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Do I have to be the 1st on the forum to try & integrate/hide a detector on CBR?

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#1 ·
So I'm seriously considering trying to integrate a radar detector on my CBR and cutting a spot for the display in the speedo. I saw someone one another forum did it on a yamaha (r1 I think) and it looked good.

Problem: Where should I mount the radar at?

Ideas

1. under the headlights. If they can work behind glass in a car, why cant it work behind plastic underneath the headlight?

2. cut a section between windscreen and top of the instrument panel.

Anyone else have any thoughts/ideas/concerns that might contribute to this plan?
 
#2 ·
I think you should put it in or integrate the radar into the third eye!!!!!
Put alert in the cluster, maybe use the HISS spot that isn't used in the U.S speedo. Or cut another spot and put a big red led in it.
 
#4 ·
I don't have a HISS spot on my speedo, but I was thinking the same thing.

Ah yes.. that was sparked this idea the 3rd eye.. plus it would be very close to the instrument panel


I would like to work a my local bike shop to make this a clean install but they are really hesitant to do anything because he doesn't know if it will work and so called risk of screwing it up:blahblah:

I have a passport xi thing that has the blue led, but I bought it off craigslist and it would go off every 3 second in the same pattern until I cleaned it out. Now it works decently, but I still worry that its not working to its full capabilities.

I was thinking the passport redline maybe? Anyone more up to date/knowledgeable on radar detectors want to chime in?
 
#3 ·
I was just thinking the other day, "why hasn't anyone come up with a way to integrate a radar detector on our bikes?"

I guess you sir, can be the first :thumbup::banger:
 
#5 ·
Check out Escorts new Smart Radar!!! ;) has remote display.
 
#12 ·
Hmm... my only concern will it still rear radar signal if its mounted behind the 3rd eye or under the headlights. In any case I don't have high expectations for any detectors to pick up radar well from behind... if it does I'd be surprised.

Three main reasons for concealing it are: to prevent theft, so a police officer doesn't see it "IF" I do get pulled over, and incase I'm visit a state that frowns upon detectors (in that case I would just cut it off, via switch or something).


+1 for third eye.

Might as well put some laser blockers integrated into the frontal design as well.

Oh yeah, put a tiny Bluetooth communicated tiny LED receiver fused into a polarized shield for heads up display in a shatterproof pyrexed glass. And could you also make the sonic portion in feedback with some Bose quality speaker system that can be mounted directly into an Arai Corsair V helmet lining. And while you're at it......
HA! would you like a hot baby alerter add to that also. Laser jammers are not legal in SC unfortunately. I've seen the heads up display for detectors, but they all run on battery or have cords running from the bike to the helmet. I hate having to replace batteries, recharging and all that stuff and don't want a bunch of cords attached to me.

Iv thought about this too, in BC they are legal. Just how to make it clean and factory looking is the problem, you would have to take the unit apart and rewire it.

Also which one is the best and doesn't go off at just anything?

Perhaps a write up would be nice if you go along with it as long as its ok with the mods.

Sent while sitting on the crapper.
I'm sure its going to happen sometime between next week and in the next month.. I just need to raise money for a detector right now and maybe some labor hours if I recruit a shop to help me. I think I can do the wiring part. My soldering sucks though and I've never desoldered anything.
 
#8 ·
+1 for third eye.

Might as well put some laser blockers integrated into the frontal design as well.

Oh yeah, put a tiny Bluetooth communicated tiny LED receiver fused into a polarized shield for heads up display in a shatterproof pyrexed glass. And could you also make the sonic portion in feedback with some Bose quality speaker system that can be mounted directly into an Arai Corsair V helmet lining. And while you're at it......
 
#10 ·
I've been thinking of this as well
 
#11 ·
Iv thought about this too, in BC they are legal. Just how to make it clean and factory looking is the problem, you would have to take the unit apart and rewire it.

Also which one is the best and doesn't go off at just anything?

Perhaps a write up would be nice if you go along with it as long as its ok with the mods.

Sent while sitting on the crapper.
 
#13 ·
The units can be quite small and I thought of a suction onto my double bubble dark smoke windscreen. There is plenty of room on mine to have it there with no interference with my cluster. What about urs??
 
#14 ·
Of course.. I could put it on my windscreen. One member on the forum has done it, but that leaves it open to weather and people.
 
#15 ·
Radar uses the IR's to pick up the signal front/rear, all you have to do is extend the IR's to where you want them to be located and put the display where you want it. Could put the IR's in the taillight and the third eye and put the display in the cluster with a switch to turn it on/off. Could add a piece to the top of the cluster to have a led strip that will get your attention while riding and not have to look down to see the lights.
 
#16 ·
Im sorry IR meaning? Infrared Receiver? I thought they detect electrical pulses in the air.
 
#17 · (Edited)
I've been thinking about this for awhile and was hoping to be the first to do it. But my plan was to install halos, and while I was in there I was going to dremel out the hole for wires and epoxy the IR part of a cheap radar in there veritcally near the outside of one of the headlights then run the wires up to the rest of it where I'd mount the rest by the speedo. I use a BEL, but I'm not butchering a 150 dollar detector for that project. Good luck man.


Sent from my Motorcycle iPhone app
 
#18 ·
Each radar is different but the "detectors" of the laser/radar. Extend the leads to each and relocate them.
 
#26 ·
I would need a officer to test this with. Have to make sure the reflectors in the third eye wouldn't mess with the receiver. Sounds like something to consider. T
 
#27 ·
Cool idea but it is the sound of radar detector that gets my attention, not the display. If i turn the volume up on my radio i don't always notice the display bars change.

Either way it's better then nothing...
 
#28 ·
If you have ever ridden a r6 with a shift light swapped out to "WHITE" you will see the led when it turns on. If you really want to get crazy could probably put a alert on a buzzer to vibrate at a certain level but would have to get into the internals to see if that's possible. T
 
#31 ·
I did a lot of research on detectors when i bought mine for my car. I ended up going with the escort 9500ix which is badass, but the redline is a great one too. The best part is the lack of false alerts. It has GPS so if you come across the same frequency in the same exact location a few times it locks it out as a false alarm and doesnt alert you the next time. If you choose to buy a regular detector then i would suggest one of those
 
#32 ·
Thing with a lot of detectors tho is, if someone els has a detector it will go off, could get quite annoying.
 
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