If mounted horizontal, do you have the light on the left or right or does it matter? Mounting horizontal would allow me to use it on my backup bike which has limited space under the saddle.
I didn't do a very scientific test. Basically turning the mount on the seat post by 90 degrees. So I do not know know if there are issues caused by it, but it detected all the cars I saw. It depends on the radar beam. The specs indicated a 40degree beam width - whatever that means. If it is a conical beam - it shouldn't matter if it is on it side ? Any radar antenna experts here ?
Radar Detection
The radar detects approaching vehicles up to 140 m away.
The approaching vehicle speed must be from 10 to 160 km/h (from 6 to 99 mph). NOTE: The radar does not detect vehicles traveling at the same speed as your bike.
The radar beam width is 40 degrees. It provides radar coverage for typical bends in the road.
The radar can detect up to eight approaching vehicles.
Hi...will it detect a staionary parked vehicle if we are riding towards it at a speed and on a collission course?...there are occassions when the rider looked down for a second too long dreaming....thks
The Varia RTL510 is intended for rear mounting only. You don't want to put it on the front of a bike. That would cause essentially non-stop false alarms for every solid object inside the radar beam.
