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Congratulations! You will love her! 
Regarding the stereo: I have music stored on my smartphone. My smartphone, I keep in my front left pant pocket. Then, I have a set of earbuds that reach from my phone to be ears. The line stays out of the wind because I run it under my shirt. The buds are definitely secure due to me helmet. This solves two issues. One, any external stereo you buy for your bike is likely to have horrible audio quality. Not to mention wind and road noise interfering. Earbuds keep the music close and are capable of delivering crisp and clear tones. It does muffle outside noises some, but I've never been surprised by any "cages" sneaking up on me. Secondly, if I receive a call while riding, it's easily answered and I don't have to break or pull over. Pretty nice!
A last point is this. Bikers that run external stereos tend to annoy other people. It's like some that run around thumping their subs and rattling their cars to pieces. Other people simply don't want to hear what you're listening to. After seeing a disagreement over this once, I opted against ever using a stereo on a bike.
Still your call. I just find that earbuds outperform a stereo on every level. Unless you leave your bike idling, or wasting battery life to keep the stereo going in order to entertain a party. But, that's what a real stereo is for.
Just my two cents on that. Again, congrats on the new bike. Enjoy it and start racking up those miles! Have fun!
Regarding the stereo: I have music stored on my smartphone. My smartphone, I keep in my front left pant pocket. Then, I have a set of earbuds that reach from my phone to be ears. The line stays out of the wind because I run it under my shirt. The buds are definitely secure due to me helmet. This solves two issues. One, any external stereo you buy for your bike is likely to have horrible audio quality. Not to mention wind and road noise interfering. Earbuds keep the music close and are capable of delivering crisp and clear tones. It does muffle outside noises some, but I've never been surprised by any "cages" sneaking up on me. Secondly, if I receive a call while riding, it's easily answered and I don't have to break or pull over. Pretty nice!
A last point is this. Bikers that run external stereos tend to annoy other people. It's like some that run around thumping their subs and rattling their cars to pieces. Other people simply don't want to hear what you're listening to. After seeing a disagreement over this once, I opted against ever using a stereo on a bike.
Still your call. I just find that earbuds outperform a stereo on every level. Unless you leave your bike idling, or wasting battery life to keep the stereo going in order to entertain a party. But, that's what a real stereo is for.
Just my two cents on that. Again, congrats on the new bike. Enjoy it and start racking up those miles! Have fun!
I have the cheapest set of Skull Candy ear phones (the $15-$20 set) and they do awesome. cancel out so much wind noise, etc, and the music sounds great. I don't usually use them in the city but theyre a dream on the highway, when you can't hear much as far as other vehicles go anyway because of the wind noise.
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: winnipeg
Me too !
Heading down to North Dakota in a couple weeks [ 3 hour drive]was looking at changing my seat ! I have a Saddleman Explorer currently but not too comfy for my 205 lb frame. I find it hard and small also too low to the ground and actually to far forward towards tank !
I love the stock seat any other suggestions ?
thanks
Glenn
Heading down to North Dakota in a couple weeks [ 3 hour drive]was looking at changing my seat ! I have a Saddleman Explorer currently but not too comfy for my 205 lb frame. I find it hard and small also too low to the ground and actually to far forward towards tank !
I love the stock seat any other suggestions ?
thanks
Glenn
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Montclair, CA.
Congratulations from SoCal. Your going to love your Heritage.
Yep the Bassani pipes are the best I have heard, but then again I am biased when you look at our sig picture you will see the Bassani Road Rage 2-1 on our '12 Heritage.
If you want an even better ride check out the Shotgun Shock air suspension system. Their are several threads about it on this forum and forum members get a price discount, eh!
Yep the Bassani pipes are the best I have heard, but then again I am biased
when you look at our sig picture you will see the Bassani Road Rage 2-1 on our '12 Heritage.If you want an even better ride check out the Shotgun Shock air suspension system. Their are several threads about it on this forum and forum members get a price discount, eh!
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