V1 Moments

I belong to a motorcycle club in the Northern Sierra’s. We’ve have become accustomed to riding behind one of our members who owns a Valentine One. His warnings, and no tickets in two summers, have made us feel secure. We’ll, there I was on a taco Tuesday, evening leading the group into one of our … continued

I was headed down a local freeway when V1 sounded. First thing, I checked my speed. As the signal ramped up, I took preemptive action—over one lane and slowed down a bit more. As I passed an on-ramp, V1 screamed! I looked in my side mirror and saw a CHP unit sitting back up the … continued

The intersection of I-10 and 1604 in San Antonio, TX, is a notorious speed trap. Maybe it was just good luck, but I’ve never seen an officer loitering about with his magic ticket gun…until today. V1 was pinging Ka band. I had plenty of time, so no worries there. I made it through the overpass, … continued

I’ve owned V1s for years and have never even been pulled over while using them. Well, a few months ago I believed the hype about the new Beltronics STI Driver, this by way of the RadarBusters website and Radar Roy.” I gave my V1 1.8 to my wife and started using the STI Driver. In … continued

My girlfriend bought me a Passport 9500i for Christmas. I thought it was okay, not great. Every day on my way to work I passed a speed sign transmitting K band. One morning the 9500i went beep just like always but you know who was waiting for me in the parking lot beyond the sign. … continued

I was radar testing after midnight on the main road in my town. There is a radar sign that tells you your speed. It’s on a straight road. I wanted to see if there was a difference in V1’s range with its forward antenna vs. the rearward antenna. To start, I drove far away from … continued

Mike, this is less of a “moment” and more of a good-bye to an old friend…Valentine One serial number 3060550373. I purchased that guy from you back in 1994 and he has kept a watchful eye over my most important life changes. Now he is going back to you for an “upgrade”. He was there … continued

Got my V1 for Christmas. There is an area where a new Home Depot was built. It is about a half mile from the road but close enough so that the self-opening doors give off a signal. Our Solo would always chirp and we would ignore it when we hit this area. I am in … continued

I took a road trip this fall through WV. In the construction areas, the signs had K-band drones that set V1 off. I gave full attention to these alerts until I could visually verify each one was a sign only and not somebody hiding in the weeds. I watched this with four of them. On … continued

This is about V1 Moments of long ago, back in the mid-nineties. The scene is One Lap of America, Brock Yates’s spiritual revival of his original—and outrageous—coast-to-coast Cannonball Run. Radar detectors were a must. V1 was the newest thing then; of course we wanted one, but there was a waiting list in those days. We … continued