Schuberth Concept Helmet Audio modification....by John Moylan, 14th August 2002

Having taken the plunge and bought the bike, the helmet, and the T-shirt, I decided I might as well get the intercom.  One Autocom Pro M1 system , many hundreds of Euro's and several hours at the kitchen table with the soldering iron later, I was ready.

Now I'm armed with a BMWR1100RT with integral Radio/Cassette (with handlebar remote), and I can switch the audio from speakers to helmet to mute via the dash mounted switch.  And as the phone (Siemens S35) is also wired in (with charger), I can take/make calls on the move.   The Autocom unit mutes the music for the phone, and resumes after the call, and also semi-mutes the music once the rider or passenger speak (Vox operated). Once you've had your first late night call for directions for the last few miles of a long trip in a foreign place, and got a running commentary like this.....

 - tell me how to get to your house?...

 - are you at the roundabout?

 - Yes?

 - then go left...

 - OK..

 - go on a few hundred yards

 - O.K...

 - see the house with the Red door ?

 - Yes...

 - well, that's it, you've arrived..!!)

...You'll wonder how you ever managed without it.

 

O.K., some pics....(click on them for full size versions)

Concept1 shows the finished article, sans head, of course...Concept1.JPG (96247 bytes)

 

Concept2 shows it, but with a head inserted this time.....Concept2.JPG (34220 bytes)

 

Concept3 shows detail of how the boom mike gets from inside the helmet to, well, the front. Concept3.JPG (124160 bytes)To do this involved totally gutting the innards of the helmet so you could see how it was constructed.  The installation of the mike then involved boring a very long hole through the polystyrene cheek piece and fishing it through from the front of the helmet.  Then the mike was plugged into the loom of the headset.

Concept4 is just  a side shot of the boom mike installation Concept4.JPG (77516 bytes)

Concept5 is a shot of the inside of the helmet.  Can't see anything ? - that's the idea !!  You're looking at the right ear, from the bottom front of an open helmet.Concept5.JPG (35986 bytes)

Concept6 is a shot of the corresponding area on the left hand side of the helmet  with the lining pulled back, and you can just see the speakers to the left of the chinstrap, and in a white 'pocket' I scooped out with the soldering iron - the boom mike is just visible on the r.h.s. of the picture....Concept6.JPG (92349 bytes)  Oh, did I tell you that the Concept has these pockets as standard - they're just not located over a normal persons ears !!...

 

Concept7 is a last exterior shot of the helmet and the 'tail' which is the connection lead for the Autocom unit.  This is just a short lead coming from the helmet loom, and which I've threaded out between the draught excluder/collar that runs around the base of the back of the helmet.  No drilling or gluing etc, the collar is flexible and bends around the cable easily...Concept7.JPG (12392 bytes)

O.K., now off you go and do yours,  if you need to contact me, just click  Here