Looking to install the Sony radio with the flip out tray for the iPhone has anybody had any trouble with this unit

 

I have one about 1 yr. Works fine i use a flash drive for music. I have tried the Iphone and Ipod both work great i just like the flash drive. Got mine from Biketronics.

 

Thanks for the reply do you need a special face plate and bracket to install it I also found a module from best buy that they say will work on bike

 

I too have it and like it. I like the music and it also charges the phone. You will need an install kit to also be able to use handle bar controls. I also got my setup from biketronics. You can also get the kit from them or hawg

 

Can pandora be played while plugged in tray

 

The one thing I do not like about those sony's is the ease of use while riding. I haven't had one for awhile but I remember having to pull over just to change the radio station. You can navigate into it and make any changes you want but they will probably be picking you up out of a ditch if you do it. The simple common things should be much easier to do. The tray part is nice and there is good display visibility in sun light. If you mount the face plate permanently make sure you do it before you install the unit into the fairing. Otherwise the two screws that hold the face plate on are very hard to get to.

 

The bad thing about this deck is: you forfeit the ability to listen to the best quality source for music,..................which are store bought CDs/DVDs.

 

I got mine to listen to music that I like.. if I wanted to listen to a radio station I would have left the stock HD radio with cassette in mine.

Ive got an 8 Gig Flashdrive in mine.. I think I could go from one side of the country to the other without hearing a song twice.. I had a one gig that gave me almost 8 hours...

 

I hear you there, jump drives are nice. I have over 400 GB on them, I could could listen none stop for months. However, I like the radio too and I want the option to use it if I want to. That seems to me to be a basic function of a radio.

 

Yes, just activate Pandora before you plug it in and your good. You can't skip past a song if you don't like it though. It also shows the song info on the head unit display.

Here's a thread regarding the installation
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...t-install.html