Just purchased a 2013 AE Heritage would like to put in a sound system what are some good brands and where would you mount they any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

 

If you do a search on here you can find other threads on sound systems for bikes with out fairings. Depends on how much cash you are willing to part with to have tunes. Easiest solution is an ipod and ear buds. There are also the handle bar mounted systems (see boom audio) and there are a few that will mount to the windshield instead of the handle bars. Personally I don't care for the handle bar mounted ones, and the one I had you couldn't hear at highway speeds. Speakers were just too small, so you'll need decent size spearkers. If you don't do any long trips or highway riding you probably can get by with the handle bar set ups. I haven't heard too much bad about boom audio and most say that you can here it up to around 60-65 mph. I guess it would vary depending on if you wear a helmet and your hearing. If you want to try a custom install you can check out these combos. I was going to go this route on my Heritage until I just decided to go with a fairing and stereo.

I was looking at these two speaker options along with the Rockford Fosgate RFX3000 to control the tunes. You can add a remote and an amp to it.
http://www.hardrideaudio.com/hra/pro...aker-pods.aspx

http://www.ddcustomcycle.com/BaggerStereoKits.swf

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/produ...?itemid=119965

 

Thanks for that

 

This should give you an idea of the cost of moving into the fairing mounted sound systems. It can get pricey real quick.
Dead Center Fairings
Reckless Fairings
Dragonfly Fairings
Woodys Fairings
Hoppe Fairings

 

If you wear a helmet, just get a bluetooth system. That way you can leave your player in your pocket or saddlebag and just hear the tunes in your helmet. No wires, no clutter.

 

Hopefully my comment will not offend anyone, but for external speaker system riders it might.

I considered a stereo system when I purchased my Heritage, then I asked myself:

Why would someone spend $500 for a stereo speaker system that puts out OK sound when for half that price one can get a Bluetooth headset that sounds great?

My answer; either you don't wear a helmet or you spent $500 for something and you want to make sure everyone around you knows it.

Personally I found that it bugs the hell of me when a biker pulls up beside me and has a stereo blaring. Obviously being to their side the sound for me isn't that good anyway.

So, unless you don't wear a helmet or you just want to show everyone what you spend money on, go with a bluetooth headset.

That's what I did and at 70 mph. it sounds great and when riding 2-up or in a group we can all communicate with each other which to me enhances the ride.

All that being said though, everyone accessorizes their bike the way THEY WANT IT, not the way I or anyone else feels they should.
I'm sure of the $4000+ I've spent on add-ons I imagine some people would consider some of it a waste of money.

Just my thoughts

 

I can give you another reason that I won't buy a blue tooth headset. It's just one more thing to keep charged and I don't really want the other people i am riding with to be able to talk to me. Including my wife. i also question how well it would sound with my open face 3/4. Currently I use ear buds with my Ipod. Have to make sure ipod is charged before I head out. I also don't want to be using my phone for music (that's all I have that is blue tooth) Even if i upgraded my iPod, I now have two things that I have to have charged. Had a cycle sounds handle bar system. Spearkers were too small and couldn't hear crap going down the highway. Think speakers were 2.5" maybe 3" inch. Now I am prepping to buy a batwing fairing to install. Though I haven't decided on spearker size yet, it will have an amp to ensure i can hear it going down the road as well as the wife. The reciever will be iPod ready, it will charge as well as play the ipod through the USB. Now as long as my bike battery is charged I'm good to go no matter how long the ride is. As far as people blairing their music when they pull up next to you, well that is going to happen regardless if it ia a bike or a car, that's just a common courtisy thing to turn it down. Personally I'll turn my down at stops, just like my friends with baggers do.

BTW, it's ceratinly not to show off that I have the money to buy speakers or anything else. If I wanted to show off money I would just go a buy a CVO or screamin eagle or something. That's way more money than some speakers. Oh, and I'm not offend.

 

what's a good blue tooth system to look for?

 

These are for sale in the multi parts section.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/multi...ome-220-a.html

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/multi...ereo-500w.html

 

There are few nice Bluetooth headsets out there.
After doing a ton of research I went with the Sena SMH10.

I don't recall where I ordered them from, but the cost was around $280.

I am very pleased with them and don't regret the purchase.