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The Bluetooth control unit offers two installation options: permanent and temporary. The helmets I was using (Nolan 1002E and HJC CS-R1) both had grooves that prevented the use of the flat adhesive brackets for permanent installation; however, the temporary clamp brackets held securely with the included spacers.

The total installation time took about 5 minutes per helmet, and resulted in no holes, scratches or adhesive on either helmet. Once the bracket is installed, the control unit quickly and securely snaps onto the bracket, allowing easy removal from the helmet for charging or security purposes.

The boom-microphone and left earpiece (speaker) is a single modular unit. The speaker has a Velcro® backing, and includes a matching (larger) adhesive-backed piece of Velcro to affix to the helmet. The Nolan has a large, empty ear cavity, and the speaker mounts nicely against the helmet shell, and although it didn’t touch the ear at all, there was still plenty of volume. The HJC helmet has no such “extra space”, so the speaker was slid between the helmet liner and padding, and in turn, the speaker is mounted very close to the ear. However, it still proved to be comfortable and resulted in great fidelity. On both helmets, the flexible boom microphone fit nicely between cheek and collar pad seams, for a clean look while preventing the boom from touching our cheeks in the helmets. Be sure to mount both the control unit and the boom on the left side of the helmet so you won’t have to remove your hand from your throttle to adjust the volume.

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