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Pat Kelly
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1978 XS1100E (The Force)
1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
1999 Suburban (The Ship)
1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
1968 F100 (Valentine)
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how much extra power
how much extra power can a XS be expected to produce reliably to play a radio and keep everything else like the headlight and gauges going, wiothout draining the battery?
do any of you with installed radios have an ammeter also to keep an eye on the charging system?
all this talk has got me thinkin that i might appreciate a nice radio. no fairing though, so i think mine will go into a tank bag type arrangement..... mebbe with a cigarette type plug in so it would be easily romovable... hmmmm....79ish suzuki rm250
82 honda cb450sc
78 honda cx500
72 honda cb175
78 yamaha xs11eComment
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I have always had the radio on my bike. No noticable power drain. The XS is notorius for having a weak electrical system but I havent had any probs with my radio setup.[b][size=4][font=times][color=#BD0062]Wayne[/color][/font][/size][/b]
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The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.Comment
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Tunes
Well I thought about using a portable Cd player or a MD Mini Disc player because it is smaller and the disks are easier to take care of, but that means little speakers jamed in your ear for hours just rubbing on the helmet and you. I'm not sure if that would get me a ticket either.Comment
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after reading
well after reading all the info well I was probably pulled over not only for doing 82 but singing to loud
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All I use is a sony, lol. but not on trips as i have already made the mistake of falling asleep listening to my fav tunes.
Wont be doing that again.Comment
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All this talk is making me miss my radio.. the Rooster fairing in the garage comes with a spot.. but i need to find a cyclesound to place it in the fairing now..
off to the Classifieds..jeff "Wags"
Bothell, Wa
79sf mongrel
79sf rusty
79 partsbike almost completeComment
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tunes
Only 4 pistons pounding out that endless rythem.......
Bruce
78xs1100
Bruce Doucette
Phone #1 902 827 3217Comment
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Its that 'endless rythem' that puts me to sleep. A good dose of Aerosmith will wake the dead!
"Dream On, Dream On, Dream On..."[b][size=4][font=times][color=#BD0062]Wayne[/color][/font][/size][/b]
[b][size=4][font=times][color=#095de5]TeXSive forever[/color][/font][/size][/b]
The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.Comment
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Ladyxsive
Deb, where are you and whats up? Hows your XS runnin anyway!
Bruce
78XS110
Alpha
Bruce Doucette
Phone #1 902 827 3217Comment
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Well... it depends... when the XS was running, I had a JVC tape/radio and external speakers in my in-dash audio system on my Vetter... but you can barely hear it at speed... then I switched to a Sony CD player in my tank bag... ran the wires out the bottom to some connectors below the tank which then fed sone Optimus "in-ear stereo phones" inside my helmet. Problem was that they hurt... even ground them down some, but with my full face helmet, there was too much pressure. Lately, I go with the previous post...the songs are in my head!
Dave Hogue
1978 XS1100E "Sticky Fingers" (down, but not out)
1986 Honda Shadow VT1100C "Phacops" (the everyday ride)
1982 Honda CB750 Custom (the toy)
Kennesaw, GA
home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-dwhogue
updated November 22, 2001Comment
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I'm impressed, JP... good stuff, them Dregs... saw them a some years ago at a venue here in the ATL...Originally posted by JP
Pretty much anything from the Dixie Dregs will do it too, Wayne.Dave Hogue
1978 XS1100E "Sticky Fingers" (down, but not out)
1986 Honda Shadow VT1100C "Phacops" (the everyday ride)
1982 Honda CB750 Custom (the toy)
Kennesaw, GA
home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-dwhogue
updated November 22, 2001Comment
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the squeal of a smokin tyre and the howl of my exhaust are the only tunes i need.........always sounds better without the accompaniment of sirens tho...
mick
xs1.1s(x2)
gsxr1100(1127)
gsx1100g(x2)
trophy900
bonneville750
http://www.tonyfoale.com/Comment
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it aint the noise of the siren that gets me ...its all those pretty flashing lights....gets me every time
'81 sh " Maime" The Nature of The BeastComment
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MP3 Is All There Is For Me
For 100 bucks I picked up an Irock mp3 player at radio shack.. coupled with something like winmx downloads... omg.. I can only store about 2-4 hours of music on it, but it's 1/4 the size of a box of cigarettes', so you can put it in a pocket or what not. Stores with the current memory card like 34 songs. Never skips.. you can drop this on the ground and it will keep playing.
On top of all that, you could also hook it to one of those adapters that connect say a portable cd player to a car cassette player (for all those krapco vetter stereos) and listen to the same tunes out the bikes speakers.
Personally I like the behind the ear speakers I have that fit nicely in my zeus helmet.
When your only driving 15 minutes... I'd rather listen to the bike. But for the long hauls... gotta have real music.
Mike
81 Midnight Delight (On Sale Now)
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