Effectively using a speed camera detector on a motorcycle has always been difficult.

Motorcycles present a different set of challenges: wind, engine noise, earplugs, helmets, the elements. Bike products need to be robust, waterproof and deliver information to the rider effectively.

Traditional products designed for use inside cars tend not to cross over well and actually be useable on a bike. Are they waterproof? Can they survive the harsher environment on a bike? How is the speed trap information delivered? How am I going to see or hear the warnings anyway?

It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking to motorcyclists or car drivers about speed trap detection, our advice always begins with the same common sense approach: Think about the types of cameras you are going to encounter and make sure you choose the product or products that cover those types of cameras.

In our experience, the cameras which motorcyclists enquire most about are mobile speed cameras, so deal with your biggest concern first.

If it’s hand held radar guns, Multanova, Mesta or mobile GATSOs you need a good radar detector on-board. If it's laser guns, safety camera vans or any other kind of mobile laser (lidar) the best effective defence is a laser jammer.

Our Vizalert product is the first motorcycle warning system which is able to display alerts from radar detectors and laser jammers. It gives visual alerts that you can easily interpret and use on a bike with different coloured LEDs for different threats and increased flash rates as you get closer to the threat.