FODSPORTS Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom with Music Sharing, M1S Pro 2000m 8 Riders Group Helmet Communication System Headset Universal Wireless Interphone (Waterproof/Handsfree/Stereo Music/GPS/2 Mic)

FODSPORTS Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom, M1S Pro 2000mThis will be the most positive review I have ever left for a product, technology, or otherwise. It is a long review where I try to give the level of detail I want before setting off on a remote motorcycle adventure relying on a piece of tech. For those that don't like the long-form review – this device exceeded my expectations, allowing a friend and me to spend two days wandering the Everglades, sometimes at high speeds, with fantastic communication quality (with half helmets!). But the long review will talk about some caveats and one impactful quality problem. But overall, this will be a ravingly positive review.I rode a great deal 40 years ago, but in the last 40 years, I have only ridden a dirt bike a few times. So I spent a day getting my learner's permit and hours with my friend in his housing development at slow speed, getting used to his bike. (This is to set expectations on what kind of a biker I am, a "new-old" newbie). Although I was a big tech consumer until I bought this device, I had never entertained the idea of motorcycle comms. We spent half a day riding all around West Palm, Florida, and then the entirety of the 2nd day riding around Lake Okeechobee. On day 1, I could not have been more thrilled with the quality of voice communications. We purchased them on a whim (after an extensive review of comments) and after seeing the Sena half helmet device that was almost 1.5x as much (each!).My immediate Day 1 summary: I was shocked I could ride a motorcycle and converse casually with my friend. And this was with half helmets! On day 1, speeds rarely exceeded 40 mph but hit 50 mph on occasion. And as most of you probably know, here is the most critical variable – the motorcycle windshield. From the picture, you can see we had windshields. We are both tall, and I was looking over my windshield a bit too much, meaning I had air hitting my helmet and the top part of my face. I found myself slouching to avoid it, but my point is that I did not have a perfect shield and had wind jostling around my face. Yes, that windshield made a difference, but I cannot define how much. I know I could hear my friend at 75mph! Not perfect, but well enough to communicate. Sometimes, I had to yell, MOVE YOUR MIC CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH, REPEAT, or SAY AGAIN, but we could communicate. ( I feel strongly this would not have been possible at 75mph with no windshield, but again, my windshield was not a perfect shield due to my height.) Also, when trucks would come by at 75mph from the opposite direction (scary AF!) and the wind from them would slam me (even on an 1100), I could still hear him talking. The noise canceling was excellent as I could hear the wind noise from his mic constantly, but it was never loud and irritating to the point I wanted to turn off the device. Often, noise canceling in electronics will work on a walkie-talkie, and then when noise breaks through the cancel feature, it is LOUD! This never happened with this device as background noise was constant past 40mph, but consistently just low background noise.It is important to note (if you can tell in the picture) that we had half helmets. And my friend had a helmet with thin straps. We used a 3rd party ear speaker holder that was 100% required to make the Fodsports intercom work with a half helmet. And this ear speaker holder system was not even supposed to work with his strap system, but it did. But the roughly $12 the 3rd party speaker holder cost still had us well under 50% of the price of a Sena half helmet intercom system.And now the unfortunate problem in the midst of using this fantastic device. On day 1 we stopped to eat and shut off our Fodsports intercoms. My friend's device would not turn back on, no matter what. And it WAS charged before we turned it off, we checked (I am anal about always knowing where my electronics are charged). The riding was TOO good to stop so we spent another 3 hours kicking around some amazing places in West Palm. But it was so different riding without comms. I had quickly grown used to being able to talk with him. The "communication-free" ride was fun, but it was like we were riding 'together apart.' I had already grown addicted to motorcycle comms and don't want to ever go back.That night, I took both devices and charged them – all night. In the morning, I checked, and they were both fully charged and we got geared up, and the devices synced, and when we got on the bikes, his died *dammit!*. So, on a whim, we ran a cell phone battery charger to his device, and it worked! And thank you, Fodsports. Often less expensive electronic devices cannot charge and work at the same time, but this one did ALL DAY LONG (11 hours!). So, other than an extended cable routing to the side of the intercom on his helmet, it worked perfectly (well, not as perfectly as if it held a charge!).Again, I cannot say enough good things about this Fodsports intercom system!!!! The best of both worlds is that I could ride with a friend and have casual and random conversations throughout the day. I know many of you are familiar with motorcycle comms, but coming back after 40 years, this is just magic—the best kind of magic - the joy of the ride and brotherhood in conversation.** Update. Several months later, I bought a 2nd one to use with my son when we ride our bikes (pedal bikes). He is 16 and had all but quit riding with me as he said it was boring. But now, with comms the entire ride, he is riding with me again as he just wants to talk the whole ride. Thank you again FodSports! Ironically, when I was with my friend on motorcycles, we had half helmets, and now my son and I have full-faced MTB helmets when we ride our bikes 😊. So there is nothing to report there as this device does well in a full-faced helmet, as you can put the mic behind the mouth guard area. But again, read above about high-speed motorcycle riding with half-helmets. The Fodsports communication at high speed was not perfect, but darned good!*** Additional. I have used the Fodsports on multiple all-day solo gravel bike rides. Listening to podcasts or taking calls via a Bluetooth connection to my Android phone is flawless. This device continues to deliver!

I purchased these for my husband and his best friend to use while riding there dirtbike, I have never seen them more excited to ride together. The set up was so simple and they connected to Bluetooth almost immediately with ease. They fit very easily into both there helmets and it was so amazing to see there were different options for mouth pieces. They are very light weight, and very functional easy to use. You can adjust the volume very easy communicate easily, and my husband said the clarity is shocked. Riding very loud dirtbike and the clarity is so clear they can hear each other perfectly over the engines. I would say money well spent!

I listen to a lot of podcasts and skip a lot of advertising. This product does not list it's ability to skip through audio.I posted the question here, looked through the instruction manual and contacted the seller. Everyone said no.But it can skip!This is with an android pixel 7 and pocket casts mostly but I'm sure it will work with most phones and apps.There are three buttons on the top. The two bigger ones will skip back and forward (the left and right buttons respectively)The manual says these are for previous and next track so if you have a playlist loaded or are listening to a music service perhaps they will behave that way instead of skipping 30 seconds or so through the track.I have more observations:When installing this I should have been more careful on which side of the plastic mount I stuck the 3m tape, it's best to fully visualize how things go together before you commit. Same goes for the metal clip, very hard to remove if you put it through the wrong side.I quickly learned that the plastic clip that retains the removable comms is really under engineered and it broke quite easily.Customer care was kind enough to send me another one. While I waited I have been using the set up without the retaining clip and don't feel like it will come out on it's own but will replace with the proper clip at some point.The metal clip option would not work for me on the Klim alpha x1 (over hyped helmet imo) Klim also says not to put stickers on the helmet as I'm sure all manufacturers do so, ho hum.Speaker placement:When I first set this up I thought one speaker didn't work. Moving the speaker a fraction of an inch made a huge difference. I also got better sound when I used the provided spacers to bring the speakers closer to my ears.I was thinking I'd made a mistake with this purchase until I got the speakers aligned properly.The sound isn't amazing but it's pretty good.Charging cable:I saw people mention that they couldn't get USB C cables they already owned to fit into the recessed port on this unit. I tried a couple I had and they fit in but unfortunately the unit would only charge with the provided cable.I have a hundred USB C devices and only this and maybe 2 others behave this way. The cable they provide is decent but I wish I could use whatever cable I liked. (Update: I tried another cable and it worked. I think the unit did not like that I plugged it into a higher output charger with a cable capable of delivering that higher charge? It may be just a protective measure. So it will work with various cables)Overall I'm satisfied with this purchase, it's hard to imagine that paying 3 to 5 times the price would get me a much better experience for my main use of audio while I ride.

If you are looking for a great value motorcycle intercom then look no further. I spent a long time checking out the main brands but was put off by the extortionate prices being charged for these devices. The FODSPORTS one works great, connects easily and has perfectly acceptable call and music playback quality. The price of under $80 with the promotion is very good value for what you get. Installation was easy and quick on my helmet and the FM radio is super useful and works well. If you register your product after buying it, you get another 6 months of warranty too on top of the 12 months it comes with. Can’t really go wrong with this intercom. Highly recommended

When I'm sitting still or the RPMs on my Harley Ultra limited. It sounds horrible. Everyone sounds like they have a bad connection and they say I sound the same. But everyone else can talk and hear each other just fine. I suspect my stator is causing interference. But when someone is on the back. They hear just fine. If you have a Harley. I suggest you look elsewhere for a head set.