Subj : Re: My Bike.
To   : richardw
From : Large
Date : Sun Sep 11 2005 12:23 pm

  Re: Re: My Bike.
  By: richardw to Finnigann on Fri Sep 09 2005 11:44 am

 >   Re: Re: My Bike.
 >   By: Finnigann to richardw on Thu Sep 08 2005 09:12 pm
 > 
 >  >  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 wit
 >  >  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?
 > 
 > It's good with the tiny little headphones I wear.  But, at 80mph you're
 > gonna get wind noise.
 > 
 >  > You know that the case may not be waterproof. At least I have never seen 
 >  > that was.
 > 
 > This is true.  The receiver easily detaches and goes in the saddle bag, or
 > the house.
 > 
 >  > I brought my reciever in the house and used a 12v tap for a cig adapter. 
 >  > worried about the antenna positioning until I saw my son had knocked it o
 >  > floor under the couch. Clouds may stop it but sofas don't seem to.
 > 
 > Some antennas work better indoors than others.  I have a rather large one
 > that I use at the office, none of the smaller ones will get reception
 > there.
 > 
 >  > 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.
 >  >  ri> finally decided on the top of the headlight, where it should have th
 >  >  ri> best view of the sky.  But it definately detracts from the chrome.  
 >  >  ri> the additional antenna wire is stuffed into the headlight housing.  
 >  >  ri> installed a standard 12v accessory plug in the storage compartment i
 >  >  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 radi
 >  >  ri> itself is mounted on the center of the handlebars, easily visible wh
 >  >  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. (-:
 > 
 > Hehe.  Just kidding about the amps and subs, although I am actively
 > searching for a suitable small set of 12v powered speakers to mount next
 > to the radio on the handlebars.  I really don't like wearing headphones of
 > any kind while riding.  I don't like having my hearing impaired.  I think
 > the speakers will definately need to be waterproofed as I don't want to
 > have to carry in my entire system should the rain come.
 > 
Check out www.ebuyer.com , to be honest it sounds a bit specialized, the
speaker which you want but they have good service and do have a lot of choice.

Hope it helps.

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