. You guys seem
too busy bitching to be of any help. One out of twenty something
replies was actually what i needed! I don't mind if you think the
idea's shit, it's not my idea! And i don't really care if you don't
want one either! (Neither do i to be honest) Just pretend, if you were
interested in such a thing, what features would you like to see.
(RPG's aren't road legal so don't ask.)

 

Congratulations, Andy, on achieving one of the BEST signal-to-noise
ratios ever seen on Reeky. You should be proud.

pooder was here, still thinking the cellphone-while-riding idea stinks

 

Recently (Andy) honored rec.motorcycles
with:

He is an evil Canadien who knows a lot of shit about bikes.

And you got it. We'll be waiting for the "Thank You" bouquet of
flowers, although a keg of beer would be better.

Hey, when you wander in to a biker bar, do you immediately start
acting like you own the place?

All I asked for was a single shot 20mm cannon. Is that so hard?

 

1/2 shell, 3/4 or chinbar flip-up, what's your pleasure?