Anyone else notice this?
I burn mp3's on to cd's for the SG, however they only last for a couple weeks before some tracks won't play and I have inspected the cd's and they look damaged.(maybe vibration)
I use mp3's because I can get approx. five albums onto a single cd, makes the ride more enjoyable.
Anyone else having this problem? or is it just our bad Aussie roads?
Cheers

 

I have been using the same few cd's since my bike was new. Every now and then a song will skip like you describe but the cd's are well over a year old. When not in use, I keep them in a case in the tourpack. It must be Aussie roads,lol.

 

If you leave the CD's in the player you will see damage over time. I agree that vibration is or may be the cause.

 

Oh lord, I left the cd in my bike, its been parked since Dec of last year,lol. How does it hurt the cd by leaving it in the player? Never heard of that one before.

 

I leave my CDs in the player and have never had an issue. Some are pushing 2 years old! still sound good. Only one has a skip.
Maybe it is the roads?

 

I had a few cd's I 've burned that wouldn't play on the bike, but would play in my car. It must be something with the player. My son had a few that looked to be double the thickness of standard cd's, and the would almost get stuck in there. I tried a different brand and those seemed to work ok.,,

 

I've never even used the CD player.
I just plug in the iPod, which has over 300 albums.

 

Am going to ask the obvious, have you cleaned the player? Might be some grit in it causing the damage.

 

How ?

 

Re - cleaning the CD player…

I've heard that slot-loading CD players (like on the Harmon Kardon stereo) can have problems with some "cleaning CDs". They get stuck in the works, or something along that line. Just something to be aware of.

A shot of "canned air" might help with dust and dirt. Be sure to use the cans that have ONLY "air" inside, and no chemical additives.

Having said that -- to the original poster:
What brand of CD media are you using?
Have you tried changing media brands?

I believe CDR (recordable) media uses dyes (instead of the "pits" physically stamped into commercially-pressed CDs), and you have to take care to protect the media (after it's burned) so that the colors of the dyes don't "shift" on you -- could make the data on the CD unreadable.

I've always had good luck using Verbatim CDR and DVD media. I order it in 100-pack spindles, cheaper that way.

Also -- when _not_ in the player, don't leave the CD's "out". I buy "slim jewel cases", also by the hundreds.

I burn a LOT of CD's !!