Hi,

I'm looking to fit an Autocom with Bike to Bike radio to the Tenere, has anyone done this and if so where did you mount the control box and the radio as there seems to be a distinct lack of space ?

Is there any room under the tank ?

Thanks

Not an Autocom, but a Startcom1 Digital.

I moved the tool kit fron the tank to under the seat, then put the Starcom1 in the tank reccess.

There is actually more space under the seat the there looks, the seat sits about 15-20mm higher than the frame, so you can get some stuff in.

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The lack of space under the seat is my one complaint with the Tenere. I have an Autocom unit and Kenwood radio just sat in my garage doing nothing because I can't find enough room to fit it.

One option I am toying with is to look at mounting the comms stuff into a waterproof box on the back of the bike, possibly then mounting peatbog's excellent rack onto the top of that - this may be a pants idea though and may come to nothing. Will post if I ever get around to it being more than just an idea.

That's not a daft as it sounds.

I wanted a rear rack, but I also have a Yamaha topbox, so I wanted to be able to swap between the two easily and quickly. The answer (this was pre-petebogs rack) was to get a GS rack from fleabagbay (�25) and make a 'frame' that fits the same mounts as the Yamaha topbox. I used a combination of Nylon block and some steel. My steel is bend down at the edges to provide extra tie downs, but you could turn it up and create a space for an electronics box. By using security bolts to mount it all would keep the lighter fingered away ??

Luck for me the Starcom1 is very small compaired (but rather expensive!) to the Autocom unit and can fit into a few places under the seat, the radio fits neatly into the handlebar bag. www.starcom1.com

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The Starcom1 digital is indeed quite small. But even the bigger original Starcom1 fits under the seat (albeit only just). I did have to take one of the rubber mounted plugs off its mounting but it is now nicely fixated by the Starcom unit on top of it.

Thanks for the feedback, I will take a look under the seat and see if it will fit.

The only other problem I have is that I seem to have lost the Autocom and radio which I took from my other bike. It is in my house somewhere but I am ******ed if I can find it.

Oh well looks like ebay here I come to buy another unless anyone is selling one here ?

Autocom do pocket unit, this is a suitable option and generally last longer than the fitted ones.
I had a great set up with my XDAii running Tomtom (voice comms) as well as music library and obviously cellphone, unfortunately the compatibility was a pain, and I havent found another cell phone with the 4 core mini jack connector that disables the Microphone on the cellphone since I upgraded and finally broke my XDAii

Then the whole thing started to go tits up electrically, something to do with rattling itself to death... I was running for a 150 mile round commute for 2 years, however a pocket mounted one would have lasted longer.
Also dont mount it onto the frame.
I am now exploring Bluetooth options.

For a touring bike I am depressed it doesnt have a cubby hole or suitable secret space under the seat... darn cat boxes.

with regard to bluetooth i can recommend the Blue Ant Interphone - http://www.myblueant.com/interphone_helmet_kit.htm

i've recently started using one of these in competitive 4x4 events, we use them for almost constant conversation for a full day in an evironment where there is a lot of background noise - as driver i have a loud V8 engine and 3 separate cooling fans blaring away around me along with all the noises of a vehicle moving at speed over rough ground. the interphone is loud and clear enough that i can have a normal conversation with my co-driver who can be anything up to about 200ft away. a brilliant bit of kit.

Bloody hell.....youv'e done some serious mods, how did you fit the V8 in and the extra wheels on your bike

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I run my autocom off 9v batteries, and keep the unit and most of the cables in a waterproof bag that I keep either in the back pocket of my jacket or in the tank bag. Battery life is about 2 weeks (depending on amount of use, of course), and I always carry a couple of spare batteries.

Not quite as convenient as having everything hardwired, but it works just fine.