Had these on the King and they were ok till ya hit the HWY.... @ 80 mph & Rinehart TD they quickly became worthless...

 

ever think about running with components in the fairing?

 

I do not want to run a fairing. I have a rk custom, with 18" apes, and the fairing probably would not even mount. I also want to stay away from any kind of handlebar mounted speakers. I just do not care for the look. I figure if they are in the bags, no on would be the wiser, until they heard the tunes.

Thanks guys for all the great information. I had planned on mounting the speakers with the front of the speaker on the outside of the bags, leaving a large hole. It had not occurred to me to mount them completely in the bags. I like that idea. Just drill several holes in the plastic, so the sound can get out. this might be the way to go. I will need to find some really thin, good sounding speakers. I do not want to loose all of my storage. Hmmmm, thanks for the thoughts, guys. I think I have my winter project figured out, for the most part, LOL.

 

My Boy took a Old set of Spot Lights and gutted them and then put a 4" speaker inside and Mounted them on his Bars (18" LA Choppers) it looks Good

 

You got a pic of this set up?

 

speakers in the bag take up too much space and im always removing my bags but that booming sound i like.

 

I saw someone at the shop the other day with 2-wheel tunes installed on her bike. Sounded good, and would work great with apes. just a small amp and 2 small handlebar mounted speakers. I'm definately thinking about one myself.

 

yeah my boy also did the same. chrome spotlights,hanging downfrom top of engine guard, facing rear. drill holes in engine guard to run wires internally. looks clean. email me if you want pics.

 

Are you getting a lot of vibration with the speakers in the rear bags. I would think those bags have to be vibrating pretty badly? I am thinking about the same set up but was concerned about that much power creating vibs. Thanks........

 

Papa and Ice: Saw the same set-up on an RK Custom: HD spot light housings mounted backwards on the handlebars with speakers in them instead of lights; smallish amp mounted in left saddlebag using quick disconnects--very neat installation all around. I don't recall what he used for a sound source.