Autocom Installation

[L3nny]

OK, so I took the plunge and bought an autocom system to compliment my Midland G7 radio. Which I use for Bike to Bike only (no-one is silly enough to go pillion on my bike). I have also bought the additional cable that lets you power the system from the bike.

Does anyone have any tips for installation of the Autocom unit and where is a good place to put the radio. I am not too keen on putting the radio in my pocket incase it ends up lodged in my chest if I come off.

I was thinking Autocom under front seat and radio under back seat or maybe even mount the radio in the tool kit box.

Also what is the VOX on these like, on the G7 itself it's useless so I have a PTT button mounted on the handlebar.

Pics of other members installations will get me very excited but just general tips, tales of problems you came across etc are also good.

Cheers Org.

BTW I have a k5 pointy S as in avatar

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=132606

[L3nny]

Cheers mate, looks nice, I can remember seeing that thread before but couldn't find it again.

I take it all the stuff goes under the rear seat

Its hard wired in. All the wires and stiff go down the inside of the tail panels. The rider cable is fed down under the battery into the tool box. I cut a notch out of the side of the toolbox cover so the cable can be brought out for use. I then attach using a coiled cable that goes inside my jacket.

I also fitted a PTT switch.

Works well.

Did you buy it new, they fit free if you go to them.

[L3nny]

Got it from the Bike show, when I realised they were in Warwick I jokingly said I'll be round to get it fitted but they didnt offer to fit it. I'll get in tough with them.

Cheers

They do offer an installation service, I bought mine direct from them and rode in they fitted it and away I went; not much over an hour on my Sprint ST.

To be fair it really is easy to fit yourself.

[Littlepeahead]

I have the box and radio under the pillion seat but the box is right forward out of the way. The radio you need easy access to as otherwise you'll forget to switch it off. Get Duracell Procell batteries and you'll fiind the radio works much better/clearer/longer range and they last ages.

I find the Vox pretty good, though as I have said previously, my husband does not always appreciate me singing along to music on my MP3. And at one point I plugged it in wrong and he not only got me signing but he got my music too. It was about 3 miles down the road when he pulled over and said if I didn't switch the Take That off he was going to divorce me.

I have found that the wires wear through where they poke out the bottom of the helmet and then you get a lot of interfrence and buzzing. A bit of electrical tape on the wear point should stop this happening and I wish I'd done that when I first got the system.

[L3nny]

Cheers for the advice, just found out my radio is knackered so I'm sending it back for a replacement, no point installing it till then.