FM Radio

[Big Bo]

I wanted some tunes while I ride so I bought a Sony Walkman AM/FM ($30.00) bought some ear abuds, ($8.00) THEY SUCK!!!! I was pissed that I had spent 40 sumptin odd bucks for a radio and earphones.Trying to get the helmit on with the ear buds in place was a joke. I read where some rider used Koss foam type earbuds, you know like foam ear plugs. You twist/roll them around in your fingers and fit them into your ear. The damn things expand. Koss at Circut City ($25.00). Now I can ride and listen to AM/Rush/Laura if I want and Fm tunes when I want.  

Yes I like both Rush and Dr. Laura      

[FlyingTurtle1]

Here's something else to consider for a speaker system...Last year at the Hoot there was a fellow there with Jammin sound coming from his VTX. I looked the bike over and couldn't figure where the sound was coming from so I asked and he showed me! He had taken a tool bag, you know the rolled leather kind, and mounted COMPUTER SPEAKERS in each end! The 'puter speakers are 12 volt, they fit right in the ends of the pouch, he then cut a slit in the pouch and added a on/off switch and put a quick disconnect and wired it up to the battery. Add a radio shack plug and plug in your CD/ Walkman/ IPod whatever. This guy was using a walkman, and I gotta say it sounded real good behind the windshield, hell it sounded real good across the parking lot! Was gonna figure a way to mount one behind the shield on the Bandit before I went to Cali in july and use a MP3 and carry a couple cards full  and change them at gas stops. Still gonna do this but now gotta put it on my Itialian Whore.

[chippi]

:blahblah: Wanting to hear what is going on around you is overrated   My last bike was a cruiser with load Vans@Hindes pipes. When I steped up the the B12 the silence was defining.
My solution came from Rio (MP3 w/ FM tuner) later pluged into my Chatterbox. The Rio come with an armband that does NOT hold the player secure. after dropping it it many times I needed a replacement. Walmart to the rescue! Ilo same functions only $70. One week later wife like the idea so much I lost the Ilo  
She sent me to the store I'm now sporting one from IRiver. It is AWSOME! 1.) the armband holds the unit secure and tilled so you can read it. 2.) the controls are easy to operate without looking at it. joystick type control for the volume and track advance (just run your hand over the player). 3.) It is fast
I could easly cary on but think I made the point P.S. I do like to hear the wind from time to time.

[NHBubba]

bought some ear abuds, ($8.00) THEY SUCK!!!! ... Trying to get the helmit on with the ear buds in place was a joke.

Yup, I've had that problem too. My solution was a set of these great Sony earbuds. They actually wrap around the outter part of your ear and then have a smaller part that goes in your ear itself. They work great.

I have a Creatives Labs Zen Micro MP3 player I bought for jogging and air travel. I've discovered it works great on the bike too though. It has a small corded remote. I hook the remote to my shirt collar right on my neck and put the player itself in an inside pocket of my riding jacket. There are only a few buttons on it, so it's easy to work w/o looking at it. This way I can adjust the volume while underway, or reach up and slap the big pause button for immediate silence. I think it works very well.