Best hand/thumb control thread
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Best hand/thumb control thread
Hi guys! I assume there is a thread on the best hand/thumb controllers but i cannot find it. If there is one please let me know. . I have a 2012 Ultra limited and have been running the IDatalink Maestro with my sony BT71 for years. It was pretty easy to install, and has great functionality - when it works properly. After all kinds of intermittant problems I have had a run of good luck for a year or so. Now its back to its old tricks - mute button not working properly, muting on and off on its own, volume not working properly. I am going to re-flash it but that usually doesn't work. What usually works is re-seating the remote plug into the back of the head unit and/or checking all the connections. I cannot find an issue. Called IDatalink and they said maybe the button itself. I highly doubt this as i have seen these problems a dozen times before and it never was the harley stock volume button. But it could be. I will replace this unit before I replace the stock hand controls.
So I am back to the drawing board. what is the best controller. The most important function for me is volume/mute as well as skipping songs. I am sure I have read debates on the best controllers before but I do not remember if it was a dedicated thread or part of another thread.
Thanks!
So I am back to the drawing board. what is the best controller. The most important function for me is volume/mute as well as skipping songs. I am sure I have read debates on the best controllers before but I do not remember if it was a dedicated thread or part of another thread.
Thanks!
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What makes the hawg wired that much better? Scosche plug in harness, connect ground and hot turn on bike hand controls already programmed.
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Every issue I have ever ran across is because of the scoshe and metra hand controllers on the 13 down bikes. The new ones seem a bit better. With that being said, I switched a lot of older bikes over to the Biketronics thumb controller. I have not used their rushmore controller yet.
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Every issue I have ever ran across is because of the scoshe and metra hand controllers on the 13 down bikes. The new ones seem a bit better. With that being said, I switched a lot of older bikes over to the Biketronics thumb controller. I have not used their rushmore controller yet.
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Originally Posted by Juice
Every issue I have ever ran across is because of the scoshe and metra hand controllers on the 13 down bikes. The new ones seem a bit better. With that being said, I switched a lot of older bikes over to the Biketronics thumb controller. I have not used their rushmore controller yet.
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