The Official 2014 audio upgrade thread
Tourer
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From: Jacksonville, IL
ok great, thanks for the feedback. in regards to the b-tronics gear. will the 2180 amp be able to support if I do speaker lids down the road? also will it be fine even though I listen to FM radio a lot too... is it plug n play for the 14? thanks for the help and feedback
Road Captain
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As long as all the speakers are 4 ohm yes it will do 4 speakers. It is not plug and play but the guys at Biketronics will give you all the help you need and then some!
ok great, thanks for the feedback. in regards to the b-tronics gear. will the 2180 amp be able to support if I do speaker lids down the road? also will it be fine even though I listen to FM radio a lot too... is it plug n play for the 14? thanks for the help and feedback
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for a 2014?
I don't think anyone has released a speaker lid for 14s yet, but I believe (at least according to their site, Cycle Sounds will be releasing their lids soon.
if pre 14 you're asking about, do yourself a favor; save your money and get the Hogtunes 6x9 lids.
I don't think anyone has released a speaker lid for 14s yet, but I believe (at least according to their site, Cycle Sounds will be releasing their lids soon.
if pre 14 you're asking about, do yourself a favor; save your money and get the Hogtunes 6x9 lids.
Last edited by UltraNutZ; May 12, 2014 at 07:05 AM.
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From: Taylor, mi
Went to an HD info system lecture. Had some great new upgrades. Problem for me is I now wear hearing aids. After about 60 mph I start getting a crackling noise no matter how good a system I have. All sound great when I'm not moving or at slow speed. Lucky for me I would rather listen to the engine noise and not the radio.
Tourer
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Ok big change for me. I just came across a good lead on J&M so.... John if you're reading this or someone who has 14 experience when I jump on J&M website and select 14 I get their performance series 180 or 360 amps. I eventually will add lids. What I'm wanting to know is the 180 enough for that down the road?! It'll be far down the road but I want to be able to potentially be able to upgrade and not have to worry about having to buy a different amp etc... I don't think I can afford the 500w amp. Just checking in. Thanks for all the help gentlemen
Road Captain
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If you are using JM speakers keep in mind they are 2 ohm speakers and most amps are only stable down to 2 ohms so you will have to have a channel for each speaker or run them in series and get less of a draw on the amp. Not knocking the speakers just wanted you to get a 4 channel amp to run them
Ok big change for me. I just came across a good lead on J&M so.... John if you're reading this or someone who has 14 experience when I jump on J&M website and select 14 I get their performance series 180 or 360 amps. I eventually will add lids. What I'm wanting to know is the 180 enough for that down the road?! It'll be far down the road but I want to be able to potentially be able to upgrade and not have to worry about having to buy a different amp etc... I don't think I can afford the 500w amp. Just checking in. Thanks for all the help gentlemen
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Ok big change for me. I just came across a good lead on J&M so.... John if you're reading this or someone who has 14 experience when I jump on J&M website and select 14 I get their performance series 180 or 360 amps. I eventually will add lids. What I'm wanting to know is the 180 enough for that down the road?! It'll be far down the road but I want to be able to potentially be able to upgrade and not have to worry about having to buy a different amp etc... I don't think I can afford the 500w amp. Just checking in. Thanks for all the help gentlemen
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Guys,
I am about to install some Focals in fairing and lowers on my 14 SGS> One issue I am having is I cant seem to figure out how to take the glovebox off the lowers. I open the glovebox but dont see any screws or anything else to get them off. Anybody shed some light on this. Thanks
I am about to install some Focals in fairing and lowers on my 14 SGS> One issue I am having is I cant seem to figure out how to take the glovebox off the lowers. I open the glovebox but dont see any screws or anything else to get them off. Anybody shed some light on this. Thanks