Yamaha V-Star Intercom

Hey there folks,
I'm looking for information on installing a decent rider-pillion
intercom on an '05 V-Star Silverado Classic. Specifically, I'm looking
for the best location to mount the unit and hook up the power.

The intercom I've found that looks to be the best is StarCom1
(http://www.starcom1.com), it's from the UK and it looks to have the
best performance.

Any information on this subject will be MUCH appreciated. The wife was
kind enough to let me buy this sweet bike and now she'd like to be
heard to give me proper riding instructions

Thanks in advance...

 

Hi, I have the Autocom and swear by it. It's great. Yes, it's
expensive, but I have rider-pass intercom, bike-2-bike via CB and/or
FRS, MP3, Sirius satelite, cell phone all connected. We carry-on clear
conversations at 80mph without raising our voices. They have dropped
their prices and introduced a lower priced model. There are also some
good deals on eBay.

 

Only problem I had with AutoCom is that when you wire any accessory into the
bike that is to be used with the AutoCom (i.e. a radar detector, GPS, cell
phone, etc) that is also hardwire to the bike's electrical as the AutoCom,
you may get problems with ground loops.

I found I needed to add some of their expensive "ground loop isolators" on
each device I have plugged into it (maybe 4 in all) to keep the ground loops
problems under control. They can results in poor quality, buzzing, and low
volume levels. Not a problem if the unit ran under its own 9 volts
(replaced daily) battery, just when I plugged it into the 12 volt bike
things began to go downhill quickly.

It's pretty quite now with all the ground loop isolators in it. You also
need to take into account the spark plug ignition noise as well (keep it
distant from those things). Mine is mounted in the tail section.

They recently made some improvements and lowered the price as has the
competition. Some dealers have tryout boards (which aren't a really good
real-world situation).

Mack


Mack