Few tech products have ever changed motorcycling as much as the Bluetooth communicator. In addition to connecting riders to each other, Bluetooth devices brought the power of the smartphone inside the helmet, which puts a whole world of tools at the rider’s disposal.

Modern Bluetooth comm units allow riders to talk to each other, hear directions for navigation, listen to music, use voice assistants, or even record rides. (Not that you shouldn’t keep a working knowledge of old-school hand signals, too!)

Bluetooth tech advances quickly. Nowhere is that more evident than the absence of Sena from our list of best picks for 2020. Sena has been a staple of the motorcycle Bluetooth headphone market for a long time, and they’re still a solid choice. In our testing, we found that other players in the space have simply outpaced Sena’s offerings for now.