Subj : Re: My Bike.
To   : richardw
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 09:12 pm

-=> richardw wrote to All <=-

 ri> Last night I install XM satellite radio on my motorcycle.

 ri> It's soo cool.  I bet I have the only Bike in the town I live in with
 ri> satellite radio... and it's not even a Goldwing!  :-)

You may very well be the first one... anywhere!

How's the fidelity on a bike?

You know that the case may not be waterproof. At least I have never seen one
that was.

I brought my reciever in the house and used a 12v tap for a cig adapter. I
worried about the antenna positioning until I saw my son had knocked it on the
floor under the couch. Clouds may stop it but sofas don't seem to.

Well enjoy AirMaricaRadio, you lucky bastard (I'm a Sirius subscriber)


 ri> The only downside was trying to find a place to install the antenna.  I
 ri> finally decided on the top of the headlight, where it should have the
 ri> best view of the sky.  But it definately detracts from the chrome.  All
 ri> the additional antenna wire is stuffed into the headlight housing.  I
 ri> installed a standard 12v accessory plug in the storage compartment in
 ri> the side of the bike, and plugged the XM radio in there, carefully
 ri> running the power wire under the tank so it's not visible.  The radio
 ri> itself is mounted on the center of the handlebars, easily visible while
 ri> driving.

 ri> Tonight I will run a splitter, and second output for the passenger.

 ri> Now, if I could only find a place for the amps, speakers, and subs!

Just don't let the additions become more valuble than the bike. (-:


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