Bluetooth Speaker Dash Mounted

skenzie1340

skenzie1340

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I've read tons of posts on the forum about adding a stereo vs helmet speakers etc.... But I am wondering if any one has simply used a Bluetooth speaker mounted on the dash somehow? I use a Bose Sound link II speaker at home all the time when working etc and it is actually amazing..... So I thought, why not just mount in on the dash somehow and play music thru my phone. The speaker will run for almost 8 hours on a charge, not draw any power form the bike, its small (2" x 7"), and you can easily take it off. Thoughts?

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I have the same BT speaker and the sound is excellent. Maybe Velcro mounting on the dash? I use Sony earbuds connected to my Sena 20s EVO com unit. Cuts out some wind noise too.
 
skenzie1340 said:
I've read tons of posts on the forum about adding a stereo vs helmet speakers etc.... But I am wondering if any one has simply used a Bluetooth speaker mounted on the dash somehow? I use a Bose Sound link II speaker at home all the time when working etc and it is actually amazing..... So I thought, why not just mount in on the dash somehow and play music thru my phone. The speaker will run for almost 8 hours on a charge, not draw any power form the bike, its small (2" x 7"), and you can easily take it off. Thoughts?

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I think that's a brilliant idea and I'm surprised I haven't heard of it (or thought of it) before. I've never listened to music while riding, but I have used audio GPS directions. I was looking to see if really small bluetooth speakers are available and they are such as:

EWA A106 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

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I bluetooth music to Scala Rider Freecom2 speakers in my helmet. Volume and sound quality is awesome. It's way more
pricey than your bluetooth speaker idea though :)
 
I live on a quiet country road, in the summer you have people in convertibles and mostly Harleys blast their music as they pass by. Not a fan.
 
Hi Skenzie:

I've owned Gold Wings that had built-in speakers (front and rear), but now I use helmet speakers when riding my STs.

I far, far prefer the helmet mounted Bluetooth speakers. It's much easier to hear spoken directions from the navigation system, and if I do choose to listen to music, I find that the music quality is much better through the helmet speakers.

Consider also that if you choose to mount that large external speaker on your moto, you will have to secure it sufficiently well to withstand that "once or twice a year" pothole or pavement grade change that we hit unexpectedly - otherwise, the darn thing will go flying on you when you least need it to. In other words, Velcro won't do. That will make it a nuisance to remove the device when it needs to be recharged.

Michael
 
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Sound quality suffers with ambient and wind noise. Way too much of each between you and the music. Then there is the problem of noise pollution. I've seen and heard a lot of bikes with speakers blasting music. They stop at a light and rarely turn it down.

I've only seen one instance ever of a rider getting a ticket for loud music (CVC 27007) but he was asking for it. He also apparently had a warrant and serviced.
 
Loud music and loud pipes are a pet peeve of mine as if they like it so much they think I should listen to them as well.

No thanks, I’ve got my own tunes.
 
speaker on a Goldwing are good at any speed. I'm playing around with a bluetooth speaker connected to the cell phone. I'll leave my Zumo alone so I can hear traffic and directions. I personally prefer music from speakers rather then from in the helmet because I don't want to drown out the ambient noise. Per say, highway pegs work better on some bikes and others. You get to choose, are they worth it or not.
 
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