Guys and Gals, if any one is interested in motorcycle communications then I feel
this will be invaluable.
I have been using an IntaRide Rp1 system for about two years
now and as such found it to be quite different from my previous system.
I was in
the unfortunate position to have to find a replacement for my 97 vintage Autocom.
I like the Autocom product very much but, at the time, not the price, as the replacement
Pro system was in excess of £250 (excluding Bike to Bike radio).
I finally settled
on an Intaride, complete package, RP1 for £150. I added to this their own bike to
bike radio and 12v power for about £100. Now I had the whole shooting match for the
same money as the Autocom (without radio).
Now, the Intaride Rp1 has proved to be
reliable and has even allowed me to use my mobile phone, as my old intercom wasn’t
digital phone compatible.
The sound quality on the early Rp1 was ok but I did notice
a little wind noise over the mic’s when talking at speed, however this was never
intrusive. The biggest difference and as I see it the biggest plus point of the Intaride
was the genuine Automatic VOX operation of the mic’s. At any speed the VOX would
automatically adjust to the ambient wind noise and stop the mic’s from opening unnecessarily.
Particularly useful when carrying a pillion who insists on having their visor open
in summer!
Now onto the point of this post.
Intaride have stopped making the RP1
and now have a new system called the Evo. As you can imagine it is an Evolution of
the original and boy is it an evolution…..
At less than half the size of the original
I can tuck it right out of the way. However the best part is that the whole unit
unplugs from all of its cables which makes swapping it to another bike a 2 minute
affair. The sound quality is even better than before. It still uses the same ‘Police
style’ jack plug connectors for the rider and pillion which are a massive improvement
over the fiddly plugs my previous intercom had.
Lastly and probably most importantly
there is now an individual volume control for both rider and pillion and a user control
for the VOX setting so you can fine tune it to the tenor of your voice. The bike
to bike radio plugs straight in and the whole thing I’m told is digital and as such
I don’t get any interference from the bike’s coils or alternator.
I’ve found Intaride to be very accommodating to speak to in every respect and nothing
seems to much trouble when it come to fine tuning the product to suit me.
On a final
note for anyone considering a new intercom or even replacing an old and tired unit,
for the money, I don’t think they can be beaten.
It gets my endorsement.
Gary R. Pan Clan Forum Administrator