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Jan 12, 2014 | 02:04 PM

#11

skratch

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From: anacoco, la

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Originally Posted by .357 Magnum

You CAN add on an ipod interface, but that means you must buy the overpriced apple product, run itunes to load it with music, and the license agreement for itunes basically requires you to permit apple to spy on all music you're listening to,

there is a work around. you do not have to use itunes at all to load/manage your music on your ipod. you are still going to have to have an ipod, so can't get around that, but instead of itunes, you can use media monkey to upload/download music to your device.

Jan 12, 2014 | 02:24 PM

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EasTexUltra12

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From: Waskom, TX

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Originally Posted by .357 Magnum

I tried the Garmin/Road Tech Zumo 660 for a while, too. The Tip/Ring/Sleeve (TRS) connector for the aux input on the stereo was never designed for high-vibration environments, and went crackly and buzzy very quickly... severe enough to be un-listenable. Plus, when the GPS was loaded up with MP3s, it behaved in a very buggy fashion and took several minutes to respond to screen taps while it was indexing the music collection afresh every time it was started up. It made the GPS almost useless for music on short runs.

I considered a workaround by getting an XM radio module, but about that time, Sirius XM started reducing the data rate of their music stations, and audio quality went down. Quantization noise and compression artifacts make it not worth the subscription money. We really want our own MP3s, and lots of them.

Bottom line: HD is rightfully proud of their improvements in 2014. For those of us who are big music fans, the upgrade to a 2014 is worth it. If that's not enough to justify the price to anyone else, consider also the LED headlights (awesome), saddlebag and trunk latches (awesome), more rigid forks (awesome), and ABS/linked brakes ,(awesome). HD is rightfully proud of everything that went into these bikes, so I like to reward them for choosing the right direction.

I'm not buying this. I've had a Zumo660 connected to the Aux in for 18 months and 22,000 miles with no issues with the jack. I do agree that if you filled up your Roadtec with mp3's it would be slow. I've got just under 2,000 on a micro sd card and the unit works great. It only indexes if you put a new card in. I've had the old card in for over a year and no indexing.

While I really like the new 14's, I'm not digging that new infotainment center at all. Poor GPS with bad routing and too few waypoints, expensive map updates, buggy software, no aux input. Yeah, it has a USB port, but the pros aren't worth the cons to me. My Zumo is paid for, I can setup as many waypoints as I want, and I get a new map set every 3 months with Lifetime Maps.

This has gotten a little bit off point. I saw a slick piece of gear on a Goldwing and just wondered if there was an HD equivalent. Apparently not. It's all good though. I can put several thousand mp3's on my Zumo for long rides, and a hundred or so on a CD for town rides. I'm happy with what I've got.

Ride Safe

David

Jan 12, 2014 | 02:27 PM

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.357 Magnum

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Originally Posted by skratch

instead of itunes, you can use media monkey to upload/download music to your device.

That's good to hear, and a good idea, if anyone is already using the ipod interface. Here's a link about how itunes has screwed its users in the past:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinFis...d_of_infection

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Originally Posted by Yellotang

This is why I did the aux plug mod on the back of my stereo and mounted a 120gb zune to my tank.

The cool thing about an aftermarket aux jack on the back is that you may be able to source one that's more rugged (thicker conductors inside the jack) than the stock jack. The hard part nowadays is finding an MP3 player with hardware buttons that can be pressed while wearing gloves. It would be nice if there were a waterproof one, but Harley at least makes a weather-resistant pouch that magnets onto the tank.

One more salespitch for the 2014: the grip controls work great for selecting music. The voice recognition controls work even better. It's the first voice recognition system I've used that isn't merely-gimmicky-but-too-inaccurate-to-be-useful.

Jan 12, 2014 | 02:38 PM

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0ldhippie

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From: Santa Cruz

Just ditch the stock radio. Get a Biketronics kit and install aftermarket unit with the features ya want/need. Amp and speakers too! Rock-on!

Jan 12, 2014 | 03:10 PM

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IUOE ROB

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From: Long Island NY

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Originally Posted by EasTexUltra12

I have a '12, and don't think I want to trade it for a '14 for the USB port. Thanks, though

LOL, sorry Buddy, I didn't realize you had a 2012, ride safe!

Jan 12, 2014 | 03:39 PM

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Freebirdsride1

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From: Stanislaus County Ca.

on the 90 flhtcu stock radio you install aux caset tape plug the i-nano in and play hours of noise, The 08 flhtcu stock radio has a aux plug for mp3 or i-nano it give you hours of noise. I'm looking the none spill cup holder?