With the SMH5 headset from Sena Technologies Inc., there is no need to yell or come up with clever hand signals to communicate with your riding partner. The SMH5 dual headset kit comes with two headsets and it allows an operator to have a clear, two-way conversation with his or her passenger or another motorcycle rider for a distance of up to 400 metres (in open terrain).

When paired with a bluetooth phone, the SMH5 allows the wearer to make and receive phone calls wirelessly and listen to music on a bluetooth audio device or the voice instructions of GPS navigations wirelessly. The wearer can even control the volume of the headset and play music, pause it and flip through tracks with easy-to-access buttons on the headset.

Sena has made it possible for a rider and his or her passenger to listen to the same music tracks or radio station, wirelessly, with the company’s all-new SM10 Dual Stream Bluetooth Stereo Transmitter.

Released in July 2012, the SM10 transmitter can be used with any headset brand, but Sena recommends pairing it with the Sena SMH5 or the company’s four-rider intercom model, the SMH10.

The SM10 transmitter can be used with various bluetooth audio devices, such as MP3 players and iPods, as well as non-bluetooth stereo systems. The SM10 also has an auxiliary audio input so riders can be plugged into their GPS navigation system while they are connected to their bluetooth music device.

The SM10 is water resistant and it comes with a motorcycle handlebar mount.

After testing Sena’s SMH5 headset and the new SM10 dual stream stereo transmitter this summer, my riding partner and I never head out on our motorcycle without them. The devices are easy to use and discreet, and allow us to talk freely and listen to the same tunes while cruising the open road.

We found the SMH5 works best with a full-face helmet due to wind noise—and now Sena makes a bluetooth headset designed specifically for half-helmets.