Starcom 1
I received my StarCom intercom system today and proceeded to install the helmet speakers and wire up the power lead to the bike’s wiring system. The unit is too big to fit under the seat of my FZ6 (even if I left out the tool pouch), so it will have to go in the tankbag. I like this better as it keeps it out of the rain. The underseat area was by no means watertight.
The starcom replaces my aging and dying Autocom unit. The StarCom helmet speakers are of much higher quality than Autocom’s. In fact, the entire unit is of much higher construction than the Autocom. The best part of the StarCom’s construction us that there are no cables that are hard-wired into the unit. All helmet cables plug into the unit. This is not so with Autocom. The cables are the weakest part of any intercom system as they have more “wear and tear”. With the StarCom, if a cable is bad, I just purchase a new one. With the Autocom, I would have had to send the entire unit back if a cable that was wired to the unit developed a short or other problem.
I will add more as I try it out this weekend. I need to find a small plastic box that can house the starcom unit and my minidisc player, off to the office supply store…