I had a cheaper model that falsed all the time...I disabled X band and turned down sensitivity to the point that I didn't trust it to go off when it needed to.

Then I bought an Escort 9500, too, and I freaking love it. Saved my bacon in the cage a lot of times, but I've never tried it on the bike yet. I dont usually ride that fast, though...well, maybe sometimes...

 

They are great to have so you know when you've just been clocked. Save your money!

 

Radar cop for 28 years 10 months.......I'd buy the one below......if I was buying one......but I'm not.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/bes...-detector-new/

 

If you are looking to spend money, the Valentine One is the best out there for sure. Or you use what I use, eyes. No tickets or warnings in 20 years. Pulled over twice, but never for speeding.

 

If you don't take this factor into account when using a RD than you're not using it right. You are talking about "instant on" (IO) radar. A RD (I use a Valentine One) is not a free pass to speed without thinking.

If you are riding along in light or no traffic you don't want to push the speed because of this IO. If a cop is pointing his radar gun he's pointing it at you! However, in moderate to heavier traffic the odds are he's tracking someone else. Which means your RD will go off and you have time to "correct" your speed. When slowing watch behind you, many drivers don't have the info that you have and won't expect you to slow. Many times in the past I've kicked off the cruise when I get an alert and I see some sucker pass me and then get pulled.

And I use my RD in my car but not my bike. In my car I'm usually 8 or 9 over but on the Harley I'm usually at 1 or 2 over the limit.

 

I run an Escort 9500Xi and love it. Saved me no less than 5 times this year. Yes, radar technology has changed, but so has the detector. To each their own, but I won't be getting rid of mine any time in the near future.

 

I think there's an app for smart phone called "Waze" that uses voluntary reporting from other motorists to track where the traffic cops are. Not full proof, but does increase situational awareness a bit.

 

Unless it monitors your position by GPS, I don't think I want to be checking my smart phone while cruizing the hwy

 

I tore apart one of our old radar guns and salvaged the "front end," or transmitter side of it. Stuck it in a small plastic project box, built a voltage regulator for it, wired it up so it plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. Added a push-button on a long wire to activate it. It's usually in my car, but I have wire-tied it to the handlebars on the bike a few times.

It works great. Some guy comes screaming around you and you see a radar detector on the dash. Push the button and on come the brake lights. Next you see the driver's head turning every which way looking for the cop that isn't there.

Nowadays it's not as much fun because most Law Enforcement use lasers, hence very few radar detectors in use.

 

Buy aa valentine V1 or don't buy anything at all. nothing else is worth it.