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A couple of coats of camp dry on the hertz and your good to go. Just reapply every so often if they get wet.
Good to know. I was thinking of fabbing some sort of cover I could place over the grills for at least when I'm washing the thing. Been making it a habit to open the lids and drain the water out of the speaker while I'm drying it off.
I swapped out the RK 6x9s a couple weeks ago for the mmats 690cx. While the mmats are much larger and don't fit in the RF speaker cages, they sound great. I did lose a small amount of space.....I usually ride everyday to work and on gym days i have the right bag packed full with a duffel bag for my gym clothes/shoes, it doesn't seem to be an issue. I try to not let anything cram up against the magnet.
I take it they bolt to the grills and supports OK though, or did you need to modify them? What year is your bike? Mine is a 12, so I have the older style lids with the cloth support thingies, and I get concerned about placing a heavy 6X9 in the lid as to not possibly pull s screw out of the cloth.
Had to drill new mounting holes in the RF bracket. The mmats are just a little off. Also had to trim down an edge on the RF bracket so the speaker would sit flush. Pretty easy.
I have the 17 rg. These speakers are heavy, but seem to be supported pretty well in the RF kit.. I was concerned about the weight as well at first.
Had to drill new mounting holes in the RF bracket. The mmats are just a little off. Also had to trim down an edge on the RF bracket so the speaker would sit flush. Pretty easy.
I have the 17 rg. These speakers are heavy, but seem to be supported pretty well in the RF kit.. I was concerned about the weight as well at first.
Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind if/when I blow out the 6x9's.
Seems like this is the way I'm headed then. I have to figure out my wiring situation with the Bt4180. I've got 6.5s in the fairing off the front channels and 2 tweeters are spliced into those. The rear is just for the tourpak for now. Should be able to run a line off the same rear channels back to the saddlebags. Or just splice into the line under the seat that runs to the detachable tourpak.
Seems like this is the way I'm headed then. I have to figure out my wiring situation with the Bt4180. I've got 6.5s in the fairing off the front channels and 2 tweeters are spliced into those. The rear is just for the tourpak for now. Should be able to run a line off the same rear channels back to the saddlebags. Or just splice into the line under the seat that runs to the detachable tourpak.
So if I'm reading this correctly, you're running a BT4180, 6.5' and tweeters in parallel off the front channels, and tourpack speakers off the rear channels of the amp correct?
So if I'm reading this correctly, you're running a BT4180, 6.5' and tweeters in parallel off the front channels, and tourpack speakers off the rear channels of the amp correct?
Yep. Would this be bad to add the RF 6X9S in the lids with just that 4 channel? The manual says up to eight off the amp is good to go and I am definitely not an expert. The system as is sounds great. Just looking for a little thump.
Yep. Would this be bad to add the RF 6X9S in the lids with just that 4 channel? The manual says up to eight off the amp is good to go and I am definitely not an expert. The system as is sounds great. Just looking for a little thump.
Yessir I'm well aware of the capabilities as well as the shortcomings of the BT4180. Yes it's capable of running 8 Biketronics speakers or 4 of the exact same speakers of another brand on the front or rear channels, but I wouldn't attempt to run a 6.5 and a 6x9 in parallel on this amp or any other one for that matter. The characteristics between the two speakers is huge and you'd basically end up with a 6x9 that you can't play at it's full potential because it's having to play in a range that the 6.5 it's paralleled to can play in. In your situation I'd run the front and rear 6.5's in parallel on the front channels and run the 6x9's off the rear channels.
Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind if/when I blow out the 6x9's.
Correction. I drilled new holes in the mmats speaker flange to line up with the RF bracket. You cant get them to perfectly line up, but close enough that they will mount just fine.
Yessir I'm well aware of the capabilities as well as the shortcomings of the BT4180. Yes it's capable of running 8 Biketronics speakers or 4 of the exact same speakers of another brand on the front or rear channels, but I wouldn't attempt to run a 6.5 and a 6x9 in parallel on this amp or any other one for that matter. The characteristics between the two speakers is huge and you'd basically end up with a 6x9 that you can't play at it's full potential because it's having to play in a range that the 6.5 it's paralleled to can play in. In your situation I'd run the front and rear 6.5's in parallel on the front channels and run the 6x9's off the rear channels.
Ooooh I hadn't thought of that. Well you make a valid point. I have a choice of adding a soundigital 250 2 channel amp to the fairing for the 6x9s or do exactly like you suggested. Thanks. That is definitely something that I had over looked.
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