Autocom Installation

have mine in a tankbag = not leaving expensive stuff on bike and dont need to get the seat off to fiddle.

Originally Posted by custard

have mine in a tankbag = not leaving expensive stuff on bike and dont need to get the seat off to fiddle.

+1 for that.

On bike power from the Autocom "red socket" cable and just plug the whole lot in. The Kenwood radio takes power from the bike too via the Autocom box, so the batteries can never go flat on either. Lots of room for on bike video kit, first-aid kit, puncture repair kit and sausage rolls, cans of juice etc. That's a long run of course. Use the little part of the bag for shorter stuff.

Garry

I sling all mine in a tankbag and power it off the battery . If I have an accident and bike is taken away I am bound to lose all that stuff to a breaker . The kit is only put on the bike once every few months .

[L3nny]

Any tips for a nice small tank bag, only want to put the intercom, plus maybe my phone and wallet in there.

I already have an Oxford humpback tank bag but never use it as it's too big.

Ideally one with a sholder strap so I could carry it around like a ladies handbag when off the bike.

EDIT: this looks ok

http://www.getgeared.co.uk/MOTO-DETA...ce_Tank_Bag_5L

or this

http://www.motorbikesandparts.co.uk/...oducts_id=9682

[Nobbylad]

Could get a bum bag or summat

I was thinking of getting a small Powerlet socket fitted onto my SV and then buying the Powerlet tankbag socket kit . "Held" do some small tankbags and you can cut into them with a soldering iron and then tidy it all up with the kit and leave all the gear in it . When you need it , sling it on the bike , plug it in and off you go

http://www.powerletproducts.com/products

On a side note , with all that expensive equipment in a tankbag , the very minimum I would accept is a tankbag that has a strap/lanyard that fastens around the headstock . I put my Autocom/Satnav/Phone/Bluetooth Adaptor in an Oxford Magnetic map holder ........ hmmmm , the damn thing took off and started flapping around at a speed I wouldn`t like to mention on an open forum . After that I took to keeping it in there and then holding it all down securely with a bungee web which was a pain at Petrol Stations .

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

On a side note , with all that expensive equipment in a tankbag , the very minimum I would accept is a tankbag that has a strap/lanyard that fastens around the headstock . I put my Autocom/Satnav/Phone/Bluetooth Adaptor in an Oxford Magnetic map holder ........ hmmmm , the damn thing took off and started flapping around at a speed I wouldn`t like to mention on an open forum . After that I took to keeping it in there and then holding it all down securely with a bungee web which was a pain at Petrol Stations .

i too have experienced the map holder in the chest scenario and it aint fun. never had it with a bag though, think the extra weight keeps them down...

i would just check ebay for bags, i got a £60 givi voyager for £5, used twice...

and if you want any help/parts for autocom get hold of www.chainspeed.com had nothing but good experiences with them.

Originally Posted by custard

... www.chainspeed.com had nothing but good experiences with them.

Agreed.

[L3nny]

Originally Posted by Nobbylad

Could get a bum bag or summat

Something from my childhood completely put me off bum bags, what was it again? Oh yes.

[L3nny]

Mr Badger, your idea sounds good. I can stick the whole lot into a tank bag, then when i need it just stick it on the bike and plug it in somewhere.

Any ideas of the best things to wire it to? If it's at the front of the bike would the headlight be a good idea?

This whole intercom thing is getting very expensive, all so me and my mates can make jokes about each other mums while on the motorway