Handlebar Sound Systems
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From: Central New Jersey
I use these with great results on my road king no windshield http://www.mhinstruments.com/index.html
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From: AMERICA
Agreed! I have had the J&M system on my 06 RKC for 9 years. It is a great product.
I've installed a few of these for customers and I'll have to say I was surprised at the clarity, loudness, and sound quality of this setup.
The best part is it is self contained. Try finding a place on a RK for an amp besides the saddlebags.
http://www.kuryakyn.com/products/429...ound-of-chrome
The best part is it is self contained. Try finding a place on a RK for an amp besides the saddlebags.
http://www.kuryakyn.com/products/429...ound-of-chrome
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Central New Jersey
Well after speaking to someone at Reckless and asking a whole lot of questions I decided to order the Rock Hoodz. Should be here by Thursday. Installed hopefully over the weekend then hopefully have time for a detailed review with pics and maybe video.
Thanks. This was one of the options my brother was looking at. Would be good to have more info.
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From: West TN
I went with some boss speakers. Amp tucks away under the side cover, has a volume control ****. Plugs right into my phone.. Is pretty damn loud for what it is. after 60-65 you can still hear it, not great but still. for 50 bucks I wont complain.
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I must say....this thing is really nice. I've ridden with it already and will give you some pros/cons regarding my experience so far.
PROS:
It looks nice. Well made. It's also not as big as I had thought it would be. But, where it really matters, it sounds great! Very clear! Nice to have bass and treble controls and yes, you can hear the bass quite a bit. I like that these are two way speakers. The tweeters really help make the sound clearer and allow the woofers to push out some bass. The cabinet really helps to make it happen.
It's also very loud and can be heard quite clearly between 55 and 70mph from my experience with it on one day of riding. Around 40/45 you can hear it clear as a bell. Quite impressive actually. It is also MUCH louder than the HD Boom handlebar speakers I replaced with this system. It has bluetooth! Really nice. You can skip from track to track on your iphone with the radio buttons if you choose to. It also charges your phone while plugged into the USB port OR you can use the accessory plug if that is your preference. It does take a moment for the radio to realize that it needs to charge the device so give it a few seconds. The FM radio works pretty good. I was able to take a break from the iPhone music and listen to the Giants game. Again, sound was more than clear.
CONS:
It scratches easily. When mounting it be REALLY careful with the screw driver and tools or you will scratch it and it WILL show up badly. I used a Sharpie permanent marker to go over the scratches. Keep one handy.
It's very awkward to mount by yourself. I'd highly recommend you have someone with you to do it. Will make it much easier.
It requires making your removable windshield not so removable. You will need to remove the rubber grommets and replace them with spacers then tighten down the windshield so it can't come off easily and will properly support the system. I have to say, this is the part I hated the most. I do like to take my windshield off on occasion. Not often but sometimes. Now I can't do it without having tools to do so. There is a quick connect which makes disconnecting easy though.
Lastly, clean your windshield REALLY well before mounting this and watch for finger prints. You can't get behind it to clean once it is mounted. I'm thinking a rag or something attached to a long but narrow brush or a screw driver could get behind it to clean the shield BUT once again, be careful not to scratch the system.
Just so you know, and this may be silly but I think it's odd....there is no clock on the radio screen and you can't turn the glow from the screen off. I haven't driven with it at night yet so I can't tell you if it will be annoying. I can say that it doesn't appear to be super bright but it will be in your face.
CONCLUSION:
With all that said, I don't regret buying this thing. I think I will get many miles of road with music to enjoy the ride. It's pretty attractive. On the first day alone I had a lot of people compliment me and ask where I got it from. If you aren't sure....give Reckless a call. They were very helpful and responsive for me and even gave me a tech to answer all of my questions before I ordered.
I've attached a few photos to show how it looks from the front and back. Also to show you relative size with my iPhone on the handlebars. For those that are interested, my iPhone mount is the RAM X Grip mount. I highly recommend it. Paid about $40. Phone stays secure no matter what and I've gotten it up beyond the 88 miles an hour to go back in time.
PROS:
It looks nice. Well made. It's also not as big as I had thought it would be. But, where it really matters, it sounds great! Very clear! Nice to have bass and treble controls and yes, you can hear the bass quite a bit. I like that these are two way speakers. The tweeters really help make the sound clearer and allow the woofers to push out some bass. The cabinet really helps to make it happen.
It's also very loud and can be heard quite clearly between 55 and 70mph from my experience with it on one day of riding. Around 40/45 you can hear it clear as a bell. Quite impressive actually. It is also MUCH louder than the HD Boom handlebar speakers I replaced with this system. It has bluetooth! Really nice. You can skip from track to track on your iphone with the radio buttons if you choose to. It also charges your phone while plugged into the USB port OR you can use the accessory plug if that is your preference. It does take a moment for the radio to realize that it needs to charge the device so give it a few seconds. The FM radio works pretty good. I was able to take a break from the iPhone music and listen to the Giants game. Again, sound was more than clear.
CONS:
It scratches easily. When mounting it be REALLY careful with the screw driver and tools or you will scratch it and it WILL show up badly. I used a Sharpie permanent marker to go over the scratches. Keep one handy.
It's very awkward to mount by yourself. I'd highly recommend you have someone with you to do it. Will make it much easier.
It requires making your removable windshield not so removable. You will need to remove the rubber grommets and replace them with spacers then tighten down the windshield so it can't come off easily and will properly support the system. I have to say, this is the part I hated the most. I do like to take my windshield off on occasion. Not often but sometimes. Now I can't do it without having tools to do so. There is a quick connect which makes disconnecting easy though.
Lastly, clean your windshield REALLY well before mounting this and watch for finger prints. You can't get behind it to clean once it is mounted. I'm thinking a rag or something attached to a long but narrow brush or a screw driver could get behind it to clean the shield BUT once again, be careful not to scratch the system.
Just so you know, and this may be silly but I think it's odd....there is no clock on the radio screen and you can't turn the glow from the screen off. I haven't driven with it at night yet so I can't tell you if it will be annoying. I can say that it doesn't appear to be super bright but it will be in your face.
CONCLUSION:
With all that said, I don't regret buying this thing. I think I will get many miles of road with music to enjoy the ride. It's pretty attractive. On the first day alone I had a lot of people compliment me and ask where I got it from. If you aren't sure....give Reckless a call. They were very helpful and responsive for me and even gave me a tech to answer all of my questions before I ordered.
I've attached a few photos to show how it looks from the front and back. Also to show you relative size with my iPhone on the handlebars. For those that are interested, my iPhone mount is the RAM X Grip mount. I highly recommend it. Paid about $40. Phone stays secure no matter what and I've gotten it up beyond the 88 miles an hour to go back in time.
Last edited by MrIncredible-NJ; Nov 13, 2015 at 09:31 AM.
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From: Montreal
I bought some speaker lids, not installed yet, but gonna hook it all up togerther and swap out the amp. Should be decent
I must say....this thing is really nice. I've ridden with it already and will give you some pros/cons regarding my experience so far.
PROS:
It looks nice. Well made. It's also not as big as I had thought it would be. But, where it really matters, it sounds great! Very clear! Nice to have bass and treble controls and yes, you can hear the bass quite a bit. I like that these are two way speakers. The tweeters really help make the sound clearer and allow the woofers to push out some bass. The cabinet really helps to make it happen.
It's also very loud and can be heard quite clearly between 55 and 70mph from my experience with it on one day of riding. Around 40/45 you can hear it clear as a bell. Quite impressive actually. It is also MUCH louder than the HD Boom handlebar speakers I replaced with this system. It has bluetooth! Really nice. You can skip from track to track on your iphone with the radio buttons if you choose to. It also charges your phone while plugged into the USB port OR you can use the accessory plug if that is your preference. It does take a moment for the radio to realize that it needs to charge the device so give it a few seconds. The FM radio works pretty good. I was able to take a break from the iPhone music and listen to the Giants game. Again, sound was more than clear.
CONS:
It scratches easily. When mounting it be REALLY careful with the screw driver and tools or you will scratch it and it WILL show up badly. I used a Sharpie permanent marker to go over the scratches. Keep one handy.
It's very awkward to mount by yourself. I'd highly recommend you have someone with you to do it. Will make it much easier.
It requires making your removable windshield not so removable. You will need to remove the rubber grommets and replace them with spacers then tighten down the windshield so it can't come off easily and will properly support the system. I have to say, this is the part I hated the most. I do like to take my windshield off on occasion. Not often but sometimes. Now I can't do it without having tools to do so. There is a quick connect which makes disconnecting easy though.
Lastly, clean your windshield REALLY well before mounting this and watch for finger prints. You can't get behind it to clean once it is mounted. I'm thinking a rag or something attached to a long but narrow brush or a screw driver could get behind it to clean the shield BUT once again, be careful not to scratch the system.
Just so you know, and this may be silly but I think it's odd....there is no clock on the radio screen and you can't turn the glow from the screen off. I haven't driven with it at night yet so I can't tell you if it will be annoying. I can say that it doesn't appear to be super bright but it will be in your face.
CONCLUSION:
With all that said, I don't regret buying this thing. I think I will get many miles of road with music to enjoy the ride. It's pretty attractive. On the first day alone I had a lot of people compliment me and ask where I got it from. If you aren't sure....give Reckless a call. They were very helpful and responsive for me and even gave me a tech to answer all of my questions before I ordered.
I've attached a few photos to show how it looks from the front and back. Also to show you relative size with my iPhone on the handlebars. For those that are interested, my iPhone mount is the RAM X Grip mount. I highly recommend it. Paid about $40. Phone stays secure no matter what and I've gotten it up beyond the 88 miles an hour to go back in time.
PROS:
It looks nice. Well made. It's also not as big as I had thought it would be. But, where it really matters, it sounds great! Very clear! Nice to have bass and treble controls and yes, you can hear the bass quite a bit. I like that these are two way speakers. The tweeters really help make the sound clearer and allow the woofers to push out some bass. The cabinet really helps to make it happen.
It's also very loud and can be heard quite clearly between 55 and 70mph from my experience with it on one day of riding. Around 40/45 you can hear it clear as a bell. Quite impressive actually. It is also MUCH louder than the HD Boom handlebar speakers I replaced with this system. It has bluetooth! Really nice. You can skip from track to track on your iphone with the radio buttons if you choose to. It also charges your phone while plugged into the USB port OR you can use the accessory plug if that is your preference. It does take a moment for the radio to realize that it needs to charge the device so give it a few seconds. The FM radio works pretty good. I was able to take a break from the iPhone music and listen to the Giants game. Again, sound was more than clear.
CONS:
It scratches easily. When mounting it be REALLY careful with the screw driver and tools or you will scratch it and it WILL show up badly. I used a Sharpie permanent marker to go over the scratches. Keep one handy.
It's very awkward to mount by yourself. I'd highly recommend you have someone with you to do it. Will make it much easier.
It requires making your removable windshield not so removable. You will need to remove the rubber grommets and replace them with spacers then tighten down the windshield so it can't come off easily and will properly support the system. I have to say, this is the part I hated the most. I do like to take my windshield off on occasion. Not often but sometimes. Now I can't do it without having tools to do so. There is a quick connect which makes disconnecting easy though.
Lastly, clean your windshield REALLY well before mounting this and watch for finger prints. You can't get behind it to clean once it is mounted. I'm thinking a rag or something attached to a long but narrow brush or a screw driver could get behind it to clean the shield BUT once again, be careful not to scratch the system.
Just so you know, and this may be silly but I think it's odd....there is no clock on the radio screen and you can't turn the glow from the screen off. I haven't driven with it at night yet so I can't tell you if it will be annoying. I can say that it doesn't appear to be super bright but it will be in your face.
CONCLUSION:
With all that said, I don't regret buying this thing. I think I will get many miles of road with music to enjoy the ride. It's pretty attractive. On the first day alone I had a lot of people compliment me and ask where I got it from. If you aren't sure....give Reckless a call. They were very helpful and responsive for me and even gave me a tech to answer all of my questions before I ordered.
I've attached a few photos to show how it looks from the front and back. Also to show you relative size with my iPhone on the handlebars. For those that are interested, my iPhone mount is the RAM X Grip mount. I highly recommend it. Paid about $40. Phone stays secure no matter what and I've gotten it up beyond the 88 miles an hour to go back in time.
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