I have tried a few different intercoms and basically it comes down to the age old saying of  'You get what you pay for'.

Tried some cheapy £30 intercoms from Argos and they were fine . until you started moving! Time then to get looking seriously.

Thing to be considered when choosing a system:

• Buy the best your budget can afford.
• Do you want voice activated talk or a button mounted on the handlebars to talk?
• Do you want MP3, phone or GPS inputs included as some models do cater for this?
• Look at the ear piece thickness, as some can be chunky and will make life under the helmet uncomfortable.
• Do you want your system to be powered by the bike or not?
• Do you just need rider-pillion talk, or bike-bike as well?
• Do you want side tone (to be able to hear yourself talking in your own earpiece)?

My two pennies worth:

From my own experience Autocom is indeed the way to go. Stereo music at exceptional quality from the speakers mounted inside your helmet. High quality speech reproduction from the microphone (several types of mics are available to suit the type of helmet you have - e.g. open face/full face). For rider-pillion communication, you don't need a PMR radio either so cuts down cost. Wife and I could clearly communicate at speeds way above the legal limit with no need to shout.

The only downside to this is buying the stuff as it can be a little daunting and complicated looking through their catalogue. However its worth perservering as the results are outstanding. These are not the cheapest of units on the market, but worth the extra ££ and you wont be disappointed. Look out for the last year models Active-Rider or Pro-Rider on Ebay as these are great and you should get them quite cheap. Personally, I'd stay clear of their cheapest in the range (Easy-Rider) as it does not have VOX (voice operated) or sidetone, and is limited in its expansion capabilities.

I have no allegance with Autocom, its purely recommending them on my experiences of buying and using their Pro Rider. If you are looking for communications, quality,reliability and flexibility for your motorcycle, you'll be hard pressed to find better capabilities than these units offer.

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