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« on: July 23, 2011, 08:07:37 AM » |
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I've stumbled across a few good deals on motorcycle stereos (amp, speakers, control box) and am weighing installing one and selling my Sena vs just keeping what I have.
My wife doesn't ride with me much anymore not that our first kid is on the way and she doesn't see riding much after he/she (we find out on Thursday!!!) is here. I like the idea of the stereo being right on the bike, but the Sena is doing pretty dang well.
Anybody have any thoughts or experiences with on-bike stereos they'd like to share?
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2011, 10:16:37 AM » |
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I had these on my GL1100; http://www.motorcycletunes.com/I would get the 500 wat amp, as the 200 starts to fade at hi way speeds. The speakers are very clear, and the amp is small enough to hide under the seat. The AM/FM CD system would go in a saddlebag nicely. Fred. |
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2011, 10:47:26 AM » |
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Those both look like what I'd like. The big things I'd want, beside wattage, is a USB for charging my phone, which I would use as the MP3 Player. One with SD input would be nice to just plug in a card and forget about...no need for external anything.
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2011, 01:31:50 PM » |
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I bought these last winter with the 500 watt for my 98 Tourer. http://www.motorcycletunes.com/ Installed the 500 Watt amp on the front wall inside the right saddlebag. Mounted the amp to a panel and attached the panel with Velcro. The front wall of the saddlebag is curved the Velcro panels filled the void from the curve. Next to the amp I mounted a MP3 player with 2 or 3 hundred tunes. I control the volume with the thumb button on the left handlebar that controlled the CB I disconnected. I don't have the speed sensitive volume control so I have to turn it down as I slow. The Cycle Tunes speakers came with a noise suppressor that is also in the nose of the saddlebag but doesn't stop the static. It comes with 3 possible hook-ups but none remove the static. The sound goes through the 500 Watt amp and then to this control and then to the chrome speakers. .jpg) .jpg) |
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2011, 06:55:38 PM » |
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My $.02 worth (or less, depending on the market...). Few things in this world I can barely tolerate - one of them is someone infringing on MY space, thinking it belongs to them. Texters crossing the line in the road fall into that category. Pipes that I can hear from a block away, also. Stereos, either vibrating my entire bike/truck at a light, or even going down the road blasting over mine, are infringing, as far as I'm concerned. That being said, the bikes with the great speakers, and amps, that are blasting out THAT PERSON'S favorite tunes, regardless of what ANYone else thinks, tend to grate on my nerves. I just don'tthink it's right. I like my headphones, I can listen to whatever I want, without imposing my "chit" on anyone else, and the world is at peace... But, I'll give ya $20 for your Sena's if you decide to go that way...  Roger |
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2011, 08:12:24 AM » |
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I hear ya, Walkure. The more videos I've watched on youtube of bike w/ aftermarket stereos, the less I want to be "that guy." I hadn't really thought about that aspect, but I think I'm going to stick to the Senas. Thanks for all the input.
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2011, 10:07:39 AM » |
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My $.02 worth (or less, depending on the market...). Few things in this world I can barely tolerate - one of them is someone infringing on MY space, thinking it belongs to them. Texters crossing the line in the road fall into that category. Pipes that I can hear from a block away, also. Stereos, either vibrating my entire bike/truck at a light, or even going down the road blasting over mine, are infringing, as far as I'm concerned. That being said, the bikes with the great speakers, and amps, that are blasting out THAT PERSON'S favorite tunes, regardless of what ANYone else thinks, tend to grate on my nerves. I just don'tthink it's right. I like my headphones, I can listen to whatever I want, without imposing my "chit" on anyone else, and the world is at peace... But, I'll give ya $20 for your Sena's if you decide to go that way... Roger I went down same road I had speakers with 100 watt per channel an realizing that I look like real jerk, like 60 yr old adolescent. So I went to Bluetooth and head phones. Some people argue about being stereo but at 35 mph and up you can't tell the difference. We should be paying attention to are driving rather the worrying about if we have surround sound on our bikes. Just make sure they are hi fi. The hi fi is the quality of the sound. I get everything on my headset and can hear everything around me. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2011, 12:19:48 PM » |
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My $.02 worth (or less, depending on the market...). Few things in this world I can barely tolerate - one of them is someone infringing on MY space, thinking it belongs to them. Texters crossing the line in the road fall into that category. Pipes that I can hear from a block away, also. Stereos, either vibrating my entire bike/truck at a light, or even going down the road blasting over mine, are infringing, as far as I'm concerned. That being said, the bikes with the great speakers, and amps, that are blasting out THAT PERSON'S favorite tunes, regardless of what ANYone else thinks, tend to grate on my nerves. I just don'tthink it's right. I like my headphones, I can listen to whatever I want, without imposing my "chit" on anyone else, and the world is at peace... But, I'll give ya $20 for your Sena's if you decide to go that way... Roger I went down same road I had speakers with 100 watt per channel an realizing that I look like real jerk, like 60 yr old adolescent. So I went to Bluetooth and head phones. Some people argue about being stereo but at 35 mph and up you can't tell the difference. We should be paying attention to are driving rather the worrying about if we have surround sound on our bikes. Just make sure they are hi fi. The hi fi is the quality of the sound. I get everything on my headset and can hear everything around me.  |
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