They're simple. It is very much so old school motorcycling, but with EFI. People say they are uncomfortable, but I think this suspension is fine. With aftermarket pipes they make a fantastic noise, and they are just a lot of fun to get on, ride, thrash, with no excuses.
So far it is also been fairly easy to work on, two faults I've discovered, the speedo sensor is very problematic to replace considering the cable routing, and the adjustment mechanism for the clutch throw is a pain in the dick.
They are not what I would call high quality machines overall, but they're certainly not junk either. The price point reflects that.
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I wash my K1200, which I hate, because it always lets me down, and almost never my Guzzi V7, which I ride almost every day.
My reasoning is that even at 45k miles the BMW has some value, whereas the MG is now pretty close to worn out at 32k.
Time for something new to me, shopping for a V9 to see if a slightly larger Guzzi does the trick.Leave a comment:
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Took the Arai on it's first ride on Sat.
Very impressive helmet. The best part is how quiet it is. I could hear my music through my cardo clearly doing over 100.
If you got money burning a hole in your pocket, either a cardo or Shoei/Arai is a fun thing to blow it on.
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Me n the boys bought Amazon specials, Fodsports M1-S, but they work alright. Pairing is super easy and we have 5 connected. I don't know if there's a limit to how many, I would assume so.
Wind noise over 80kmh (45mph?) makes it harder to hear but below that it's fine. Can bluetooth music and that as well.
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I upgraded from a Sedici strada 2 which I actually liked a lot and def realized how much I like it after putting the Arai on.
The Arai is obviously sick, but I def realize how much bang for your buck a Sedici is.
Cardo is the goat. I got a packtalk neo and the battery life is ridiculous. The DMC mode is really nice too. I think it uses your cell network rather than bluetoothLeave a comment:
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As long as someone in the group has a nicer comm everyone should be fine.
I have a Sena system in that Sedici and it works well, except the range is mid, battery life is mid, maybe 6 hours in a group, and it can't charge when on. I also need to be out front for everyone to hear me, when I'm tailgunning it's questionable if people can hear me transmit.
The Cardo Spirit I have as a 2nd unit has great batt life, great range, but somewhat poor audio quality. It can also only do one connection, so you have to pair it with a better unit and they sometimes can make group intercom work.
They both pair easily enough in open mesh, but pairing with other and older units can be tricky for everyone to remember the right buttons to press.Leave a comment:
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Are communicators still a complete gongshow for helmets? I remember there being the Sena and Cardo ones were pushed by all the youtubers but since we were poor, all my friends bought the amazon specials. None of these worked with the others and were generally just complete POSes to pair to each other, had shit range, etc.
Is it any better in 2025?
Loved my Scorpion EXO-1400 or whatever the model was. Yeah it was loud, but it was light as fuck. Wish they made them in old man Hi-viz options.Leave a comment:
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Hope it doesn't go Arai.
Currently running a Sedici Systema 3 with built in comms. I would definitely skip the built in comms next time, but the helmet is quiet and works well for a modular.Leave a comment:
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Air cooled guys probably get bricked up when they see that
Probably slow as shit too lolLeave a comment:
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