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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 11:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bought a car kit sirius radio on ebay for 10 bucks, have one in the car figure this could be a little project for the winter. i can jerry rig a mount, but wondering where i should hook the + and - wires to without draining power from something else. any idea's? anyone done this to their buell? pics would be awsome.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check the amp draw for the cradle (shouldn't be much, I can check mine if you want), and the fuse for your instrument cluster lights. If the fuse for the lights is strong enough (probably 2.5A or 5A - again, I can check my S1W - I think it's the "ACC" fuse?), just tap into the dash lights. That way your cradle is ignition-switched and won't draw after you park the bike. It will also only kill a circuit that isn't *totally* safety-oriented (like a headlight), in case something shorts out.

Either that, or just direct-wire to the battery....just remember, you have to turn it off if you do it this way, or you'll kill your battery because the cradle will never be un-powered. Also, make sure to put a fuse on the + lead, as close as possible to the battery, in case you get a short or a rub on the wire somewhere.
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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 09:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ok. yea ill just use the instrument. the more im looking at this setup im wondering where to mount the dang thing, lol, i removed the mickey mouse mirrors and put on bar end mirrors so those screw holes are empty, wonder if i could mount it there somehow, hmm.
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Phelan
Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 12:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's quite possible. If you want something professional and billet no less holding it on there, I have a good friend that does one-off CNC pieces and he's very reasonable with his pricing. I had some custom clip-ons done by him for my sportster with an S2 front-end. As a matter of fact they are on my S2 now.
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Biker0099
Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 08:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

that might be a cool idea. how much do you think he would charge?
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Phelan
Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 11:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well, my clip-ons were $225 shipped. Obviously, the simpler you design it, the cheaper it'll be. His name is Shane. He builds and sells Chainsikle rearsets for Sportsters, but he loves to build one-off parts. His website is chainsikle.com. His email is there at the bottom of the page IIRC.
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Rabert
Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 08:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have the other brand satellite radio (XM). I use a tank bag and put the antenna in the top "flap" of the bag and the radio in the bottom. I installed a typical 12V outlet (cig lighter type) on the side of the instro panel. This hides everything but the 12V cord. Plug the earphones directly in the radio, I either use earphones with inline audio adjustment or adjust the constant audio level output of the radio to a tolerable level. I thought this was the "simplist" install for the S3 and allows easy removal. For the Valkyrie I made a bracket for a GPS mount and ran power via a relay. Want pics, email me and I will send once back in town.
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Biker0099
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

bought a 30 dollar universal bar mount from tss-radio.com it came with a mount for antenna also. pretty nice, hopefully it will stay put what with the vibration coming from the M2's engine.
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Phelan
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nice. Looking forward to seeing how well it works. I need find a bar mount for an iPhone.
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Biker0099
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 09:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i think i saw some mounts for bikes that could compensate on ebay. but for something that size why not just keep it on your belt or pocket?. i would have preferred personally to have a sirius stilleto which is iphone sized. but they dont get reception for squat in my area.
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Phelan
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would like a bar mount so I can utilize the GPS on the iPhone. Plus it's even better in areas with 3G because I can see the point moving down the streets in realtime. I know a lot of GPS modules have stuff like that standard, but how many of them also have an 8GB hard drive, iTunes, Internet, weather, calender, and a million other features and only cost $200? Know what I mean?
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 08:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://products.ram-mount.com/rammount/productdeta il.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-149Z-AP3U
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Phelan
Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 01:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Heck.. Frickn'... Yes! Thanks Froggy!
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 01:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They make another one thats like a waterproof shell, its more coin but worth it. Ram mounts are freaking awesome, I just ordered a few more so I can mount more crap to my bike : )

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Biker0099
Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yikes. that bike is hooked up man. im trying to figure a good spot to hide all of my wires.
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Biker0099
Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

alright, i got the mount setup for the sirius. but i still have to wire it. not to mention i lost the factory AC adapter that came with the unit, so i have to find a plug thats compatible, splice the wire and connect it to something that wont blow a fuse... any thoughts? pics would be awsome..
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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 01:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Being that I have never worked on a tuber, I don't know for sure if you got it, but on the XB's there is a fused line called accessory, it runs the european parking light. You can splice into that fine, your radio isn't going to blow a fuse. Hell I got GPS, XM, race computers, heated grips, volt meter, and a video camera running off mine so knock yourself out : )
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Biker0099
Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 01:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

what is a european parking light? im afraid to draw any power from the headlight.
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Biker0099
Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 02:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

anyone know the physical location of the european parking light wire?/switch.. do you mean the passing lamp switch on the left control?

(Message edited by biker0099 on January 08, 2009)
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Biker0099
Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 02:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

bump.
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Oldog
Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 05:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

On the X1 it is a 3 watt or there about lamp in the head light housing.

Im at work so I cant tell you the wire color,
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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 01:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

well. i removed the factory headlamp and replaced it with a projection light setup. so thats no good.
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Tripp
Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

did you buy kevin mannings m2? nice bike, seen it on a couple nebo rides.
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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 02:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

actually yea. thats the one LOL.. i need to have the tank repainted becuase the job he did on it is bubbling, and i was quoted 500 to redo it.
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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 02:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i traded kevin my 99 sportster 1200 for it.
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Biker0099
Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 06:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)





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Tripp
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 05:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

wow, cool headlamp set up, where'd you get that? looks almost like a firebolt!
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Biker0099
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 10:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ebay. was an import from china. do a search for streetfighter headlamp, im sure he has more.
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Phelan
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 04:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ascerbis makes several streetfighter headlamps, including one like that. The knock-off variants can be found on eBay for about $60.
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Phelan
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 04:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Btw, I like the mount. What kind off headphones are you planning on using?
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Biker0099
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 12:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

well, im doing all of this on a budget, so nothin fancey, 1st im going to try my plain ol' ipod headphones but these son' bitches are loud so i might have to use headphones with a volume booster.
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Phelan
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 01:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I hear ya (no pun intended). I'm still using the standard iPhone headphones listening to my iTunes. They stick in good, but as soon as I put the helmet on they get pulled out; I'm waiting for an opportunity to find some good in-ear headphones. I'm going to cut the speakers off them and splice them into my iphone headphones so I still have the mic and button. The mic has a button on it to control my iTunes and my calls so I want to keep that feature.
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Biker0099
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 02:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

nice. yea, i actually dig the factory ipod headphones, when I'm riding without a helmet they stay in my ear regardless of speed. yes they do get pulled out a bit with the helmet on. i've tried wicked expensive ones, various styles, they all pop out once you hit 25mph + nuthin beats the 4 dollar ipod ones from the local gas station.
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