Bike Sound System

Narcissus · August 30, 2005, 08:53:20 PM

I've heard of a small sound system stuck into a Vespa but has anyone ever seen it on a bike? Just curious.

The Antibody · August 30, 2005, 08:59:54 PM

On bikes like Goldwings. You can buy head sets that allow you to talk to each other and pipe into the radio on the bike. For us it's just an MP3 player.

-Anti

Church6360 · August 31, 2005, 06:54:23 AM

i've seen few harleys with mean sound systems stuck to their gas tanks, might be worth a look.

gs2sv · August 31, 2005, 07:22:14 AM

bmw made a detachable all in one sound system for their little f650cs bike. it would mount in a storage bay type deal on the tank. be cool to find one of those and figure out how to mount it and wire it up.

Dr. Love · August 31, 2005, 08:20:52 AM

Sell the GS and buy a scooter... you can stick a huge subwoofer in the underseat storage area. BOOM-BOOM! :lol:

Oh, and remember the neon and the spinner etc

... BOOM-BOOM... :lol:

Narcissus · August 31, 2005, 08:41:29 AM

The one I saw showcased on the net was just aportable CD player hooked up to flat panel speakers and a larger battery, didn't really look like it fit the bike, the speakers were just hanging off some brackets on the rear, but it'd be pretty friggin cool to have on a meet night.

Roadstergal · August 31, 2005, 08:43:03 AM

My Name Is Dave · August 31, 2005, 08:47:43 AM

I work for a speaker manufacturer in Vancouver (WA, not BC), and we make a few models of battery-powered speakers for MP3 players. One that is out now and is cheap is this one:

You could easily hook that up to an MP3 player and stash it under your seat and have the speaker sitting on the seat or something. Just an idear. I could probably get some for a good deal.

Dave

Narcissus · August 31, 2005, 11:11:11 AM

Thats exactly what I mean, if you could build a pair of those into the rear fairing and have an MP3 player built in somewhere that'd be pretty friggin cool!

My Name Is Dave · August 31, 2005, 11:15:03 AM

We could no doubt get something going. I'll take one of those home tonight and use it as a prototype. I'm thinking mounted under the seat and you could remove it to bump. Yes? No? I'm Dave Cummings?

Make a holder under there for the MP3 player, and you could run headphones in there and wear them under the helmet on long rides where hearing isn't as important as on a crowded city street or highway.

By the way, I call copyright, don't bite.

Dave

fettcols · August 31, 2005, 12:01:55 PM

I've seen a busa that was cranking out some tunes... I didn't bother to take a closer look but it belongs to a friend of a guy I work with. He was talking about hooking something up on his TL this winter...

My Name Is Dave · August 31, 2005, 01:35:00 PM

I'm taking home a set of those speakers tonight and I'll work on putting something together.

Dave

scottpA_GS · August 31, 2005, 03:21:42 PM

Roadstergal.. It took me a sec to get why you posted that :lol: :lol:

rclz · August 31, 2005, 04:01:46 PM

I drove one of those yamaha cop cruisers and they have a huge dashboard with a cd player lol, I was cruisin pumpin the tunes.

Narcissus · August 31, 2005, 09:43:33 PM

I'm thinking the sound system could be used personally through headphones, maybe an extension that works its way up to the handle bars so you can plug in your phones there as well as a pair of speakers for when you're just out cruisin and want to have some music playing for you and everybody around you

Alphamazing · August 31, 2005, 09:50:12 PM

iPod in a pocket with headphones running into your helmet?

Budrick320 · August 31, 2005, 09:54:02 PM

Yah, I just use my MP3 player to one ear. I really don't like it when people blare their music with all their windows open. And with them leaning all back barely looking over the steering wheel. It just looks stupid. When ever I see someone like that I just stare and shake my head.

I have a Creative Labs Zen Micro. That thing is great. 5GB MP3 player, recorder, FM tuner, to do list, calender, ect. And it fits in the palm of your hand.

My Name Is Dave · September 01, 2005, 12:10:23 AM

OK, so I went out back tonight and tried to fit that speaker system into the underside of the seat. It was like .05 inches too wide to fit into the tool area down there. I think we have another model in stock that is slightly slimmer, and I'll try to grab one tomorrow. Fark, it would have been perfect, too. I hope the other one fits.

Dave

Steve-C · September 02, 2005, 02:43:54 PM

Quote from: The AntibodyOn bikes like Goldwings. You can buy head sets that allow you to talk to each other and pipe into the radio on the bike. For us it's just an MP3 player.

-Anti

I beg to differ!

All plugged into a Starcom1 Intercom, gave me radio, phone, GPS, bike to bike and rider-pillion. A year, 16,000 miles (inc a 2,500 miles 2 week tour of France) and I decided I really needed a bigger, more touring orientated machine and got a BMW K100. Still that lil GS rocked for adaptability!

Steve

Alphamazing · September 02, 2005, 06:31:53 PM

What, no CD player? :lol:

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