Hello All,

New to this site but been on some others and this one seems active for what I need so hopefully you all can help me out.

My 12 Road Glide Ultra radio started giving me problems last year, mostly the faceplate lighting and then the display but had it also just stop working at times so this year I would like to replace it for an aftermarket radio verses sending this one out and pay out of pocket to be fixed.

I would like to upgrade to a marine unit to give me more protection because I do ride in the rain. Looking on the web I see marine units made by Sony, Kenwood, JVC and you can pick up a package (all wiring need to keep my handlebar controls) for around the same price. I don't need a CD player ,I mostly listen to the radio and have an Ipod to lay songs. Anyone have any suggestions on one or even a model?

I already have hogtunes speakers with amp.

Thanks

 

My suggestion as always is this head unit:



And this rain cover:

http://www.vtwinaudio.com/store/prod...f-radio-cover/

One of the best out there IMO.

 

That rain cover is almost half the price of the radio

 

I have a Road Glide also....it used to be a Street Glide that I had added an aftermarket radio into.

So, when I did my conversion, I reused my Hawg-Wired radio mounting system. It was snug....like really snug to get it to fit.

Once it was fitting, there was no option for a splash cover that could fit on a Road Glide.

This year I'm redoing my audio. I'm leaning towards the new Sony Marine headunit because of the display. It's much more visible on a Road Glide, especially considering the angle that the radio sits in a Road Glide fairing.

Anyway, all that to say, I also switched the mounting system over to the V-Twin Audio kit. The splash cover is the best I've seen, and I've seen others from when I was still on a batwing.

Pricey, yes....worth it...yes.

 

As redbeard said..... Worth every penny!

 

This year I'm redoing my audio. I'm leaning towards the new Sony Marine headunit because of the display. It's much more visible on a Road Glide, especially considering the angle that the radio sits in a Road Glide fairing.


I am looking at the Sony Mex-M70BT marine radio.

 

Yep, that's the one.

Although, I do like the one Gannicus posted too....I really don't need a CD player. Decisions, decisions!

 

Sony does make a DSX-M50BT that doesn't have a CD player at a less expensive price, which I might go with that one. I like the one Gannicus suggested it just lacks the marine grade, as far as models are concerned I don't know the difference between the other features one has over the other. Although adding the cover you probably wouldn't need to have a marine grade. I imagine with the cover on it would be hard seeing the display.

Thanks again for everyone's input. Gonna stick around here more often.

 

Don't let the price of the splash guard scare you off. It's worth every penny, I've been caught in plenty of rain storms and I've had zero issues with it.

 

+1 on the V-Twin rain cover I was caught in the rain last Friday for 4 hours and not 1 drop of water on my radio, it is worth every penny.