Im thinking about looking into a bluetooth bar/tube speaker that mounts to the bars for long rides to have some tunes. Thought about getting a regular smallBluetooth portable speaker and making mounts to clamp onto the bars so it's removable. I've found some specifically made for bikes that are ungodly overpriced or have terrible reviews. Anyone have the same idea and what did you do? Just looking for some suggestions. Not a fan of the small turn signal-like speakers by the way.

 

Sena SMH10H FM headset is the answer you seek. I gave up on speakers and the Sena does so much more than just music. This system is for half helmets but $39 more for a mic and speakers and mount the unit on any helmet.

 

Ya i have a sena also. Cant beat the thing. Mount the speakers in your helmet or hook up ear buds.

 

I've thought about the in helmet ones. It I don't like the idea of not being able to hear anything else. Can you still hear background noise like your bike, cars, other things around you?

 

Depends on how loud your music is, i mean, theyre not noise cancelling. They offer 0 sound deadening.

 

Try a bluetooth headset with an ipod or your phone.

 

I have a Sena 20S, and you can still hear what's going on around you when playing music, or at least I can. Its pretty easy to turn down in a hurry too, in case you need to hear something a little more clearly.

Plus I have to give it up for their support, I contacted them with a minor issue about a new unit I bought, and mentioned some water damage I had on an older unit that was out of warranty. I wanted to see if I could pay to fix the out of warranty headset. Well they are fixing it/replacing it for free like it was still in warranty.

Its a cleaner look than mounting speakers, and it has other features like an FM radio and ability to communicate to other Sena units or use your phone. I also like using Google Maps as a GPS with the Sena.

 

They also make a set that is made more like headphones that can be used with or without a helmet and for other activities. I owned and rode a Goldwing for many years and the Blue tooth headset is a much better music option IMHO

 

I don't know how many of their headsets have the FM radio. I bought both SMH10H FM half helmet setup which can get VERY loud and also the SMH10 for other helmets. The SMH10 unfortunately doesn't have FM which I missed when purchasing and they also don't have nearly as loud a volume but loud enough for my ringing ears.

 

+1 for the Sena 20S. Clear bike to bike comm, you can stream music from your phone or Bluetooth player or if you only have an mp3 player that is wired you can plug it in as well. As mentioned it has an FM radio. It also has an ambient button that will allow out side sounds to come through.