First of all, what a wealth of knowledge on here! I have been lurking for a few months and have learned more than I ever planned to and also realize how much i don’t know. Honestly the most helpful forum section I have ever seen. This will be my first trip into audio. I’m good with mechanical and electrical so why not, but picking the parts out that create a system is still not clear to me and I can’t afford a unicorn hunt .... this year

Bike: 2018 Street glide special anniversary denim blue
going for 6 speaker setup, fairing, lowers, lids with 1 amp in fairing
HU stays (Sirius, whim and cb, gps) going to make for some rearranging. It’s already crowded in there

Mix of 1up and 2 up riding
mostly rock / classic rock but other types of music as well (wife likes her 80s but that will be on low volume) will be mostly Sirius or iPhone playlists
going for a rider outcome. regularly ride 80+ on highway and also backroad 45mph trips
not into “bright” sound, more of a warm, thumping caveman kind of guy, always going for more bass and rythyms. (I know bass will be lost rolling down the highway, especially with those lids)
Not too worried about the parking lot or if the neighborhood can hear it 1/2 mile away but or course they will


Restrictions:
no drilling fairing for horns
stuck with HD lids due to paint color (have them and the grilles) but okay modding the basket
Nothing in bags or tourpack we need that for travel
Want FM to be reasonably useable

Budget: what it takes to do it right without a mortgage. Only get to do this once this year.

So after following and reading all the different approaches I am honestly not sure on the best approach to the speakers. Think I have seen somewhat of a consensus around mixing various types to get the best outcome.

Given all that :
1. Which amp, one of the 2 new shiny pennies (Focal FDP or the pending BT) or a tried and true ?
1a. What bracket to go with it or stock mount ok?
2. What is the best speaker combo to mix in for the 6 ?
regularly caught in rain on trips, (just lucky that way), so need to get lids so no leaky into bags
3. Lowers are blanks, no hardware grilles or anything else. Need grilles and hardware
4. Other than wiring, BT brackets and line leveler what am I not thinking of that will popup mid install?

Thanks again for the help .

Thanks guys. It’s my understanding I can trim out the basket in the lids and do a 6X9. Correct? I assume it would be worth it.

thanks. Planning to flash and do 2 bts for fade. Only color match I couldn’t get is the rear fender / fascia to convert to cvo style rear lights. On one hand I get it but I’m trying to give them my money...

already done. Don’t use fm much but occasionally want it. Only antenna is the cb when doing Group rides since I road captain and our group uses it. Still not a fan of the sena Group thing but glad I didn’t have to wire in headset hookups on this one like I did on the 14.. Reloactaed cb antenna it to make room for tourpack.