Back to a Standard with the Wife's approval!

[mcgovern61]

Ohhhhh.....looky what I won on Ebay........

In my search to find a remote and then finding out that the smaller one was running $99, I kept searching and this one was listed for $30 plus shipping as the starting bid. The same unit is available for $82 average so it was fair to assume it would at least go for $60-$70 at auction if not up to $80. So I threw a low bid in for the heck of it. :shock: :laptop:

$33 later, I am now the new owner of this brand new Sony Marine Remote......EXCEPT it is the 4" dial, not the 2 1/2" one I was looking for. (Really didn't think I would win.)

Oh well, money saved!! I will have to make it work!! :yahoo:


Now.....on to the speakers!! :yes:

 

[slabghost]

mcgovern61 » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:39 pm[/url]":278hjg3z]
Your right V, they are not cheap! Plus, the smallest is for 5 1/4" speakers. That would be too large to mount under the handlebars.

We think outside the box here mister! Why not mount them to the engine guards? :headscratch: :whistling:

 

[brianinpa]

Gerry likes to stay between the lines and in the box! :smilie_happy: :wave:

 

[mcgovern61]

brianinpa » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:13 pm[/url]":1qb3n782]
Gerry likes to stay between the lines and in the box! :smilie_happy: :wave:

Yeah, I'm pretty black and white when it comes to this stuff. You don't see a whole lot of customizing around here. I think the radio setup with the windshield is radical stuff! :smilie_happy:

 

[brianinpa]

Ever since I saw JPWingers set-up at Joe's place I have been thinking about getting a set of speakers and mounting them under the luggage rack. Obviously those would need to be marine grade also.

 

[slabghost]

The boxes I linked are not cut to fit any speakers. They will cut them for you for another $5 each it said. Pods on the crash bars next to the frame might be the best way to get 4-5" speakers up front.

 

[mcgovern61]

slabghost » Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:54 am[/url]":yr8wsoit]
The boxes I linked are not cut to fit any speakers. They will cut them for you for another $5 each it said. Pods on the crash bars next to the frame might be the best way to get 4-5" speakers up front.

Saw that V! I am just hesitant to spend $59 plus $5.00 to cut plus shipping for pods and then still mod them to fit the bike. I have found 3 1/2" handlebar mounted speakers for about $42 total.

 

[slabghost]

I'd cut them myself. Just pointed that out so you know that your speakers can be fitted.

 

[mcgovern61]

slabghost » Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:54 am[/url]":138onqi3]
The boxes I linked are not cut to fit any speakers. They will cut them for you for another $5 each it said. Pods on the crash bars next to the frame might be the best way to get 4-5" speakers up front.

Yesterday I put the Vetter fairing back on while waiting for parts. (4 bolts and 1 wire harness, back in business!) I had the Cycle Sound Radio out so I rode without the radio. Almost 3 hours of riding later and decided I really like my tunes when riding!

But, I did seriously look into the idea of pods on the crash bars. Not a bad idea, but I do ride with my feet on the crash bars once cruising down the road. I intend to add highway pegs in the future, but I decided that handle bar mounted speakers might be my best option.

My radio has an amp built in, but I see a lot of these speaker setups come with an amp. Wondering if I benefit from buying speakers with the mini amp or just buy speakers that will run off my radio......

 

[canuckxxxx]

For what it's worth, here are some pics of my '82 with the Plexifairing III. Note that I trimmed the lower part of the fairing on each side so that they would clear the turn signals instead of being behind them. So I could angle the shield back a bit more.

Brian

GL1100 with plexifairing 4

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• Apr 14, 2014

GL1100 with plexifairing 3

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• Apr 14, 2014

GL1100 with plexifairing 2

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• Apr 14, 2014

GL1100 with plexifairing 1

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• Apr 14, 2014

 

[Dusterdude]

Brian,is it working well for you


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[Ansimp]

Great looking fairing and sensible mods :good:

 

[mcgovern61]

Nice mod Brian! I did intend to leave the lower part on for Fall and Winter protection.

 

[canuckxxxx]

Dusterdude » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:48 pm[/url]":1boiqj8e]
Brian,is it working well for you


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Yes, I really like it. Had a Plexifairing III on a GS850 a couple of bikes back and liked it.

Very good wind protection, lots of adjustment, can be taken off/on in minutes, very solid mounting. And I think someone else mentioned that, because it is all clear you don't really notice it while you are riding.

Brian

 

[mcgovern61]

The radio remote is in! It works even better than I anticipated!! It mirrors every function of the radio with nice big buttons that can easily be pushed while wearing gloves. It came with two cables that are direct connectors for the radio and are about 12' long (bit long for a motorcycle), but will make running the wires and wiring the radio in the trunk a snap! :yahoo: arty:

Now, to pick speakers......

The only remaining item to get is that rubber fork cover and fix the center stand! :Egyptian:

 

[joedrum]

hmm i did a bad thing gerry .. im not sure but i think i use those dam ear seals thinking they 1000 ... ill try it on 1100 forks today i think one is still useable oh2: :blush:

 

[brianinpa]

mcgovern61 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:54 am[/url]":2y2h52g7]
The radio remote is in! It works even better than I anticipated!! It mirrors every function of the radio with nice big buttons that can easily be pushed while wearing gloves. It came with two cables that are direct connectors for the radio and are about 12' long (bit long for a motorcycle), but will make running the wires and wiring the radio in the trunk a snap! :yahoo: arty:

Now, to pick speakers......

The only remaining item to get is that rubber fork cover and fix the center stand! :Egyptian:

Still looking. :help:

 

[mcgovern61]

opcorn: :music:

 

[mcgovern61]

Well, I finally settled on speakers from Sound Storm Laboratories. There is a lot of info out there and Youtube videos and the consensus is get the largest speakers with high wattage input in order to get a bass response of any type. Also, the Shark 250 W amp and speakers do seem to work okay,but apparently the chrome (plastic type chrome) peels in a few years and there performance is marginal. The Pyle speakers are good, but too small for good response at higher levels.

I found another company that has 3" weather proof (not water proof) speakers that come with a 600 W amp that accepts either MP3 and has RCA connectors for my control head connections. They are also advertised as "Black Chrome" which I thought would look cool! They will be here in about a week so I will report on them soon.....

 

[dan filipi]

600 watt, wonder if that true.
The 600 I have in my van is 3 times the size with no extra room inside it. New technology in amps and speakers are pretty darn impressive these days though.