I’ve been operating an Adaptive 2.0 Radar Detector since I first acquired my FJR in 2014.

It has served me properly and prevented a number of alternatives for efficiency awards over time. I moved it to my ’14 GSA after which once more to my ’21 GSA. One of many largest disadvantages of the Adaptive unit was no audio alert in my helmet. There have been some work round however I by no means took benefit of them.

On the journey again from Indiana final month the Adaptive RD lastly gave up the ghost after over 150,000 miles. Moisture lastly penetrated the weatherproof seal and it started to behave randomly turning itself on and off, shifting modes, spuriously alerting and so on.

Having ridden over 10,000 miles in firm with Pterodactyl and his Valentine One Gen 1 I used to be impressed with the sophistication of Valentine’s false alert rejection, he obtained many fewer spurious alerts from aside from police radar not like the Adaptive 2.0.

I googled and reviewed and bit the bullet final week, ordering a Valentine One Gen2 detector. Right this moment I set about putting in it. All of the plastic needed to come off to take away the Adaptive RD Energy provide buried deep beneath my GSA’s fuel tank. As soon as the Adaptive energy provide and wiring had been eliminated it was comparatively easy so as to add ample wire to the prevailing energy result in get the ability up behind the windscreen to the Valentine Junction Field/Energy Provide.

I’ve ordered a Quadlock mount for the brand new detector but it surely has not but arrived so I tailored my outdated mount for short-term use.

The following step was to obtain the Valentine APP which supplies a Bluetooth connection to your cellphone. Took a couple of minute. Opened the APP, Turned on the RD, and it instantly paired with my cellphone. There’s a complete Demo program constructed into the APP which permits one to confirm continuity.

I’ve a Garmin XT, an Android cellphone, and a Cardo Packtalk Edge.

I pair my Cellphone to the XT and the XT to the Cardo PT Edge utilizing Fuze earplugs/buds.

As soon as the XT was on, the Cardo on, the earbuds in my ears, Pandora music operating, and the demo program initiated I may hear the Radar warnings over the music and I did not even have to regulate something. All I can say is that that is some fairly cool chit!