Tunes

[Sarris]

I finally purchased and installed an audio system on the GZ. It consists of chrome mini bullet speakers and a 100 watt (50 watts per channel) mini billet amplifier from http://www.motorcyclespeakers.net/ and was $399 + shipping (they have some with physically larger equipment for less money). I then bought a Sansa 2 GB mp3 player from Walmart for $50. I have put 300 mp3's on it and it is not yet full and it also has FM radio and Voice Recorder. Man this thing sounds awsome. I know I'm pissing away my kids inheritance, but tunes on the bike are the only way to go.

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I wired the amp directly to the battery and added an on/off switch (from RadioShack) to avoid any wiring problems tapping into the harness. Other than the power tap, all the wiring was included and was plug & play. The only problem was that the P-clamps for the handlebars come in 1" only, so I bought some 7/8" ones from Kuryakyn.

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[Orpheus]

That is awesome. If I could do it for about half the price you paid, I'd do it tomorrow. What about the power drain? Are you sure that it won't be a problem?

[Sarris]

I haven't had it long enough to know about battery drain yet, but direct wired and switched is definately better than tapping into the wiring harness. Plus, the amp only draws about 1 amp.

Go to the web site I listed in the first post as they do have some audio rigs for half the price. Gotta have tunes!!

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[patrick_777]

So what kind of music do you blast into the public air on the back of a GZ?

[Sarris]

Well, I've been a rock guitarist for around 35 years, my taste runs from the Beatles to Metallica. I really enjoy hard rock and metal from the 70's and 80's best, but I also like heavy metal from all eras. I don't care for death metal, trash metal, hip-hop, rap, or country. I'm a head banger from way back.

In fact, I just liquidated my guitar collection, selling 13 electric guitars, 4 bass guitars, and 6 amplifiers. I currently still own an American Custom Shop Strat and American Custom Shop Tele, as well as an Ovation Acoustic. I'm also down to just 2 amps, a Fender Concert Reverb and a Sovtek MIG 50 Midget. I have probably played in 20 or so bands over the years with the last one just last year.

I discovered a long, long time ago that Architecture pays a hell of alot better than rock music. So music and motorcycles are my main hobbies now.

Oh yeah, I do BLAST it!! F**k 'em if they can't take a joke.

Sarris

:)

[music man]

I always thought you were cool sarris now I know you are. So you listen to Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Preist, Metallica, Megadeth, all that jazz huh.

[Sarris]

Yep.

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[Orpheus]

Sorry to resurrect a thread this old, but I'm working on a Xmas list to give to my parents and I just thought about this again. Anybody found any cheaper speaker systems around anywhere? I'd like to find something under $100 ($50 would be perfect). It could just be some portable, battery-powered MP3 speakers that I can rig up to the handlebars, but I need them to be able to get pretty loud. Any ideas?

[mrlmd1]

Looks great, but you're not riding with a helmet, right? Do you think you'd hear any of that with a helmet on or would you have to blast out the neighborhood to hear it wearing one? Can you hear it at 50+mph on the road with the wind or just when riding slowly around town? Is it not easier to have on an ear bud ( you need at least one ear uncovered to hear your surroundings, according to most DMV laws, can't ride with headphones on). So many questions, so little time.

[music man]

Is it not easier to have on an ear bud ( you need at least one ear uncovered to hear your surroundings, according to most DMV laws, can't ride with headphones on). So many questions, so little time.



I never understood that law. I ride with noise cancelling earbuds in both ears, and I can actually hear a siren or horn BETTER with those on and music playing that I can in my car when I have the stereo cranked (which is what I do every time I drive a car). The earbuds actually block out a lot of distracting noise such as the wind and most but not all of the engine noise.

[Sarris]

I always wear a 1/2 police style helmet or a 3/4 if cold. The system on the GZ is OK for speeds less than 40 mph, but a little weak over that. The mfgr. has since come out with a 100 watt per channel model with 3" speakers (mine has 2") that he says REALLY kick ass. My luck is that I bought mine 30 days too soon or I'd have sprung for the higher wattage model.

Orph, there ain't gonna be much cheap that you'll be able to hear on the road, but check out the site I provided above and you'll find some lower priced units available.

My HD has a 100 watt per channel Harmon Kardon AM/FM/CD/MP3 in the dash and there is no problem hearing it at road speed. I really dig having tunes on the road. That's the reason I wanted a system for the GeeZer.

Rock n roll. :rawk: