radio for road king
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From: sanford nc
radio for road king
im looking to put a radio on my rk,the kind that bolt to the wind shield seems to be the way to go.im leaning towards a setup from http://www.ronsmotorcycleradiosystems.com/.like most he uses a 4 inch speaker.will a 4 inch speaker put out enough sound,volumn,what ever ,to be heard going down the road 65 mph?the rumble roads i had didnt work at all and are 4 inch.will a sony 55 amp radio be enough to put out enough sound or are 4 inch speakers just too small?and i dont a fairing or ear buds,and im already hard of hearing so i need it pretty loud.
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RE: radio for road king
May work some well. You need to keep in mind the stock wind screen is not cutting a lot of wind noise, and the 4" speakers may sound great at stopped upto low speeds, but running them at highway speeds with almost max volume I don't see that being real good for sound quality.
Get one and give us a review, it should be interesting...
Get one and give us a review, it should be interesting...
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From: Columbus, Ga
RE: radio for road king
For about the same price you can get a Garmin Zumo 550 GPS with a built in Satellite radio receiver. I did and then bought the antennae, subscription to satellite radio and a set of plug in ear phones. Now I listen to music at speed. and don't get lost on a road trip either.
Just an idea.
Hack
Just an idea.
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From: Southern California - Palm Springs Area
RE: radio for road king
MP3-player in your pocket---- Other then that go with a Fairing like DragonFly or ?? - most hang-on systems just don't cut it @ hwy speeds...
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From: Chelsea, Alabama
RE: radio for road king
I have the two wheel tunes system, it looks good andworks fine up to55 or so. If I had it to do over, I would do like SoCal_Pappy said, spend the money on a nice looking dragonfly fairing with the 6x9 speakers.
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From: Lincolnton, NC
RE: radio for road king
I just got a Sony W580i cell phone. It's bacically a Walkman with a phone added in. I don't own an Ipod so I kinda killed two birds with one stone. Phone also has FM radio. With the ear buds that came with the phone, I can hear the FM fine cruising on the interstate. Phone uses memory cards for music/picture/video storage.
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