St1300 radio

[JakeS]

I was looking at one of the websites for genuine honda spare parts (David something?). I noticed there was speaker boxes for the ST.
Where did they go? I'm guessing behind the vent looking things pointed at you. Does anyone have them installed with a radio? If it was a factory option, is there a radio made to fit somewhere on the bike?
Thanks
Jake

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[st1300r]

Factory radio for the pan european and $pendy.
David Silver Spares

Some have fit the boxes with polk water proof speakers here.
Yes that's were they go.

Left Box
Right Box

 

[nhdiesel]

Going with a radio and regular speakers you'll spend a lot of money, have poor sound at low speeds, and terrible sound at highway speeds.

Or you can go with a bluetooth receiver in your helmet (such as Sena) and either pair with your cell phone or a number of options for bluetooth radio including some GPS's. You'll have much better sound and in the end, pay less.

 

[snowmoer]

The radio that David Silver sells is a European radio that will not work in the US. The Freq. range is different from US radio stations. I second the headsets in your helmet. I had dash speakers in my PC 800 and it was good up to about 55 mph after that, you could not hear anything. Same thing on my Wing.

 

[JakeS]

I already have a sena and I love it. I was looking for an fm receiver and dash speakers for my low speed commute.

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[roadriderg]

Speakers if you want to sound cool at a stop light. Otherwise hard to hear at speed. Helmet speakers offer the best in audio.

 

[Slasher]

I think helmet speaker are the way to go. Audio quality and volume are great and they are always in there waiting for you. I used earbuds for years but only on longer rides just because of the hassle of putting them in but now with the helmet speakers I get tunes wherever I ride no matter how short the trip!

 

[Blrfl]

The radio that David Silver sells is a European radio that will not work in the US. The Freq. range is different from US radio stations.

It works fine in the U.S. Broadcast FM in Europe and elsewhere is the same 88-108 MHz range as it is here. The only difference is that their stations can be spaced 100 kHz apart (e.g., 102.1, 102.2, 102.3) where ours are spaced in odd 200 kHz increments (e.g., 102.1, 102.3, 102.5). That means a U.S. radio can't tune everything that would be broadcast elsewhere, but radios from elsewhere can tune everything in the U.S. with no problem.

--Mark

 

[JakeS]

Yes I would love to sound cool at stop lights lol
That's why i Rev it up like it's going to stall like Harleys hahahha
Kidding aside I switched out my headset for the ear bud type and find it annoying for a few minute commute. Maybe ill get a new helmet for touring (ear buds) and the around town helmet (helmet speakers) it also sounds like a good excuse for a new helmet.

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[nhdiesel]

That's why i Rev it up like it's going to stall like Harleys hahahha

You need to remove 2 spark plugs and both mufflers for the full effect.

 

[Nashcat]

You can use a pocket FM radio and plug it into the jack on the Sena. I did that on my way to OHSTOC , but found out I needed a better pocket radio. I believe the Sena came with the needed cord. The cord can also used with iPods to get the tunes to the helmet without Bluetooth. I'd much rather listen to the radio than all the songs on my iPhone.

John

 

[T_C]

You need to remove 2 spark plugs and both mufflers for the full effect.

Well i tired removing mufflers, I just sounded like a kid on a rice rocket with a resonant muffler.

but thge spark plugs.. hmm.. if I pulled two in sequential firing order would it give me the proper thumping lull...

 

[T_C]

I'd much rather listen to the radio than all the songs on my iPhone.

There is an app for that.

Given the crappy reception of many of the small FM radios... streaming tunes via local radio apps works better, at least for me. I tried a Scala with FM and I could not make my full morning commute without hearing the FM stations dropping out.

 

[mark mccallum]

there are tank bag with amplifier and dual speaker that work great at all speeds . look on ebay.they are good if you want external speakers at a speed. the bag is handy as well.

 

[MidweST]

I have a Scala Rider Teamset Pro. I got it primarily for the intercom capabilities with the passenger. I can listen to "my music" via my cell phone and the audio cable, but I'd like to have an alternative, and satellite seems to be the way to go for long distance riding. Thoughts?

 

[ST Gui]

If you have a radio/amp with enough output, a low-speed commute can sound well enough. I put a radio "box" in my Windjammer on my GL1000 and radio was really enjoyable at moderate speeds. It wasn't High Fidelity given the ambient noise, but it was more than adequate.

And when not moving, such as at a stop light, I turned the radio down. It was the polite thing to do, and I didn't give a damn about sounding cool. I was also nice if I stopped somewhere, to listen to the radio without a helmet.

You could do better with a US radio, though it wouldn't be plug n play. It would live in the left fairing pocket, I think, unless you made a police-type radio pack.

A new helmet is probably cheaper than the OEM radio and speakers. I use earbuds with my phone and am looking for a set of that will block most of the road and wind noise and use foam buds. Without blocking a significant amount of noise there's the tendency to crank the volume up to compensate and that can be very bad for the ears. Some people here use helmet speakers and earplugs.