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[Trapperdog]

Has anyone used the Chatterbox system to talk bike to bike. My wife and I would like to be able to talk back and forth and I'm not sure what works well. Any advice would be appreciated.

We also have interphone, great system for $100 ea but only a 5 hr battery unless you manually put them in standby mode. Distance is adequate. Can only pair 2 interphones total and only one to a phone. Great product though and great company service.
the Q2 has a greater distance, can pair up to 3 together, and more than 1 phone or other device and has a 7 hr talk time. but is almost twice the cost
The old Chatterbox sucks, new one could be cool
Autocom works well but is not duplex and is expensive (will sell ours)
As I said, our interphone is great, but if the $ is not a factor, I would get the Q2 because of better features. Just my 2 cents. Roger
Btw. I hope your wife does not sing to the music, mine does so we may be getting her singing lessons 

[porthole]

These links in the latest autoweek rag re: bluetooth for bikes

www.chatterboxusa.com

www.cardowireless.com

www.benchmarkhelmets.com

www.bluevirtu.com

[BIGDOG]

We also have interphone, great system for $100 ea but only a 5 hr battery unless you manually put them in standby mode. Distance is adequate. Can only pair 2 interphones total and only one to a phone. Great product though and great company service.
the Q2 has a greater distance, can pair up to 3 together, and more than 1 phone or other device and has a 7 hr talk time. but is almost twice the cost
Chatterbox sucks
Autocom works well but is not duplex and is expensive (will sell ours)
As I said, our interphone is great, but if the $ is not a factor, I would get the Q2 because of better features. Just my 2 cents. Roger
Btw. I hope your wife does not sing to the music, mine does so we may be getting her singing lessons 

what sucked about the chatterbox? A local dealer quoted me $500 per bike for interphone sounded way expensive .

[tompen]

I didn't like the range on the chatterbox. It is just a low power frs radio. I really like the Nolan N-102 helmet with the N-com blue tooth system. I use midland 5 watt GMRS radios ($70.00 a pair) or a Midland handheld CB ($89.00) for bike to bike over the road, or the blue tooth for intercom or close range. The N-com also has a lower cable that plugs in the Ultra system. Really nice helmet also. The whole thing was expensive, but if I had all the money I have spent on garbage systems in the past, I could break even.

[Trapperdog]

what sucked about the chatterbox? A local dealer quoted me $500 per bike for interphone sounded way expensive .

Actually I edited my post to state the "old" shatterbox sucks, the new system looks interesting. We also looked into Nolan and loved the helmets and the helmet reciever system for the "pods", however their rated distance for bike to bike was only something like 50'.
I can't imagin why anyone would charge $500 per bike? If you are refering to the Blueant interphone, a pair is about $212 on Ebay and a 5 min install on helmet.  Range is only rated at 500' but that works fine for us. Roger

[BIGDOG]

Thanks for all your help I found the Q2 at a fair price so I went ahead and ordered a pair, hope to see them Saturday. Again thank you all the info helped allot.

[Trapperdog]

Thanks for all your help I found the Q2 at a fair price so I went ahead and ordered a pair, hope to see them Saturday. Again thank you all the info helped allot.

Don't forget to add a review here!

[BIGDOG]

Got the Q2's installed in the helmet's , was very straight forward getting them to recognise each other and to set them up with our cell phones. Bike is down AGAIN so might be a while to report how they work but I most definitely will let you all know. 

[porthole]

Don't forget to add a review here!

already done

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=22768.0;all

[Trapperdog]

already done

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=22768.0;all

Thanks, Thought I remembered seeing that thread. Like our Interphone system, but the Q2 seems the best way to go!

[sportygordy]

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=22768.msg388690#msg388690

Wife and I just got 2 sets of the ScalaRider Q2 and tried them on Saturday for bike to bike. Great! Only got about 1,000 feet apart, but was working perfect. Didn't realize how easy riding together with voice was over the hand signals we've used for years. Only rule we have is no mindless jabbering. or singing.

Cellphone connection worked great. And I'll beam it to my Zumo (when I get it).

FM radio, not so much.

Got 'em at Revzilla; free shipping, got 'em in 2 days.

Garz

Curious, when your using the bluetooth connection to interocm and if you get out of range, do you have to re-pair the two devices? or will they they do this on there own?

[porthole]

the Cardo's will pair when they get back in range on their own. Sometimes it takes a minute.

And for the most part the headsets seem to stay paired even when you can't talk due to distance, no voice comms but still have static (within reason)

[sportygordy]

the Cardo's will pair when they get back in range on their own. Sometimes it takes a minute.

And for the most part the headsets seem to stay paired even when you can't talk due to distance, no voice comms but still have static (within reason)

Thanks,, good to know. Looking for other options now that Harley dropped their bluetooth option.. I take it also if you pair to a GPS, like a Garmin 550, and you using XM or MPS that you receive stereo in headset?

[Boatman]

I take it also if you pair to a GPS, like a Garmin 550, and you using XM or MPS that you receive stereo in headset?

I am pretty sure the Q2's are mono headsets only-99% sure.  When I spoke with Scala, they "thought" a stereo version would be available Jan 2009..

[sportygordy]

I am pretty sure the Q2's are mono headsets only-99% sure.  When I spoke with Scala, they "thought" a stereo version would be available Jan 2009..

think i'll stick with the mono.. thanks