The latter version would be preferred for a full-faced helmet like our Shoei, but the boom worked just fine when we bent it up into the helmet and then ran the speaker wires under the padding. There are two models of the G4, the version we have with a flexible boom mic and another that has one on a wire. This is presumably so you can refill those batteries without taking your helmet to your charging stand, but we also like that you could leave your lid hanging on a footpeg in the parking lot but take the (costly) communicator itself with you.
The G4 actually comes in two pieces: a clamp that attaches to your helmet and an easily removable portion with all the electronics inside.
Mounting can be a bit more tricky, however. Pairing is as easy as with any other headset, just hold the power button down until it starts blinking and then let your device detect it.
#Scala rider full
The G4 charges over microUSB and is rated for a full 10 hours of talk with a week of standby. (It even has a 3.5mm line-in and can tune in FM stations.) If you're a smartphone user there's a good chance you have all that covered by a single device, but if not the G4 will prioritize and make sure that your navigation updates don't get blocked by any of the many and lengthy guitar solos on Supermassive Black Hole.
#Scala rider Bluetooth
It offers Bluetooth pairing to a phone, a media player, and a navigation system simultaneously. That said, person-to-person communication is just the beginning of what this headset can do. We couldn't even get to a half-mile before we lost connection but that was with some trees in the way and, honestly, that's plenty far for most situations. The G4 filters out all that and allows up to four people to easily chat at a distance of up to a mile - in theory. Lots of folks ride with other people, but simple discussions about lunch plans, fuel stops, or the appropriateness of a pedestrian's attire can be difficult when you have 60mph of wind noise to contend with. Click on through to read why, and for a demonstration of some supremely impressive noise cancellation.įor our testing, Scala provided a set of two G4 headsets helpful because one of the primary advances here is boosted range for headset-to-headset communications. We took a pair of the headsets for a spin just the same and were left firmly convinced that this is a product worth giving up our in-helmet singing careers for. So, when we were given the opportunity to test ride Cardo's latest helmet-friendly Bluetooth headset, the Scala Rider G4, we were a little unsure of just how useful the thing would be for a conscientious, safety-minded rider. Doing so while dialing into a concall or grooving to some chill tunes is, well, not something we would exactly encourage. We'll get this out of the way up front: riding a motorcycle on the road is a generally dangerous and frequently challenging thing.
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