ahpd1992 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 my 00 r1100rt doest not have the BMW radio I am thinking of having a radio installed and I am wondering if anyone here has used something other than the BMW radio? It is very expensive and I would like to put in a newer radio that is Ipod and/or xm compatible. I mostly will be listening throught my helmet speakers, but may occastionally listen through the fairing speakers, has anyone installed anything other than the BMW stuff? T Link to comment
leikam Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Consensus seems to be that BMW radio isn't worth it. Go with an ipod in the tankbag and jack it into your bike's speakers if you don't want to use the helmet's. Others will chime in here with the Autocom option. Link to comment
John in VA Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 The BMW radio chassis holder in the glovebox will mount any DIN-standard automotive radio. Something like a moisture-resistant Kenwood Marine unit with AUX adapter and XM would work for half the price of a BMW radio: http://www.audioallies.com/getitem.asp?Item=KDC-MP4028MRCC&Sys=FR Link to comment
smiller Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 It's pretty difficult to make the fairing speakers effective for anything over very low speeds. Go for in-ear phones with a good isolation (NRR) figure, that's about the only thing that works really well. Link to comment
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