bigjohnsd
'21 R1250 GS Adv
I have been running an Adaptive 2.0 Radar Detector since I first acquired my FJR in 2014.
It has served me well and prevented multiple opportunities for performance awards over the years. I moved it to my '14 GSA and then again to my '21 GSA. One of the biggest disadvantages of the Adaptive unit was no audio alert in my helmet. There were some work around but I never took advantage of them.
On the trip back from Indiana last month the Adaptive RD finally gave up the ghost after over 150,000 miles. Moisture finally penetrated the weatherproof seal and it began to act randomly turning itself on and off, shifting modes, spuriously alerting etc.
Having ridden over 10,000 miles in company with Pterodactyl and his Valentine One Gen 1 I was impressed with the sophistication of Valentine's false alert rejection, he got many fewer spurious alerts from other than police radar unlike the Adaptive 2.0.
I googled and reviewed and bit the bullet last week, ordering a Valentine One Gen2 detector. Today I set about installing it. All the plastic had to come off to remove the Adaptive RD Power supply buried deep under my GSA's gas tank. Once the Adaptive power supply and wiring were removed it was relatively simple to add sufficient wire to the existing power lead to get the power up behind the windscreen to the Valentine Junction Box/Power Supply.
I have ordered a Quadlock mount for the new detector but it has not yet arrived so I adapted my old mount for temporary use.
The next step was to download the Valentine APP which provides a Bluetooth connection to your phone. Took about a minute. Opened the APP, Turned on the RD, and it immediately paired with my phone. There is a comprehensive Demo program built into the APP which enables one to verify continuity.
I have a Garmin XT, an Android phone, and a Cardo Packtalk Edge.
I pair my Phone to the XT and the XT to the Cardo PT Edge using Fuze earplugs/buds.
Once the XT was on, the Cardo on, the earbuds in my ears, Pandora music running, and the demo program initiated I could hear the Radar warnings over the music and I didn't even have to adjust anything. All I can say is that this is some pretty cool chit!
It has served me well and prevented multiple opportunities for performance awards over the years. I moved it to my '14 GSA and then again to my '21 GSA. One of the biggest disadvantages of the Adaptive unit was no audio alert in my helmet. There were some work around but I never took advantage of them.
On the trip back from Indiana last month the Adaptive RD finally gave up the ghost after over 150,000 miles. Moisture finally penetrated the weatherproof seal and it began to act randomly turning itself on and off, shifting modes, spuriously alerting etc.
Having ridden over 10,000 miles in company with Pterodactyl and his Valentine One Gen 1 I was impressed with the sophistication of Valentine's false alert rejection, he got many fewer spurious alerts from other than police radar unlike the Adaptive 2.0.
I googled and reviewed and bit the bullet last week, ordering a Valentine One Gen2 detector. Today I set about installing it. All the plastic had to come off to remove the Adaptive RD Power supply buried deep under my GSA's gas tank. Once the Adaptive power supply and wiring were removed it was relatively simple to add sufficient wire to the existing power lead to get the power up behind the windscreen to the Valentine Junction Box/Power Supply.
I have ordered a Quadlock mount for the new detector but it has not yet arrived so I adapted my old mount for temporary use.
The next step was to download the Valentine APP which provides a Bluetooth connection to your phone. Took about a minute. Opened the APP, Turned on the RD, and it immediately paired with my phone. There is a comprehensive Demo program built into the APP which enables one to verify continuity.
I have a Garmin XT, an Android phone, and a Cardo Packtalk Edge.
I pair my Phone to the XT and the XT to the Cardo PT Edge using Fuze earplugs/buds.
Once the XT was on, the Cardo on, the earbuds in my ears, Pandora music running, and the demo program initiated I could hear the Radar warnings over the music and I didn't even have to adjust anything. All I can say is that this is some pretty cool chit!