I want to install an iPod interface on my 2011 Street Glide but would also like to have the feature of a headphone socket to enable private listening and better quality at 60 plus MPH controlled through the bike handlebar controls. Does anyone have some experience with achieving this? Is it possible? I'd really appreciate any feedback.

 

Sorry I doon't remember the brand but I got it off of flea-bay. It's a headphone adapter. It has high level connectors for hooking to the speaker wires and a earphone jack. There is a couple of adjustment pots on it and a small circuit board. My guess is it is a basic voltage divider circuit to match the differences in impedance. Try a search there for headphone adapter. Seems it was around $15. Sorry not much help but they do make such a device.

 

Maybe this will help ........
http://www.aerostich.com/intercom-system-adapter.html

 

I was going to look for something like that for my ultra... thanks for saving me the time! Awesome!

 

 

The best way to do this is to send your radio to Iron Cross Audio and have them install switchable headphone jack on the back of your stock HD head unit.

You then have a pigtail that runs from the back of the HD head unit and tucks under the seat (or wherever) that you plug your headphones into when you want it.

The switch, to activate the headphones, uses one of the rocker positions on your console.

I did this on my 2011 Street Glide and couldn't be happier.

 

I've got one and it works great.

 

After pondering the Street Glide/ear bud situation I found a very simple solution. I bought a 6 foot long mini-plug extension at Fry's for $3.99. I then cut off the male plug, stripped the insulation back a couple of inches revealing a red wire and a white wire and a ground shield wire. I gathered the ground wire by twisting it together. I soldered a couple of feet of small diameter wire to the white wire. Then I removed the hot wire from the right speaker (does not matter which side) and put the red wire through the small hole in the spade connection and slid the connector back on the speaker spade. I did the same for the ground wire. Then I ran the added wire over to the left speaker and inserted it in the spade under the hot wire for the speaker. Then I ran the mini extension wire through a couple of wiring keepers and back under the top of the gas tank bib coming out just ahead of the seat. Neat, easy, cheap, non-invasive and it works.

 

And I was hoping to hear that too! Is that the same place you got yours? My birthday is a comin and I need to make my list...LOL

 

Yes same place. They were back ordered in September and took a couple weeks to arrive but communication was excellent thru-out. Fits tight I had no worries of it falling out while riding.