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Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Mississippi
Another option:
Fairing speakers, DB MOTOS from Spork Customs $215 These speakers will require mounting brackets or other modifications.
Tour pack Speakers, Polk MM652 $150
Soundstream Amp pn4.1000d $149
J&M Amp Mounting Kit $120
Biketronics Speaker Mounting Brackets $270 (Could mod the speaker pods to eliminate this item) I am thinking I will get the brackets.
Biketronics Amp Wiring Kit BTBOC $270 Could eliminate this item and not have the ability to fade speakers. ????
Total: $1174 + amp wiring kit
A little more than I wanted to spend. Could cut the $270.
What do you think about this system?
Fairing speakers, DB MOTOS from Spork Customs $215 These speakers will require mounting brackets or other modifications.
Tour pack Speakers, Polk MM652 $150
Soundstream Amp pn4.1000d $149
J&M Amp Mounting Kit $120
Biketronics Speaker Mounting Brackets $270 (Could mod the speaker pods to eliminate this item) I am thinking I will get the brackets.
Biketronics Amp Wiring Kit BTBOC $270 Could eliminate this item and not have the ability to fade speakers. ????
Total: $1174 + amp wiring kit
A little more than I wanted to spend. Could cut the $270.
What do you think about this system?
Last edited by Grandslam; Apr 16, 2018 at 10:26 PM.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: S/E Michigan
I'm thinking that you'll never use the fader fuction so I'd skip that and save the money. Also, I bet you could save more money just modifying the speaker pods. Everything else looks like a good choice though.
Road Captain
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From: Broken Bow, Oklahoma
I have a buddy that has a '17 Ultra Limited. bought a set of Kappas and wants to just change out the front speakers (fairing). Will these plug and play with the system? Any mods to make them fit?
I think he plans to add rear speakers and amp at some point latter, just low budget right now.
I think he plans to add rear speakers and amp at some point latter, just low budget right now.
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I have a buddy that has a '17 Ultra Limited. bought a set of Kappas and wants to just change out the front speakers (fairing). Will these plug and play with the system? Any mods to make them fit?
I think he plans to add rear speakers and amp at some point latter, just low budget right now.
I think he plans to add rear speakers and amp at some point latter, just low budget right now.
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Joined: Feb 2018
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From: Louisiana USA
Hey Slam I just went through a similar install on my 2017 Ultra Limited and can offer some perspective on the breakout harness. I thought I wanted the ability to fade but in retrospect I don't think it's all that important. When you tune your amp gains for the front / back they'll be balanced and you lose the TP speaks at speed anyway - I run a detachable TP with the Polks and can tell the speakers aren't back there when riding without them, but it's not something that moves the needle much. The main advantage to the breakout harness is not having to cut the rear OEM speaker wires on the main HU harness. If you're not willing to do that (and I wasn't) then you'll need to run your own independent speaker wires directly from the amp to the tour pak. Since I have the detachable harness, this would have meant I would need to make another quick connector for the new rear wires and add it to the suite of connectors that are already back there (speakers, lights, antenna, etc.). If you're not running a detachable TP or never plan to then it's not as big a deal. It's not a show stopper but just something to be aware of.
The breakout harness also makes putting the faring back on a bit of a chore. It doesn't look like much, but there are a lot of extra wires to manage in order to get the clearance you need. It's certainly doable, but will take a few tries to get all of the holes lined up and take care when tidying up the wiring. A note on your pricing, though - be aware that the $270 includes a set of the line levers, so the price of the breakout harness by itself is actually about $90. Of course if you run off your HU front speaker outs you'll only need one LL.
I went with the BT brackets and am glad I did.
The breakout harness also makes putting the faring back on a bit of a chore. It doesn't look like much, but there are a lot of extra wires to manage in order to get the clearance you need. It's certainly doable, but will take a few tries to get all of the holes lined up and take care when tidying up the wiring. A note on your pricing, though - be aware that the $270 includes a set of the line levers, so the price of the breakout harness by itself is actually about $90. Of course if you run off your HU front speaker outs you'll only need one LL.
I went with the BT brackets and am glad I did.
