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[Miles]

A few weeks ago I asked the question about what riders are using for a cover for their radar detectors...if you use one.

 

I now have replaced my radar detector cover, and thought I would share this info with you, as well as pictures...and pictures of my new Radiator Protector Screen.

 

Very short story: about 15 years ago I was using a new Valentine One radar detector on my '97 BMW R1100RT. On one of the rides, from Seattle to San Francisco...I am standing on the side of the Insterstate shaking water out of the speaker hole of my new Valentine One...because the lousy windshield of the R11RT directed rain water straight at the radar detector. If it weren't for Valentine's great warranty, I would have just wasted $ 500.00.

Valentine took care of me, and from then on I started using a rain cover for my radar detectors. At first it was just the saran wrap style covers they "used" to sell, that were like miniature shower caps. Then about 6 years ago I bought a real neat cover from LegalSpeeding.com, as they sghowed them and sold them at the Seattle Motorcycle Show. I still sued that same cover for 6 straight years, and it worked...perfectly. Even when transferring my detector from one bike to the next, the detector cover always did its' job.

 

When I decided to put my updated Valentine One on my RSMTD, I thought it would be nice to get a new rain cover...sort of as a present for the radar detector. I went shopping for a new cover, but LegalSpeeding.com no longer carried the same cover. The one they sell now is large, bulky, and butt ugly. I did a thorough search, and found that the one I wanted was sold by the manufacturer out of New Zealand. Currently, there were NO distributors in the USA.

 

I asked a supplier of Long Distance...IronButt rider products if he would start selling these covers. He agreed, and now they are again available to us...at a much lower price. I got my new cover, and again...I love it. It is a thin clear plastic, that snaps together like a tupperware product. It has one hole in the area of the powercord, to allow hook-up of the cord. I can tell you thast this thing is 100 % waterproof, and my previous one that lasted 6 or more years, also lasted through more than 350,000 miles of hard riding.

 

If you are interested, go to:

http://www.sampson-sporttouring.com/radar_detector_weatherproof_covers.html

 

Here are some pictures of mine, installed on the bike:

 

[ATTACH]70840[/ATTACH]

 

[ATTACH]70841[/ATTACH]

 

[ATTACH]70842[/ATTACH]

 

[ATTACH]70843[/ATTACH]

 

As the guys website shows, they have these covers for several models of radar detectors.

 

My point folks...is IF you use a radar detector, these covers will save you LOTS of money by protecting your detector from rain or other elements.

 

Secondly, here are pictures of my new Radiator Protection Screen:

 

 

[ATTACH]70846[/ATTACH]

 

 

 

 

I made this myself. It cost me less than $ 13.00. It is made out of a balck painted piece of 2' x 2' sheet metal that I bought from Home Depot. It is very easy to cut to size, fold a bit here and there, and then is attached at one point only, at the very top.

I love it, and it does a great job of protecting my radiator.

 

Thanks,

 

Miles

Edited August 20, 2012 by Miles

[Dave77459]

Thank you for the information. It has been a while since I've used a radar detector. Am I right in remembering that V-1 has a rear-facing detector in addition to the front detector(s)? How did you mount it to not obstruct that sensor?

 

Dave

[Phoneman1981]

Thanks for sharing. Grill looks good!!!

[Miles]

Thank you for the information. It has been a while since I've used a radar detector. Am I right in remembering that V-1 has a rear-facing detector in addition to the front detector(s)? How did you mount it to not obstruct that sensor?

 

Dave

 

Dave, the mounting of the Valentine One was pretty straight forward. Yes, it does have a front and rear...AND...side facing detectors. The arrows of the read-out face tell the rider where the radar is coming from...front...rear...or sides.

 

When mounted, the rear facing detector is not at all obstructed by myself, or anything else. It has a clear line of sight to everything behind my right rear side.

 

Miles

[ragtop69gs]

Looked around at the link you posted hoping to find one of those watertight containers for my 765T GPS. I wonder if the Zumo 660 they say fits will work for me ?

[Miles]

Looked around at the link you posted hoping to find one of those watertight containers for my 765T GPS. I wonder if the Zumo 660 they say fits will work for me ?

 

The link I posted was for the watertight covers for Radar Dectectors. I am not aware of any watertight covers he has for GPS units. However, if anyone has a Garmin Zumo...they are already waterproof. That is the entire point to getting a Zumo...it is waterproof.

 

Miles (uses a Zumo 550)