Chatterbox

Rider · May 25, 2004

Does anyone use these? How are they? I'm interested in the GMRS version
for range. Can you use a single unit as an intercom on the same bike as
well as bike-to-bike FM transmission?
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2000 YZF600R
1981 GPz550

Rider · May 25, 2004

That does help, thanks. Sounds like just what I'm looking for. Do you
remember, offhand, what site you purchased from? The lowest I've seen so
far is $250. I'd love to find some for less. TIA!

We bought the GMRS radios after I started riding my own bike. They are
great. You can use a single unit as an intercom, but you have to purchase
the extension cable and extra headset. Recently I was meeting my husband to
ride to dinner with some friends. I'm not sure how far away I was when his
voice came over the radio letting me know that he was already at our meeting
point waiting. According to Chatterbox, these radios have a range of 5
miles. I had to be at least a couple of miles away at the time. If you
decide to purchase the Chatterbox, be sure to check more than a couple of
websites. We were able to catch a sale and got our units for almost $100
less each.

If you want a radio in order to communicate with others in a regular riding
group, you might want to find out what others in the group are using. We
can't talk to others in our riding group because they have mostly switched
over to CB's. We couldn't afford to go to the CB and were really more
interested in being able to communicate with each other anyway, since we do
most of our riding together.

Hope that helps.

Patty
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Rider · May 25, 2004

Thanks again!

I found ours at www.mawonline.com but it was a one-day sale. I don't know
what their price is now. There is also www.eztalky.com that sometimes has
lower prices. Good luck.

Patty

husband to
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Rider · May 25, 2004

That was Dragonmate, not me. MAW is that bad, huh? I sure get bombarded
by their catalogs, though I've never ordered from them. I'll keep your
warning in mind...thanks!

While I don't doubt Rider in the least, she may be the one person on the
planet (or at least on USENET) who would recommend MAW. Be careful there.

Another MAW totally unsatisfied customer,
John
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Bownse · May 26, 2004

John said:

While I don't doubt Rider in the least, she may be the one person on the
planet (or at least on USENET) who would recommend MAW. Be careful there.

Another MAW totally unsatisfied customer,
John
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They spam my mailbox all the time. I'd never buy from a company that
does UCE.

Rider · May 26, 2004

Heh heh! Good point.

Charles said:

I ride to get away from all the chatter...

Charles
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Rider · May 26, 2004

Ok. You guys have convinced me. I'm trashing their catalogs.

Sell it on ebay?

Technically I haven't paid for it because of the Bona Fide Dispute with the
CC company, and MAW won't take it back, so the Helmet is in limbo. Its
taking up space in its original packing material in my garage until such
time as somebody makes a decision.
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Bill Walker · May 27, 2004

Bownse said:

They spam my mailbox all the time. I'd never buy from a company that
does UCE.
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Hey Johnson... That old metric still holding up alright after all those
miles you and your friend put on them during the Waltz run.... LOL.... His
mileage was reported at 547 miles and 0 points... Sheesh .. 12 hours...
Ya'll must've stopped to rest somewhere...

Bill Walker · May 27, 2004

texdays said:

Here is what a few others had to say about MAW:
http://www.pkriders.org/reviews.htm#Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse:

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I bought my wife a shiny new scooter for her birthday and ordered a helmet
from MAW. They sent the wrong size but refused to take return because it
was past the 30 day deadline. I ordered it way early to make sure it would
get there for her birthday and waited about a week later after to send it
back. NE way, they were horrible. Our credit card company has been working
with us for over 7 months on this. They told me they have a file very thick
on them. I've tried to send it back twice and they've refused the package
both times. Oh well, they ARE cheap but so is their guarantee. In the
meantime i'm stuck with an childs helmet when the form I printed off shows
adult. Perhaps the dog can wear it?
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Hey Trash... send it to Sunny... Another Viewer might can use it though..
LOL... Seems like he's done got himself exposed... ain't it a hoot... Since
you and him are so close, he'll probably roll over on your trashy ass...
Group Hug....

Brian Walker · May 27, 2004

Bill Walker said:

Hey Johnson... That old metric still holding up alright after all those
miles you and your friend put on them during the Waltz run.... LOL.... His
mileage was reported at 547 miles and 0 points... Sheesh .. 12 hours...
Ya'll must've stopped to rest somewhere...
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And we thought that "group ride" in Plano was bad...that was 120 miles
in 5 hours. I believe that would've been in comparison to this 547 in
12 hours.

I wonder if Johnny got his money's worth from that ride?

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