Top 10 Best Motorcycle Bluetooth Headsets: Reviews, Buying Guides & FAQs

Pros

• ✔ Easy installation and can pair well with most the communication devices, including iPhone and Google Pixel Phone
• ✔ Stable and have a built-in shark fin antenna so that it remains fixed to your helmets while riding
• ✔ The producer will give you a rubber piece to add to the space between the clamp and your helmet or it can be used as a piece of mount
• ✔ To support the speaker, you can add a Velcro piece to attach it to your helmet
• ✔ It also has speaker cover to reduce frictions between your ears and the speaker
• ✔ Designed to be the most functional motorcycle headset for communication and call quality is excellent
• ✔ Integrated with HD audio system so it is great for listening to music, GPS and phone calls
• ✔ Sena has applied an advanced noise control technology to its headsets to help to maximize the abilities of noise cancelation and reduce wind reduction and improve the clarity of your voiced calls
• ✔ The new intercom allows communication between up to eight riders and has a range of up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles)
• ✔ Allow audio multitasking, you can take phone calls, listen to music and GPS direction and talk simultaneously without any interruption like a traditional Bluetooth headset
• ✔ Quick charge and quick connection, you can charge to the full battery for only one hour
• ✔Physical controls are easy, even when you wear gloves, so it is considered convenient for constant use
• ✔ Waterproof charging port
• ✔ Other features include Ambient Noise control, Bluetooth version 4.1, and Voice Command.

Cons

• ✘ The speaker is not of desirable quality, you can only hear high-pitch and try-to-be loud sound without clearly voices
• ✘ Sena’s voice command system can cause you problems to record your talk with an outside mic even when you are not riding. However, there is an alternative way for this by using your phone’s assistance and you do not have to use the headset’s voice control
• ✘ Has embedded the function to deal with ambient noise but customers said that it is just for existence and does not really works for sure
• ✘ Extra features, such as fm radio are added but of poor quality

Pros

• ✔ Bluetooth version 3.0
• ✔ It claims to last for 7 hours of talk time and 6 days of standby time
• ✔ In reality, battery time is about 5 hours for this headset to be in good conditions
• ✔ Fast connection and pairing with your devices
• ✔ Great call quality, even with half helmets. Because such a type of helmet does not cover all of your ears, there will be a lot of noise and wind interference when you take your calls. This motorcycle headset from Sena works perfectly at cancelling noise and produces crystal clear sound. Your partners will not have to shout through their phone to be heard by you and neither do you
• It is equipped with Sena’s advanced noise control that works to reduce noise in the background while you are riding at high speed. 
• ✔ Universal Intercom protocol allows you to connect this headset with other brands in the market. 
• ✔ Furthermore, a jog dial is installed to make it easy to use while riding. 
• ✔ Sena SMH10D-10 Bluetooth music playback can control different features like pause, play, track forward, and backward functions, plus each audio source has got its adjustable volume level
• ✔ Easy installment and can be easily attached to your helmet
• ✔ You can control the headset and all of its parts easily when riding, even with your gloves on
• ✔ Intercom range is about ½ kilometer, and suitable for a group of touring riders to communicate with each other additional functions work well, such as 

Cons

• ✘ This headset is better for communication and hearing GPS than listening to music, because the quality of music produced by this headset is nowhere desirable
• ✘ When you switch to “intercom mode”, the function of wind and noise reduction will decrease considerably, so for clear sounds you have to switch on and off this mode interchangeably, which is not convenient at all
• ✘ Because many features are included in, some customers complained about difficulties to memorize them all. You are recommended to use the instructions thoroughly to make the best use of all functions of the headset

Pros

• ✔ Waterproof and dustproof, so you can carry it for any ride that you take, under all weather conditions
• ✔ Equipped with Bluetooth version 4.1, universal connectivity, can connect to any Bluetooth headset and devices; Built-in FM radio; 
• ✔ Sound quality is excellent with HD speakers and a specially-tuned audio processor, allowing you to have a great experience with both listening to music and taking phone calls
• ✔ You can charge while riding
• ✔ 2-way rider to rider intercom helps you communicate conveniently, you can operate a bike-to-bike conferencing at a Bluetooth range of up to 500m/0.3mi
• ✔ There are 3 versions: Freecom 1 Plus, Freecom 2 Plus, and Freecom 4 Plus that helps you to connect with passengers, with your companion biker, or with a group of up to 4 riders
• ✔ Thin, slim, and lightweight, it looks nothing different than your normal earbuds but with the high quality and full functionality of a Bluetooth headset exclusively made for motorcycle riding
• ✔ You can purchase Freecom Kit to use the headset with half helmets
• ✔ And it cannot be denied that the price is good for all of the above features
• ✔ Maintenance battery life allows up to 13 hours of talk time, which are the longest in the market right now                            

Cons

• ✘ It is not easy to push the buttons and control the headset if you are using gloves
• ✘ Sound quality is good if you stopped, but worse when you ride
• ✘ You need to switch the volume to max if you want to listen to your calls while riding because it is terrible at wind reduction and noise cancellation.
• ✘ The intercom works badly if you do not have a windshield and therefore it is hard to communicate with passengers when you ride
• ✘ Poor customer service is also reviewed by many purchasers, it is hard to contact Cardo for broken charging port or other problems after use
• ✘ It is easy if you only use the headset to connect with up to 2 riders. However, when the case is 4 riders, it turns out to be super complicated and you have to be some kind of a tech-savvy to make things work. The instructions are not helpful for being incomprehensible and cumbersome

Pros

• ✔ It can be activated by voice. The technology of natural voice is equipped so that you do not have to touch any button to make a command to the system to switch from mode to mode
• ✔ The headset use speakers from JBL to bring an outstanding HD sound quality for both listening to music and jog dial
• ✔ Using the advanced Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 4.1 and has a battery life of up to 13 hours of talk time
• ✔ DMC stands for Dynamic Mesh Communication, which is the most advanced technology in the field of Bluetooth communication. It helps solve all the problems that you often see in Bluetooth devices. 
• ✔ Normally a motorcycle bluetooth headset can help you connect in a group of up to 8 riders, but with Cardo DMC, you can connect in a pack of up to 15 riders, and with a bike-to-bike range of 1.6 kilometers
• ✔ Cardo DMC has the ability to self-heal a network that accommodates riders and therefore it can drop in or out of a network without any interruptions. Networks only need to be set up once, and pairing is really quick
• ✔ Has built-in FM radio and can be charged while riding
• ✔ Great quality noise canceling system, crystal clear sound even it can be in low volume, you can still hear your voice
• ✔ It is also perfect if you need some music for your ride, even most of the time, if you are listening to music at the same time as riding a motorcycle, it can be dangerous
• ✔ Overall, it is still the most favorite motorcycle Bluetooth headset in the market and is assessed as more effective than other popular names such as Sena 30s or Sena 30k because of the sound quality and being much easier to use
• ✔ The price point is good, compared to other competitors

Cons

• ✘ JBL speakers are terrible when your motorcycle is at high speed, you can barely hear anything even at maximum volume. However, this is the common problem with almost all motorcycle Bluetooth headsets in the market
• ✘ At speeds over 15 mph, the natural voice activation stop functioning, so it is not of great help and you should consider spending more money instead of another motorcycle headset at lower price range if you just go for this headset only because of this function

Pros

• ✔ Easy installation and easy to use
• ✔ Everything about Sena Bluetooth headsets are highly reviewed by motorcycle riders. It is only two things they often complain about, which are the speakers being too small, even at its maximum volume and the user interface is hard to control and comprehend. However, with Sena 5S, now you don’t have to worry about these problems anymore
• ✔ HD speakers are easily fit into your helmet speakers pocket
• ✔ With a dramatic boost in volume, bass boost, and clarity, sound quality has never been so great for communication between riders and between riders and passengers, your phone receivers won’t even recognized that you are riding because you sound so clear and loud without any noise or wind interference
• Dynamic crystal clear sound quality for listening to your music while riding your motorcycle because the new speakers add more bass to make your listening better than ever
• ✔ HD two-way intercom
• ✔ Bluetooth 5.0
• ✔ The Jog Dial and a LCD screen allows a user interface that is much easier to control while you ride, and guarantee your safety along the ride
• ✔ You can control the headset with your voice, and it is multi-language
• ✔ Everything is automatic, including Digital Assistant Access and Firmware Update
• ✔ You just say “Hey Siri” or “Hey Google” then you can open your smartphone that is connected to the Bluetooth headset. Imagine you are on the road and need to find the next gas station or food stop, you just call your digital assistant and she will tell you exactly how to get there using GPS. 
• ✔ When you are connected to wifi, all the latest firmware will be downloaded and installed so that no touch control is needed for you to be up to date with the latest technology from Sena.
• ✔ Sena 50s charges 30% faster compared to its predecessors. After one hour of being fully charged, it can last for 9 hours of Mesh intercom talk time or 14 hours of Bluetooth intercom talk time. Moreover, at the fast-charging mode, in as little as 20 minutes, Sena 50S will provide up to 3.5 hours of Mesh communication or 6 hours of Bluetooth intercom

Cons

• ✘ The digital assistant access function with Siri/Google works slowly so it is almost useless
• ✘ The volume could still need to be a little bit louder, but it is such a big improvement from Sena 5S to give considerably good sound quality

Pros

• ✔ Bluetooth 3.0 technology from Sena helps you connect to your bluetooth devices to listen to music, take and make phone calls hands free and join a group of intercom communication of up to 4 riders at the same time
• ✔ Equipped with Sena Advanced Noise Control Technology for noise cancellation and wind reduction
• ✔ Compatible with other brand bluetooth devices 
• ✔ Best motorcycle bluetooth headset for communication, many purchasers raved it for a great experience when they use the bluetooth headset to communicate with other riders or passengers
• ✔ 12 hours of talk time and 10 hours of standby time allows you to have a long ride without worrying about recharging your device
• ✔ Charge time of only 2.5 hours for a full battery
• ✔ Easy to access with intuitive button operations and Jog Dial
• ✔ Intercom range of 900 meters, suitable for a small group touring
• Phone volume, music volume,  and intercom volumes will be saved separately and returned to its own saved volume level whenever the associated profile is reconnected. This function will help protect your ears and to bring the best experience of sound
• ✔ Two-Year Warranty so that you can have your headset fixed and guaranteed anytime you need to make sure it is always in the best condition
• ✔ Simple to use and solid in all of its functions which are to streaming music through your bluetooth-enabled devices, listening to voice instructions of GPS, and communicating with other intercom devices, no matter it is with a passenger or other motorcycle riders
• ✔ Easy installation for most helmets 

Cons

• ✘ The only problem is that you cannot find a way to install the bluetooth headset with a half helmet and the producer did not inform of such case in advanced
• ✘ Still limited in functions for the price but it works perfectly in the essential ones

Pros

• ✔ Versatile and using the most advanced technology to help riders’ communication better than ever
• ✔ Waterproof and Dustproof
• ✔ DMC Dynamic Mesh Communication
• ✔ Uninterrupted communication is possible for groups of 2 and up to 15 riders, at a range of up to 8 km / 5 miles
• ✔ Constant connectivity thanks to an self-healing, adaptive meshwork
• ✔ Each member of the group can randomly join, leave and automatically reconnect within a fraction of a second (150ms), and without pressing a single button
• ✔ HD speakers and specially-tuned audio processor to deliver a great sound experience
• ✔ Ultra Fast Pairing Connection
• ✔ Self-adjusting audio volume according to speed and ambient noise that can be customized
• ✔ Voice recognition technology to allow voice command and hands-free operation.
• ✔ Up to 1 mile / 1.6 km(1) Bike-to-Bike intercom and up to 5km with 4 or more riders.
• ✔ 4-Way Bluetooth Intercom Conferencing: 2 riders and their passengers or 3 separate riders (Full Duplex).
• ✔ Built in Fm Radio
• ✔ Audio multitasking: You can have intercom conversations with other riders, listen to music/radio, and receive GPS navigation instructions via Bluetooth at the same time
• ✔ Can be used with half helmets
• ✔ Perfect both for a group touring and a solo rider

Cons

• ✘ The operation by voice control respond to unexpected sounds, while can not be turned on when needed
• ✘ Wind noise cancellations are weak in quality
• ✘ Battery life is short and not useful for a long ride

Pros

• ✔ It has all the features that make Sena strong in bluetooth communication devices to support sports activities.
• ✔ What sets Sena 30K bluetooth intercom apart from its peers is the use of Mesh 2.0 technology. It is even better than the mesh technology used in the Cardo DMC.
• ✔ Battery: For a full battery, required charge time is 1.5 hours. If you need a quick charge, only 20 minutes of charging can help the headset to maintain 5 hours of Bluetooth intercom and 3 hours of Mesh intercom
• ✔ Talk time: Bluetooth intercom: up to 13 hours and mesh intercom: up to 8 hours
• ✔ Easy installations and high quality speakers that can satisfy most of motorcycle riders for their purposes to listen while riding

Cons

• ✘ Not waterproof, which is a big minus compared to motorcycle bluetooth headsets from Cardo. You can imagine caught up in the rain and your expensive pieces of devices run dead
• ✘ And regarding the speakers, some customers complained about it being too quiet and you will need to attach with some kinds of noise cancelling earbuds for better listening abilities

Pros

• ✔ The most versatile bluetooth headset for motorcycle from Cardo in particular and on the market in general
• ✔ Waterproof and Dustproof
• ✔ DMC Dynamic Mesh Communication solves all Bluetooth usual problems
• ✔ Constant connectivity thanks to an self-healing, adaptive meshwork
• ✔ Each member of the group can randomly join, leave and automatically reconnect within a fraction of a second (150ms), and without pressing a single button
• ✔ HD speakers from JBL from this headset is so much better than the above affordable version, so you must pay a higher price for this
• ✔ Ultra Fast Pairing Connection
• ✔ Self-adjusting audio volume according to speed and ambient noise that can be customized
• ✔ Voice recognition technology to allow voice command and hands-free operation.
• ✔ Up to 1 mile / 1.6 km (1) Bike-to-Bike intercom and up to 5km with 4 or more riders.
• ✔ 4-Way Bluetooth Intercom Conferencing: 2 riders and their passengers or 3 separate riders
• ✔ Built in Fm Radio
• ✔ Audio multitasking: You can have intercom conversations with other riders, listen to music/radio, and receive GPS navigation instructions via Bluetooth at the same time
• ✔ Auto connect intercom: When you ride in a group, the intercom will automatically connect all of your members once you are in the intercom range
• ✔ Voice command
• ✔ Sound quality is both good for listening and for others to listen to you clearly, wind and noise cancelling of the mic is awesome, this is something you would not normally get for lower priced motorcycle bluetooth headset

Cons

• ✘ Noise cancellations could have been better for the price
• ✘ All the auto functions works slowly rather than being truly helpful
• ✘ High price and not suitable for everyone

Pros

• ✔Economical.
• ✔ Easy installation and easy operation
• ✔ Bluetooth 3.0 gives you the ability to make hands-free calls and participate in a one-to-one intercom conversation within the range of 400 meters
• ✔ Audio multitasking allows you to communicate with other riders while listening GPS directions through intercom bluetooth, and listen to and share music when paired with an MP3 player or smartphone.
• ✔ Natural quality sound with Advanced Noise Control Technology, which is the ultimate strength of Sena
• ✔ Great customer service and easy to read instruction with firmware updates on Sena official website
• ✔ Compatible with other brand devices
• ✔ Jog Dial and large buttons allows a user interface that is much easier to control while you ride, and guarantee your safety along the ride
• ✔ Long battery life so you you do not have to worry about loss of connection in a long ride

Cons

• ✘ Not waterproof
• ✘ The volume is too small to hear on the road