Shark Audio Sysytems
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 218
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From: Lexington, SC
Had it on my Heritage Softail. Worked fine for me. Had speakers on the lower part of bars and amp in bag. Ipone mouted on bars between speakers. Made a mount for the volume control. You could here it fine at 75 as long as it is behind the windshield.
Last edited by silverglide2010; Mar 7, 2014 at 10:32 AM. Reason: typo
6th Gear
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 13
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From: Pensacola, Fl
I've had two of them on a previous bike. The first one I had, had a wired remote for it that I attached to the top of one of the speakers with velcro. Over time the remote went out and when I called them to get a new remote, they didn't have any, and instead gave me a really good deal on a new unit. I had my speakers mounted originally to the handle bars. But, later changed it and mounted them to the windshield using the included mounting brackets and some L brackets I picked up at lowes. It worked beautifully. I also have a friend that owns/works for a company that has a machine shop. I went over there to see him and one of guys machine out a piece of metal for me that allowed me to mount the amplifier to the handlebar bracket. That gave me quick access to all the controls on the front of the unit and it worked very well. I was very impressed for the price of it. I will try to see if I still have any pictures that show it mounted on the bike and post them. Sadly that bike was totaled and I no longer have it. I loved that bike.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 361
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From: Wisconsin
Just got one for my wife's trike for xmas. Have not mounted it yet. She has Rumble Road speakers now and had an MP3 player that fell off last fall. Needs a remote for what ever MP3 player she uses and decided she wanted a Shark.
I have not installed it yet. I did power it up in the living room. It is loud, but ... yeah, it ain't 600 watts!
My biggest complaint is the model she got is called the motorcycle marine model. They show it on a bike mounted and riding with it. Marine to me means waterproof. When I got it and looked, it is in no way at all weather proof! It won't last long in the rain. Not sure what we'll do to mount it now. At last it does have the remote thing which means we can put it somewhere and cover it up. But ... one of the nice things about it is the display. If you put it inside something waterproof, you won't be able to see the display.
Anyhow, I tried all the functions. It plays them just fine. The FM has that little antenna. It works as expected. I have an old larger SD card, which is what the slot on the front is, and it played the music on it. Good enough. That's what she's looking for. The mini plug in port also worked fine and played the music out. It can recieve bluetooth music also. That worked. I don't think it was able to send to a bluetooth headset though. That might have been a nice feature if it had it.
They make a lot of different models. Be sure to look them all over to get the one you want. People mix up their reviews and often review a model other than the one they actually bought.
Look on Amazon. They are selling them there for a better price.
Ask me again in a few months. My wife may have an opinion then.
I have not installed it yet. I did power it up in the living room. It is loud, but ... yeah, it ain't 600 watts!
My biggest complaint is the model she got is called the motorcycle marine model. They show it on a bike mounted and riding with it. Marine to me means waterproof. When I got it and looked, it is in no way at all weather proof! It won't last long in the rain. Not sure what we'll do to mount it now. At last it does have the remote thing which means we can put it somewhere and cover it up. But ... one of the nice things about it is the display. If you put it inside something waterproof, you won't be able to see the display.
Anyhow, I tried all the functions. It plays them just fine. The FM has that little antenna. It works as expected. I have an old larger SD card, which is what the slot on the front is, and it played the music on it. Good enough. That's what she's looking for. The mini plug in port also worked fine and played the music out. It can recieve bluetooth music also. That worked. I don't think it was able to send to a bluetooth headset though. That might have been a nice feature if it had it.
They make a lot of different models. Be sure to look them all over to get the one you want. People mix up their reviews and often review a model other than the one they actually bought.
Look on Amazon. They are selling them there for a better price.
Ask me again in a few months. My wife may have an opinion then.
Last edited by jkane13; Mar 7, 2014 at 01:05 PM.
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 58
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From: Missouri
The Sharks are ok if you plan on using them with an IPOD, MP3 player or satellite radio. The built in FM receivers are junk. The speakers are waterproof but the amp itself is not. I would go with the 250W or higher amps if you want to hear it at interstate speeds. I've had two on other bikes and they did the job. I had my XM receiver hooked up them.
All of the cheap Amp/radios you see on E Bay come from China (and probably the same factory)
All of the cheap Amp/radios you see on E Bay come from China (and probably the same factory)
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 42
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Had one on my previous bike. Don't believe the watt rating, make sure you also look at the rating of the speakers that come with it. You can hear it while riding at 70mph, but it has to be behind a windshield. The model I had was waterproof speakers, but the amp was not waterproof. Radio on it sucks, I always used it to play music from my phone. Speakers also aren't the best sounding. For the price, I believe mine was about $100 or less, its not too bad, just not the best radio option.
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The Sharks are ok if you plan on using them with an IPOD, MP3 player or satellite radio. The built in FM receivers are junk. The speakers are waterproof but the amp itself is not. I would go with the 250W or higher amps if you want to hear it at interstate speeds. I've had two on other bikes and they did the job. I had my XM receiver hooked up them.
All of the cheap Amp/radios you see on E Bay come from China (and probably the same factory)
All of the cheap Amp/radios you see on E Bay come from China (and probably the same factory)
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