Originally Posted by SBates08

Glad it all came together for you Tim. I had a feeling there was sumpin screwy goin on with the HU. I'll take you up on that beer brother. I'll be in your area May 12-20.

Originally Posted by electra_boogaloo

Alright guys, thanks for the help! I plugged it straight to my battery and the HU blew it's fuse. I went to the local best buy and purchased a pioneer MVH-X580S. Even got it for almost $20 cheaper than the online price. I even added Geek patrol insurance since it will be vibrating in a Harley fairing. Connected wires, changed the preset on the module, connected cable for handlebar controls and pow! worked perfectly. I will be returning the kenwood to amazon and getting a refund. I'm pleased as punch that everything works now.
I can tell a big (not huge) gain in volume, clarity, function. i can even feel my footpegs vibrating when the volume is up. the handlebar controls work great. very happy with biketronics module.

if any of you guys are ever in WNC, i'll buy you a beer for your efforts.