@@AntiParallali i think he could be political commentator, that way people would be way more interested. His ability to talk about boring stuff while keeping us on is awesome! Ahaha
Get a discount on any Cardo product with my link: bit.ly/laliscardo I recommend the Packtalk Bold with the JBL speakers (they come with the unit by default. It sound so good!) Check out Ryan's video on Cardo vs Sena ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--AMoXbXHALc.html
The dogs chase motorcycles because of the engine rumble they think it's a low growl from a dog. Anything that makes that sound to them means they are about to be attacked and it's better to initiate the fight if the thing you are fighting is much faster... you are much faster.
@@walkerfharris I ride a completely silent Electric Unicycle and whether I'm going 10 mph or 40 mph, dogs bark and chase or freakout when I come near, so I don't think it's an engine rumble thing. I think it's just because we are going faster than someone walking and the electronics on both a motorcycle and an EUC make a high pitch whine that they pick up on and we do not. Just guessing though.
Too much Iron Maiden and Motley Crüe while riding and driving turned me into a squid, so I switched to Taylor Swift. Really, her stuff is good for calming rides.
Cardo with JBL speakers is the way to go! just rode from PA to FL last week. wouldn't have done it without my tunes! I rode from CA to PA last year and used a SENA. Cardo is so superior. They work awesome for group rides, too. My wife listens to her own music. Only problem is when she sings along, my music lowers and all I can hear is her voice!
I've been losing a bit of motivation riding my sport bike lately. After randomly stumbling on your videos and discovering this one, I decided to pick up a Cardo product for my helmet too. I never really thought about listening to music or podcasts while riding because I wear earplugs too. I can't wait to get back out on the streets and just learn while i'm riding! Thanks for this!
I'm not a fan, tried it but I actually prefer just the sound of the wind and the bike. Gets me away from my phone for a while, and I feel connect to the ride more.
I actually enjoy riding without music. It is like a form of meditation to me. I have a bluetooth headset, but these days I just use it to receive phone calls. However, when I had a wife, we used to have matching headsets. We found we talked to each other when she was pillion, and enjoyed commenting on our surroundings. It also worked well when riding together on separate bikes.
@@aps-pictures9335 i didn't mean to hurt him/her,i have not phrased it such either, respectfully mind ur buisness,if the commenter feels i have offended them,let them speak for themselves.
Thank you for the ear plug advice, I'm a new rider and I didn't know you were supposed to wear ear protection. I paused the video and ordered some on the spot lol, luckily I haven't done too much riding without
I think it could be useful for long straight and boring routes, but if you drive in the twisties un in the mountains the sound of the wind and the bike is the soundtrack I enjoy more ;)
I was riding before technology allowed for this. I was against it at first but now I ALWAYS have music piped into my helmet I barely pay attention to it most of the time. I found it helps me to ride longer without getting mentally fatigued.
Well, THIS was a good way to start my day today. Always great to see you riding. And Cardo definitely made a good decision partnering with you. I'm actually considering getting one now, after having ridden for over 20 years (of and on; kinda like that proverbial guy that has ridden once a year for 20 years). But I'm anticipating getting into riding much more, now that I got my 650, much easier to have fun on than a giant Katana. And good advice on the earplugs.
I too appreciate FortNine and his scientific approach. My Lady and I got the Cardo so we could chat without me turning in my seat to hear her. My bikes are all quiet as i don't like loud exhaust. but I am deaf in my right ear. The cardo system works on our half shell helmets as well as my full face modular. For music we listen to Chris Stapleton to Led Zepplin. My own Mom cannot tell that I am riding when we talk on the phone! Thank You Young lady, as always, stay beautiful! You are in my prayers Hoka Hey
I used to have 30k sena then I switched them with Cardo Paltalk bold.. N it's a game changer👌👌highly recommend the jpl speakers.. For the music I used to listen to house n techno but I noticed I've been riding recklessly 😅😅 now I listen to Arabic songs😁 big fan Ryan too
I was riding without a headset for the longest I recently decided to finally get one a few days ago and you are correct riding with music is way better
I asked my husband for speakers for my bike one year for Christmas and he went a step further and got us Bluetooth communicators instead and it was an awesome idea.... I originally wanted it because I was a bit anxious as a new rider and that was just enough to help me relax and enjoy the ride... now I also have one in my snowmobile helmet and I hate to ride without tunes! It’s like not having the radio on in your car 🤷🏻♀️
I love my Cardo Packtalk Bold/JBL setup. Hands down the best communicator on the market. Not only is the sound and clarity AMAZING, but noise cancellation during calls and while riding/talking is waaay above anything other brands offer! Music definitely helps the flow of riding through whatever terrain I’m on at the time!! Thank you for the video! 🔥🔥🔥
I got my Cardo Paktalk Black Special Edition set today, installed them, and spent all afternoon riding! You were spot on! These things rock! Way better than the budget Sena headset that I had! Thanks so much for posting this video!
Absolutely agree, Lali. Playing music makes the ride so much more fun. I brought Cardo for my helmets after I saw you Ryan's review and you using Cardo.
Music improves the quality of the ride by 10x. Nope, by 20 to 30x!! It was today only I took our SUV for a ride and played Ooyy music on it. My God, the same road, everything was the same, but the experience was on a whole new level!! I am going to try my bicycle today evening.
I started off with riding with music, and oh my god, there's a specific feeling for when you're jamming in stop-and-go traffic and then your cardo dies :'( It's like sobering up when you're already sober lol
I am from Romania 😂 I can believe, I was not expecting to hear you talking about Romania since we are a smaller country. You have even the pin with our flag 😊 This was the first video I've seen on your channel. I like you, I'm your new subscriber 🤗
I listen to a mix when I ride daily, even though my commute to work is only 15 minutes, it beats riding with just the sound of wind and engine and things splatting onto my visor. But many of my friends tell me it's dangerous to ride with music in my helmet. But honestly, as long as everyone obeys the rules of the road, actual accidents will be limited. Also, the ending video, you have beautiful eyes. The first time I watched your video, I turned around to look out my window, turned back and was confused as to what I was watching hahah
Like .... seriously, it's a game changer. I got an off-brand one because I don't see myself needing an intercom anytime soon. If it becomes a repeated thing, maybe I'll get whichever major brand intercom I find people using the most. I'm new to motorcycling right now, so time will tell. But what I can say is that maybe I'm a little bit ADHD. While driving without music isn't such an enormous deal, it's also easier to get distracted from the road while driving. Having music I like playing helps distract that part of my brain or whatever which would otherwise let me get more distracted, so I can focus on the road so much better.
I listen to music 95 percent of the time through my PackTalk Bold, which I bought within a week of buying my Yamaha VMAX. I listen to classic rock. The VMAX is quick, but it’s even quicker with classic rock playing in my ears. 🤣😎
Riding with music is too dangerous for me. I like it when I hear the bike, the traffic and other things that are important while riding. Also I never talk and ride at the same time. Full conzentration on the street and the machine
Haha I literally talk to myself when I ride 🙈 I have good revelations about life that way. Sometimes I just turn on the camera and then I call it "motovlogging" 😂
When I took the motorcycle safety course they told us what to do if chased by a dog and I thought it was weird. And then it happened. I don’t know wtf it is with dogs and bikes either..
NOoooo. I almost couldn't watch this video. Eyes, ears, mind and body on the road. C-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-e. You don't need the distraction of music in your head when you are trying to dodge cars or hit the next apex. If you need music to make the ride enjoyable, you're on the wrong bike or in the wrong hobby.
I completely disagree but yeah every rider needs to do what works for them. I listen to music when I'm working too to HELP me focus, not to distract me, and it does help. Same concept applies on the bike. If it's distracting in heavy traffic I just turn the volume down
Ok! I've subscribed! Your ideas, presentation, general visual content....All Great! On par with Ryan FortNine. And loving seeing Lancaster again. You are truly precious! So be safe out there!
Justgot my Cardo. Went for a Christmas ride here in Wisconsin before winter finally showed up. Damn that was awesome having music in my helmet. Glad to here ear plugs work. I was wondering. Great channel!
Yeah the road was empty, you can do what you want. Empty road is something I rarely see in my country. Just focus and focus on the road. Safety first. Cheers 👍
@@AntiParallali fair enough I like fortnine but I can only say what I've experienced myself and I've had this thing on Enduro and on my road bike and it's not gone wrong yet (fingers crossed knock on wood).
I'm looking to get that M on my license in the near future and out of all the videos I've used for research, yours have been the most fun. I'm 26 with glasses and a love of music, and you've answered the big questions I had about helmets and audio. So thank you for that, Lali. Being a hobbyist online DJ, I have an interest on a variety of genres; but my top three would easily have to be electronic, rock/classic rock, and country. Close your eyes, turn up the volume, and let the music take over your soul. Except if you're riding, then skip the closing your eyes part. lol Thank you again, ma'am. You've earned a sub. Enjoy the ride. :)
I always do that's a must carrying accessories apart from helmet and riding gears.. ....firstly it keeps you cheerful while riding and on long ride that's best and it also helps heal your soul.😊😊 And bonus point it prevent from air from entering into your ears thats prevent damage...but just don't listen in high volume just don't...
At $340 I’d expect it to be better than good . I paid $20 for wired ear buds with mic and plug them direct into my bar mounted waterproof mobile that’s always on charge. Ok no intercom but for $320 less I’ll survive ,and at a push I can phone chat other riders no problem
I used to ride in downtown Baltimore and would listen to music to drown out all the ambulance and police siren noises somewhat LOL ...now if only they had a feature that cancelled out sewer smells too ..
@@AntiParallali 42 years of riding experience, a safe rider needs to hear their surroundings.. that ambulance you didnt hear could have been blowing through a red light .. but you rode downtown Baltimore so who the hell am I
I must admit, i have been ignorant of this subject so far, and I don't mean music while riding but earplugs. Adding insult to injury, I must admit during my longer rides (to mongolia, nordkapp) i had trouble with the buzzing noize after riding extended periods of time. Was always under the impression that ear plugs prevent you from hearing ambient noise (like horns for example). Will dig deeper into the matter, thank you for this video.
Earplugs will certainly stifle some external noise as well (the foam ones especially) but there are ones that are designed to leave ambient noise and just block wind noise
Bluetooth with earplug is a must have if you take long trips. 14 countries and 4500 miles this summer. Apple music was a god send especially for 7hr riding days.
I would never combine things i really like. I love drinking CocaCola and Whiskey, but would never combine it. I love music (I am a musician) and riding motorcycles, but would never combine it. When i am listening to music i also want to feel it and than i lose my mind for the surroundings. Same for Whiskey! 😜
I just replied this same thing to someone else: I completely disagree but yeah every rider needs to do what works for them. I listen to music when I'm working too to HELP me focus, not to distract me, and it does help. Same concept applies on the bike. If it's distracting in heavy traffic I just turn the volume down
Opps I've been riding for 45 years without ear plugs. I don't think I could as I like to hear the motorcycle, and when I've raced I like to hear what was around me, as there are no mirrors. I've never listened to music in my helmet, maybe a sound system in the helmet would be cool.
hell yea-rev theroy / yo-future / spiderbait-blackbetty/ saliva-click click boom / limp Bizkit-crack at it / saliva-lackluster remix / Disturbed-voices / Little John turned down for what / skindred- nobody gets out alive / Nonpoint-bullet with a name on it / avenged sevenfold - this means war / saliva- survival of the sickest / saliva- I refuse to lose /Tokyo drift Tokyo boys/..... As you can see all the songs noted above retracts concentration from riding....need to pull over 🤪
Damn 😏 I bought Sena, 3000 Norwegian kroner. But now I want Cardo instead. Well I guess I try and sell the Sena. Thanks for sharing this about the Cardo 😁
I must say @Lali I love your energy and excitment, but I disagree very much about listening to Music.. On Two lane roads it might be OK .. but more in the City or on the Highway .. I want to hear all of the cars around me. I did much research on Blue tooth Communictions too. I read a lot of info besides watching the Fourtnine video and other reviews. From what I learned Cardo is 100% Water proof and Sena is not.. I have heard Cardo takes better care of warranty issues and has better customer support. I have actually spoken with Americnas in Customer support where English is their first language. I have the Pack Talk Slim .. if I bobble my head such as when lifting the bike off from the kick stand it turns on the radio .. The voice command has not worked since software updates.. there still are more settings I need to change to get that working again. Yes means No and no means Yes in the settings a bit confusing.. 20 years ago I took a Russian Girl skiing in France.. She turned out to be a spoliled Princess, but I met a Couple who had excaped Communist Poland about 40 years ago. They live in Chiucago and I am still frineds with them. I leanred a lot about WWII and Communist Russian Control of Poland.. ect.. I had an online Romance with a Romanian Woman .. I would have liked to have met her in real life but she couldn't stop smoking so I never did meet her.. She turned me on to Leonard Cohen .. and told me all about Nikolos Tesla .. a very inteligent Woman.. She was a Widow her Husband was killed in a car accident.. She has since moved to the UK ..
@@AntiParallali Oh by the Way I ride an FZ-07 I figured it was slow enough to keep me out of Trouble but now I like the MT-09 or an Indian FTR-1200.. also like the Yamaha V-Max just to embarras Harleys.. I hit a Deer at 50 MPH with my FZ-07 had to buy new Forks Radiator and headlight .. I have a Madstad windshield .. that was too low .. you can order from 14" to 24" sheild and I ordered 16" it's too low .. so I just got the windscreen from a Triumph Tiger Sport 1200.. It's a more high tech design to funnerl the wind around your body . I also have GIVI side cases and a GIVI top case.. a Pet carrier and now a Luggage bag for the passenger seat.. Plus a luggage rack on top of the top case with a Dry Bag for my tent and sleeping bag.. I am about to install the Ohlin Cartridge kit in the forks for supposedly much better handling. My last Street bike is a 1984 Yamaha RZ-350 it came with a Shoie Helmet . It whisltes so bad it makes your earns ring.. So I got a new Shoie air helmet it's a lot quioter especially with the Chin guard in place.. It's terrible to damage your ears with wind noise that only dogs can hear.. I found I would get off my bike with stock exhaust and go to a fast food place to try to order food and I can't hear what hte waiter says because my ears are rining so loud.. There are Millions who think the Most perfect music is a Harley with straight pipes. I like my bike quiot so it does not draw attention to the cops .. I tend to be a bit more of a Hooligan than you are.. Did you know the British Royal Family are blood relatives to Vlad the Impaler ? Most all of the Global Rulers are related.. I didn't know about the Massacure in Romania in 1989 .. sounds like what they do in China..
Hey Lali I have had cardio myself for many years and the one I ride with now is the cardio freecom 4 . I hook my phone up to it so I can get my calls plus I listen to my Sirius radio through my phone into my headset .and listen to sirius channels on my Bluetooth headset it's awesome.. Cardio is the best because they are 100% waterproof. ! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
I might be late but it's 100000000000000x better with earplug headphones trust me. I've got loud exhaust and I keep my cardo on like the second to lowest volume setting and its perfect.
So, can this Cardo System be literally installed on any helmet? I am on the market for a helmet, and I was looking for a Bluetooth helmet which is limited. But if I can do this system, then i can get any helmet. please confirm. thanks
Love Classic rock while I´m riding! The mindset you go into and just float thru the traffic....aaahhh GREAT.... Then every once in a while I wanna go real hardcore and bat shit crazy and crank some Rammstein into my head.......OMG it´s IMPOSSIBLE for me to go at legal speed limit with those guys in my head, you feel like the ruler of the world of traffic!!!!!!!
Wearing earplugs is illegal in some states. So are headphones/speakers. I listen on long trips, but when commuting I don’t want the distraction. My two cents.
I heard about that...crazy they can make earplugs illegal because you WILL damage your hearing after just 1 hour of continuous riding without earplugs at 95db (motorcycle engine noise level). www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/what_noises_cause_hearing_loss.html#:~:text=Sound%20is%20measured%20in%20decibels,immediate%20harm%20to%20your%20ears.
Lmao yes. Every time I hear one of those riders I think to myself..I wonder if they know about Bluetooth headsets... And then I remember that they're not even wearing a helmet anyway 🙈🤣
I listen to music majority of the time. Mostly listen to stuff like Krewella, Marshmello, skrillex, tech n9ne and so much more. Depending on mood and why I’m riding (commute, errands, canyons)
i don't know what special speaker you were sent, i just recently picked up the Freecom 4x with the JBL speakers and for the music they suck big time...so now I just use it for phone calls or if I'm riding in a group.
1968 - Bucharest... Beautiful gypsy busker singing "Born to be Wild".. 🤟 Secret police approaches.. Beautiful gypsy busker singing Soviet Union National Anthem.. 👍 Cardo is a great product though and I love it.. Great review, Lali. 🙂
I have a Sena 50r system, and the music never gets loud...I can hear it while riding below 30mph...but above that the wind noise on my helmet is loud enough to cancel out any music...is there something I'm doing wrong...or it is just that the Sena doesn't go loud enough and Cardo does?
Cardo has different speaker modes you can pick from but they also have JBL speakers with the Freecom 4 and up units. Without earplugs you will ruin your hearing, they are loudddd...but when you listen with earplugs in, it's absolute bliss
