XM Radio

[Smith]

Hi Gang,

At first, I thought the 6-disk CD player was a good idea. Now, after owning the bike for a year, I’ve decided the thing takes up too much room. I want to install XM radio (I think).

I’m sure someone has done this. My question is, is this a good idea and where does the hardware go? Can it be removed without disfiguring the bike? Who does the installation?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Bob Smith
’05 Dark Graphite

[Big_E]

Mine is inside the glove box, attached to the front of the single C.D. player with velcro. The antenna is stuck to the top of the front brake res. on the handle bar. It's outa sight & outa the weather & it's easy enough to pop the glove box to change the channel. If you can remove the handle bar cover to run the antenna cable & remove the side cover off one side of the bike, drill a hole in the glove box to get the wires in, you can do it.

[yaklt]

then again, if you want to get one of the Garmin GPS units w/ XM integrated, it solves your "where" problem, and also gets you XM, Weather, and traffic data for about 1/3 the cost of just an XM subscription.... something to think about.

Also, search for "Dice" in the forums - an iPod interface.

A couple of things to think about.

[BUGKILLER]

I put in the mount I found at a BMW dealer photos below. Remember that with the XM unit, the part that looks like a male plug for the cig adapter is a 6 volt transformer. Do not cut it off and hard wire the end to a power source. I got an accessory plug with fuse at Radio Shack and sucked a nylon string from the point around the bikes ignition to the area under the seat with a shop vac hose that I taped a 8 inch piece of soft 5/8 hose to. You can shove the soft hose up into the area between the tank and tupperware.Start feeding the string into the frame from near the ignition.The suction will pick up the string and you can see it come through the clear hose.Then you can pull the string through with the bare ends of the adapter wires and hook to the battery. The handle bar covers have to come off to hide the XM wire for power. Plug the two together and tuck them under the open area between the handle bars and the top of the tank. You can get them in fairly far and out of the way of the handle bar movement. Zip tie the XM wire to the bars and replace cover. Set the FM on your bike to which ever preset you set on the XM. Your in business.
The mount was in the perfect spot on the handle bar once installed. It doesn't block the instruments or mirror. The mount came with a velcro strap attachment for the extra antenna wire and the XM pickup is magnetic and sticks right to the mount.

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[motorhead]

My roady II sits right ontop on the radio display within easy reach.

[RVB1019]

I went with a Sirius Unit on the handlebars. The Cycle Gadget's mount is the same mount produced by Hoon Hardware for the XM Units. I think I paid 40 bucks from Cyclegadgets. The antennae mounts right on the unit. I tucked the wires into the handlebar cover. I used the map light for a power source.

At the STC, we mounted an XM unit on a BMR shelf right below the windshield. I think that since I like to change stations this setup wouldn't work for me. My arms are too short and I would have trouble reaching that far up.

If you go back to the forums section, and look up the Sat. Radio section, you get even more ideas.