EVO Radio upgrade
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2009
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i did it on my 1996 flht, if you want to retain the controls, you can do it for around 300 bux, with the biketonics kit and i purchased my sony radio off ebay, I know some people are going to the trouble of replace the entire radio harness and using a newer style radio on them bikes, but imo, the stock harley radios are poor and have no power, so its worth the upgrade to do it like i did. chad.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: SoCal & West TN
I changed my 1989 Ultra to take the 1998 radio. I changed the entire main and fairing wiring harness as well as the inner/outer fairing. I got most of the parts from eBay. it saved lots of money. The only things i purchased new were the wiring Harnesses. i didn't want to buy someone else's problems. When I was done, it was like a new bike.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 359
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From: central Mississippi
I bought an mp3 player that plays through the stock stereo. Sounds good to me, with lots of volume. You go online and download what you want to listen to. I may also add XM radio later, as I have that in three of my vehicles.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 842
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From: New Hartford CT
For my 89 Ultra, I got the Biketronics kit which uses the stock radio wiring harness to retain the handlebar controls functions. I bought a Sony radio/CD player (which also has a USB port to plug in an iPod or other mp3 device) as well as new speakers. It is a simple plug and play installation. All told it did cost $500, but what a difference! Well worth it to my mind.
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From: Dyersville, IA
I upgraded the radio on my 96 EGC to a Sony model CDX-GT420U using the biketronic wiring adapter. I paid under $400 for both. I chose the sony model above because it has a USB port. I loaded up a 2 gb flash drive with MP3s and while not full, I have over 19 hours of music.
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