Intercoms have become an almost indispensable accessory for lovers of travel and motorcycle routes, and also for those urban users who spend the day on the motorcycle. But apart from talking to your travel companion, you can give many more uses to an intercom.

It is an accessory that has marked a before and after in group travel and that does not stop evolving over time.

Currently there are endless options, from the most basic, which allow you to communicate with your passenger, to the most sophisticated, with which we can even record video and take photos.

In this post, we tell you about 5 uses of an intercom that you (perhaps) didn't know about.

Obviously, we're not going to discover that the main function of any intercom is to allow you to communicate legally and safely with other riders without having to get off the bike.

In fact, it's the only way to do it and the reason why they're causing a stir among two-wheelers. However, there are intercoms today that give you many more uses.

5 uses of an intercom

Communicate with one, two or even a large group of motorcyclists

Among the intercoms that we have at Motocard, you can find everything from models that allow you to communicate with your passenger or with another motorist, even models, (yes, with a slightly higher cost), that allow you to talk with up to 16 motorists at the same time!

Here it is important that you know what your travel plans are going to be to get the right intercom and that the price does not skyrocket. So that we understand each other, the one who travels with his partner is not the same as the one who travels with five other motorists. The needs, logically, are different.

For example, the Cardo Scala Rider Freecom 4 that we have here allows us to communicate between two motorcyclists and their respective passengers or between three motorcyclists separated up to 1.2 km away.

Automatic volume and sound quality

Another important aspect that you may not have stopped to think about is that there are intercoms that automatically adjust the volume during a conversation or call, without the need for us to remove the hands of the controls of the motorcycle adapting to the environmental conditions. That is, at high speed, the ambient noise is greater, so the volume must be somewhat higher.

And to make things even better, you also have to know that some intercoms eliminate those annoying noises produced by the wind, rain or bad weather during a call so that conversations are more fluid and clear.

Listen to music

We continue with more features that intercoms offer us. Surely many of you will already know this, but it is worth reminding you that most current intercoms have integrated radio frequency and also allow synchronization with mp3 devices or with your mobile phone.

In this way, you can accompany your trip with your favorite song and make it much more enjoyable and fun. Also, if you share this music with your passenger, the experience is very complete. You can also use streaming platforms like Spotify or YouTube to play your favorite songs. If you want to change the music for the GPS indications you can do it too.

Siri and Google Assistant

That an intercom allows us to make and receive calls is something obvious and that we are not going to discover at this point either. However, there are some options that can make our experience and our motorcycle trip even more comfortable.

Many of the intercoms that we know today allow us to connect it with our Smartphone through Bluetooth. Thus, we can use the intelligent assistants Siri and Google Assistant, activating them through the relevant voice command.

In this way, we can configure our destination, accept or receive incoming calls and, if our mobile is unlocked, send WhatsApp messages.

Remember that you must have activated the voice control of the assistant on your mobile and the microphone for the application you want to use.

Photographs and videos

And if you are one of those looking for a high-end intercom, you should know that some of the latest generation intercoms also allow you to take photos and record video. Yes, you heard right. Some intercoms on the market integrate a camera to record your motorcycle adventures. All in one device.

The Sena 10C intercom is a good example of this. In addition to the basic functions of any intercom, it allows you to record videos in Full HD and take photos. It even has a function called Smart Audio Mix that allows you to mix voice and music in the same video.

Conclusion

You can see that a motorcycle intercom makes our trip much more comfortable. As we have said before, it is important to know what your needs are in order to find the intercom that best suits you.