Listening to tunes while riding
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RE: Listening to tunes while riding
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Please reconsider the Stiletto 100 unless you have a radio reciever to plug it into. Yes, the Stiletto is listed as a Portable Sat reciever, but what Sirius doesn't tell you is you must use a set of very ugly and very uncomfortable headsets with a built in antenna to get a signal. A very weak signal at that.
I have a Stiletto 10 setup on my Street Glide, but i also have a radio and fairing to plug it into. I have to use a car kit with a cradle and external antenna for it to work.
I would seriousley consider just going with an iPOD and earbuds. I used this setup for quite a while with my Road King until i got my Street Glide.
By the time you get done setting up all of the car kits and antennas for the Stiletto you will have a real mess on your bike and the system won't work as well as you think. Again, the Stiletto IS NOT PORTABLE. not to mention how are you going to power the unit? Sure it has a battery built in, but only lasts a couple of hours.
XM has a very nice portable unit, but thier programming sux so you are going to be limited without having a built in radio to plug this stuff into.
With the ipod you can download talk shows, music, movies,etc to listen to on your trip and it's small enough to keep in your pocket. iPOD also makes a small FM tuner that can plug into the ipod and you can pick up FM channels through your ipod.
At least look into it before waisting $300 on a stiletto (plus the service) that is not going to do what you want it to on your bike. It works fine with a car dock plugged into a radio, but not as a portable unit.
Please reconsider the Stiletto 100 unless you have a radio reciever to plug it into. Yes, the Stiletto is listed as a Portable Sat reciever, but what Sirius doesn't tell you is you must use a set of very ugly and very uncomfortable headsets with a built in antenna to get a signal. A very weak signal at that.
I have a Stiletto 10 setup on my Street Glide, but i also have a radio and fairing to plug it into. I have to use a car kit with a cradle and external antenna for it to work.
I would seriousley consider just going with an iPOD and earbuds. I used this setup for quite a while with my Road King until i got my Street Glide.
By the time you get done setting up all of the car kits and antennas for the Stiletto you will have a real mess on your bike and the system won't work as well as you think. Again, the Stiletto IS NOT PORTABLE. not to mention how are you going to power the unit? Sure it has a battery built in, but only lasts a couple of hours.
XM has a very nice portable unit, but thier programming sux so you are going to be limited without having a built in radio to plug this stuff into.
With the ipod you can download talk shows, music, movies,etc to listen to on your trip and it's small enough to keep in your pocket. iPOD also makes a small FM tuner that can plug into the ipod and you can pick up FM channels through your ipod.
At least look into it before waisting $300 on a stiletto (plus the service) that is not going to do what you want it to on your bike. It works fine with a car dock plugged into a radio, but not as a portable unit.
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