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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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I am getting ready to take a 15 hour trip on my HD and am wondering if I should take and usemyMP3 Player.

Do youroad tripwith MP3 player and earbuds going?

I ride with a helmet.
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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Keep the music playing, and if you have loud pipes pump up the volume
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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Yep,......Ipod,.........works well,..loud enough to hear over the pipes.
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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^^^^ Now that's funny! GAGirl is gonna love that. I ride with my IPod and I used the the foam earbuds that work like earplugs. I can hear the music over the pipes.
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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^^^^ Now that's funny! GAGirl is gonna love that. I ride with my IPod and I used the the foam earbuds that work like earplugs. I can hear the music over the pipes.
lol,...she saw it last week,.....but I kind of liked the saying,....
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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I would pick upa portable charger or power pack for it
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Whaaa you mean you cant mount it on your handlebars and plug it into your HD Harmon Kardonn radio that has speakers on your dash in your batwing? Wow, I love my new FLHX.
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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I've tried riding with an MP3 player and found I like the sound of the road better.
 
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Yeah I never liked music blasting directly into my ears when I was on the Deluxe because Id lose the road sounds and the cars trying to kill me sound.
 
Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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^^^^ Now that's funny! GAGirl is gonna love that. I ride with my IPod and I used the the foam earbuds that work like earplugs. I can hear the music over the pipes.
Yup the foam ear buds are the shizzizzle, thas what I was using when I had my dyna. Now I got a bagger and have no need for ear bud's or plugs. Velcro'd the iPod to the dash made me a short male to male connecter straight into the aux on the radio...

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