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Communication between motorcycle riders has come a great way since the day you had to shout to the one riding next to you to get heard. And there still seems to be a lot of room for improvement.
This week German bike maker BMW announced the launch of the new Fit-for-All communication system. Designed primarily for use between the rider and passenger, the system can however offer much more.
Just as its name says, the system is supposed to work on all helmets. It doesn’t. It can be used with all BMW motorcycle helmets, except the Bowler, and with a number of helmets made by third parties.
The device can be used to chat with the one riding in the back, listen to music, make phone calls and, when paired with other devices via Bluetooth, allow for navigation instructions to be received.
Despite being created primarily as a comms tool for rider and passenger, linking Fit-for-All to BMW’s Bike-to-Bike communication module turns it into a different breed of monster.
The resulting combo can accommodate six riders and allows for group or private chats between them. Regularly, the range of the system is of 300 meters, but forming a group of bikes that ride single file can extend that range to 2 km (1.2 miles), as most of the people in the group will act as relays.
BMW says operating the system is very straightforward. There are three buttons that control the intercom, the volume, on and off capabilities and the configuration menu.
As per BMW, Fit-for-All is both UV-resistant and weatherproof. The device needs to be recharged to work, and a single fill should last you for about eight hours.
The exact release date for the new technology and the price asked for it have not been announced, but the system has already popped up on various websites from $199.
Just as its name says, the system is supposed to work on all helmets. It doesn’t. It can be used with all BMW motorcycle helmets, except the Bowler, and with a number of helmets made by third parties.
The device can be used to chat with the one riding in the back, listen to music, make phone calls and, when paired with other devices via Bluetooth, allow for navigation instructions to be received.
Despite being created primarily as a comms tool for rider and passenger, linking Fit-for-All to BMW’s Bike-to-Bike communication module turns it into a different breed of monster.
The resulting combo can accommodate six riders and allows for group or private chats between them. Regularly, the range of the system is of 300 meters, but forming a group of bikes that ride single file can extend that range to 2 km (1.2 miles), as most of the people in the group will act as relays.
BMW says operating the system is very straightforward. There are three buttons that control the intercom, the volume, on and off capabilities and the configuration menu.
As per BMW, Fit-for-All is both UV-resistant and weatherproof. The device needs to be recharged to work, and a single fill should last you for about eight hours.
The exact release date for the new technology and the price asked for it have not been announced, but the system has already popped up on various websites from $199.
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