Sorry, but when you said "just started today" I thought you meant that it "just started today".

 

Dump the HK. You can sell it, buy something better, and have $$ in your pocket.

Shakey

 

I had the skipping problems with my stock radio and ultimately failure from the bar clamp bolts hitting the bottom of the radio casing. Iron Cross repaired and no indication of any problems for over a year and 15k miles. I never really thought of it before but did upgrade both front and rear suspension at about the same time, might make a lot of difference too. When you tally up the cost of a new head unit that is actually ruggedized, speakers, and an adapter that enables the use of stock controls, aftermarket is not necessarily a cheaper alternative to repair.

 

I agree here..send it to Iron Cross...it will be better than new.

 

I do have the extended warranty so I guess that if it is bad it will hopefully be covered and that be the case, it might start to pay me back, but if I could avoid the hassle I would opt for that..

Oh, and BTW, I did check all the fuses and checked and did not see that it was throwing any codes.. (the unit has ceased to function at all now, it says that it is on but no sound on the CD, IPOD, or the radio, maybe this is what they do when they quit?)

I called Iron Cross and they really did not have much to say except that "yes the handlebar bolts could have caused this."

 

If you are set on selling it, put in on Ebay where they usually fetch a decent price. If I were you I would just send it in to Ironcross Audio and have them do their $250 standard repair. They not only fix whatever is wrong but fortify the unit to be more reliable. If you do that, consider an optional rear auxiliary port for an MP3 player if you use one, as that will put the cable out of the weather.

I think these units are underpowered but otherwise well-built, designed to sustain the rigors of a paint-shaker environment. Mine is fine at 49k miles and five years, but the power isn't sufficient for my taste. The remedy is a booster amp and more substantial speakers. I have a HK system and two Clarion CD players in my 16YO car, one single-CD and one carousel unit, and I've had to repair only the former once in that period. Most of the time one or the other is playing whenever I'm in the car.

Bad fairing brackets will kill a head unit, so those should be fixed as soon as they are diagnosed.

 

I got my 2010 EG Classic used, 1800 miles on it. I noticed the CD skipping after a few days when I tried a CD. Called my local dealer, guy said it's the handle bar clamps against the radio housing. I saw at the beginning of this that there might be a bulletin on this. I am on the way to the dealer in 15 mins to have it serviced, still under warranty. Hope this works. Of course I haven't had a skip in 3 days....

PS: Where do we find the bulletins.

 

Mine has been fixed twice.Still a POS.

 

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-hk-issue.html

 

Thank you