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Thank you for finely answering the question. I was tired of trying to get the right answer on bluetooth to my bike. I can deal with the wire now, and quit wondering!
Just awesome to hear and thanks for the shout out Robert. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Wow! Thanks Ryan and B.D. Kane. Your LAB video on this subject was so very detailed and well produced. Looking forward to the vid on your boom mike install. Exciting stuff LAB guys. Keep up the gr8 work guys!
+Greg Gaxiola Thanks for the love Greg. We really wanted to clear this issue up. Was a lot to research and put together. We wanted to be precise. Super glad it is helping bikers like you. That was our goal.
Here in France they made it illegal to use a wired head set as of last year, so we're forced to wait until a decent wireless solution becomes available. That apart, congrats on another great video - keep 'em coming!
+Chris Worthington Rick from LAB here. Thanks for the information. We did not know that. I wonder why since most system have easy rip away cords. Do the Ultra Limited even have the 7-pin on the dash for the Euro models then? Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
for listening to my Harley radio via my Sena or Scala PackTalk headsets, I simply use an FM transmitter plugged into the tank cable jack. The FM transmitter has its own internal power so it doesn't require an additional power wire. But the battery life is limited to about 4 hours. I tune my Bluetooth headset FM radio to an unused FM frequency and then set the transmitter to transmit on that same frequency. I get wonderful stereo from my Harley radio. Cost? The cheapest FM transmitters are about $5 to $9. And adapter for the tank cable jack is about $10.
Check our new video out! Sena Freewire is fully integrated w/ the Boom Box......wireless. Give boom box commands, cb, internal intercom etc wirelessly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U_AmYO9RoUA.html
Hey Ryan awesome videos. Great content. Clear accurate and to the point . This video saved me time. Keep up the great work. Regards Kevin Australia !!!
Thank you Kevin. I appreciate the positive feedback. Glad to help! Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Thanks for the great Video, have found another easy workaround (not perfect) for my 2019 Ultra, but only works with the latest Android phones, (my Galaxy S20 Ultra does it, but not guaranteeing others will) - is to pair the phone to the bike, then pair the headset (I have a Sena) to the phone, then select Dual BT on the phone, this works in a fashion, but the audio still comes out of the bike and also into the headset simultaneously. I need this as I ride with my wife on another bike, and we find using the intercom bike to bike a necessity as she is still learning. Unfortunately the dealership was unaware of this new issue, and told me it would work out of the box, as does the manual that comes with the bike. Will keep you updated on the progress.
I bought the Harley Sena helmet for my 2024 RG3 mainly to answer the phone works ok I’d rather listen to music thru the speakers. Great info as always. TY
Thanks sooooo much for the shout out. Puts a smile on my face to know that all the hard work on these vids is helping bikers out there....... Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
INFO: Here is a complete review and informational video we put out on the Harley Wireless Headset Interface Module! Enjoy ==> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OAfl_SJaMRs.html The Wireless Headset Interface Module (WHIM) from Harley WILL NOT give you “stereo” sound using a regular Sena branded wireless Bluetooth headset, but only “mono” sound. In order to get “stereo” sound you’ll have to pay the HARLEY TAX and buy a Sena made wireless headset stamped with the HD logo. Yes, and pay more for the Sena headset, because it has an HD logo on it. The WHIM is mostly hype & HD does not give full disclosure on it’s limitations and that is making many bikers very unhappy. Many are ripping the WHIM out of their bikes! This is why we believe the Sena Freewire is still a better solution than the WHIM at this time. With a Freewire you can use most regular Sena branded headsets and get “stereo” sound and you don’t have to have your Boom Box “flashed” like you do with the WHIM. The Freewire gives you full Boom Box integration just like the WHIM and it’s a better device. You get full integration out of the box. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FREEWIRE HERE: ==> bit.ly/2iD2ANh
Thank you. Glad you found us Dean. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Just ordered the headset you all made. :) Looking forward to getting it Ryan. I've enjoyed reading the information and watching the videos that you all put out. I'm just amused that I didn't find you all until after I moved away from that area. Would have nice to just stop by in person and pick up the headset. Anyhow keep up the good work.
+Paragon Lost Awesome that you found us and we found you. Funny you lived around our area. If your ever back hit us up!! Ride safe and thanks for your support. ~ Ryan
+Ryan Urlacher Three kids at the university at Ellensburg and one in Seattle at UW. We get up there from time to time. :) Actually was up there over Christmas. Cheaper to fly the wife and I than the four of them down to TN. Ride safe Ryan and thanks again for the feedback and good work you do on these videos and the website.
+Tom Harrison Thanks for the info Tom. We at LAB hope someday the bluetooth headsets will communicate all functions to the Boom Infotainment System and not just audio via a hack. If it happens I am sure HD will make it proprietary, but we will see. ide safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==>www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Hi Ryan, I was all the day trying to connect mu head set with my boom box. Thank you very match, I started to believe that I was doing something wrong. Now all is clear....but the thing that I don't understand is that the boom box don't have the HSP profile....The add the Android auto and not the HSP.... is something stupid. Thanks again for our excellent video.
I’ll just live with the wire. Just have to remember to unplug before dismount. :) Or, I could listen to my phones bluetooth while it sits in my saddle bag or tour pack and plug it it into the charge port in my tour pack or fairing.
Ryan, Go take a look at HD Part # 76000768 this is their new Bluetooth Module for 2014 and newer bikes. If you have a 2014 - 2017 6.5 Infotainment System you will need HD Part # 69201726 as well. The two Harley Blue Tooth Head Sets work with this device as if you were still plugged in with a cord. Both of the Harley Headsets are either manufactured by or in conjunction with Sena. So other Sena Headset might work. I have tried both of these headsets out and they work once I installed this upgrade. It is not easy to get this installed as you need to flash the radio software, then the headset & module firmware then go to the dealership to get a data update (turn on the feature) in order to make this work. It took me 4 hours on the first try and 30 min on the second try to get this working. Did this on 2 2015 HD CVO RGs.
We have it on our list of product the evaluate/review. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
CAUTION/WARNING** Hey , hope you are well and getting some riding in! Here is a complete review and informational video we put out on the Harley Wireless Headset Interface Module! Enjoy ==> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OAfl_SJaMRs.html The Wireless Headset Interface Module (WHIM) from Harley WILL NOT give you “stereo” sound using a regular Sena branded wireless Bluetooth headset, but only “mono” sound. In order to get “stereo” sound you’ll have to pay the HARLEY TAX and buy a Sena made wireless headset stamped with the HD logo. Yes, and pay more for the Sena headset, because it has an HD logo on it. The WHIM is mostly hype & HD does not give full disclosure on it’s limitations and that is making many bikers very unhappy. Many are ripping the WHIM out of their bikes! This is why we believe the Sena Freewire is still a better solution than the WHIM at this time. With a Freewire you can use most regular Sena branded headsets and get “stereo” sound and you don’t have to have your Boom Box “flashed” like you do with the WHIM. The Freewire gives you full Boom Box integration just like the WHIM and it’s a better device. You get full integration out of the box. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FREEWIRE HERE: ==> bit.ly/2iD2ANh
Hey thanks for all the information on this it will definitely help. One thing I have noticed on my 15 ultra limited is the if you use the PTT in the intercom setting it works just like you were using the CB without having the CB on. I usually use the VOX system with the CB so we don't interrupt the others using the CB we are riding with. Mainly my biggest issue with the system is at 60+mph there is so much wind noise the I'm constantly fighting with the VOX. I use the Harley brand headsets and haven't had any issues with the thus far. Again thanks for all the information it will be a big help in our future travels
Little disappointed you haven't updated this video yet. SENA released the Freewire a couple of months back . Our dealership just got them this week. It gives full integration with the Harley Boom radio for hands free Bluetooth headsets. The reason for a bluetooth over a wired headset is the bike to bike coms with out a using a cb.
Thaks for watching James. if you send me one I'll test it and give my opinion and review James. We are aware of the device. We maintain our position that there is no bluetooth headset that pairs "direclty" with the Boom Box. Although this looks great, it's a workaround of sorts. There has been the AKE device out for some time. They sent it to us and we tested it. Works great, but again its a "workaround". Here is a link to a podcast we did on "headset hacks" that may help understand the "direct" paring issues.
+donald lannigan Awesome Donald. We keep moving forward with this stuff because of he love bikers like you show us. We love the comments and interaction. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Love your videos, Ryan. Got any advice on adding a taller windshield to my 2017 Roadglide ? I'm thinking that I need both the regular and a taller option. Thanks
The windshield I’m running on my 2014 Street Glide Special is an 8.5” Klockwerks Flare-Tinted. Here is a direct affiliate link to that product. ==> bit.ly/2dJBdk0 Awesome for a Roadglide too. Guys around here with RG's run them and love them Ride Safe David
+guysmiley Rick from LAB here. The headsets are a real plus and we should have them in the store within a few weeks. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==>www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Hi, I recently purchase a CVO Trike. It only comes with the Wireless Headset. We have had nothing but trouble with them since we purchased it. It came with one headset and the dealership got us a 2nd one as part of buying the Trike. We have paired them to the Boombox GTS system. When we turn on the headsets we get an audible welcome and connecting to boombox. Then the music will start playing through the headsets. I can also at that time hear my wife talking. She however cannot hear me. Then all of a sudden the radio will stop working and we can hear each other in the headsets for a period of time. Then it will stop working all together. The dealership has not been much help. They say this should pair up and work fine. The Radio has been updated to v28 of the firmware and the Harley branded Sena Headsets have the latest v2.2 firmware on them. The CVO doesn't have a wired capability. One of the reasons we purchased the Harley Trike was because they were factory made. Unlike the Goldwing which all are kits done 3rd party. We had a 1994 Goldwing that worked flawlessly. We really are not that worried about having a wire to the headsets. But How do we do that with the CVO. Or can you help us get these wireless ones working? Thanks
+Anthony DiTringo Thank you brother. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Thanks for the info! Enjoying and learning from the vids! Keep up the great work. I noticed your windshield also as someone has already mentioned in the comment section. I am 6' and I am interested in getting a new windshield. What do you suggest?
Why not just install the Boom! Audio Music and Communications Kit (Part Number 69200865)? Plug the Freewire into that as you would if your bike had the DIN plug from the factory? I think the Freewire would fit in the phone cubby so drill a hole to run the mini USB connector and leave the DIN plug under the fairing. I have seen two people online that said this works perfect. Going to try it myself this week. You can get all the functionality of a factory DIN on a Street or Road Glide.
Glad I found your channel, Ryan. You saved me a lot of time dealing with the connectivity issues on my 2015 Road Glide, which I love except for the Boom Box glitches. If I need it and your site has it, I'm coming your way. Why do you think HD has created this infotainment system limitation and failed to address it for so long? Is it a reliability question or is it driven by the economics of marketing, meaning they have to retire the costs of producing the current design before offering a change? After all, they can't sell a solution before they stop selling the deficient/defective system, right? Personally, I want to swing a leg over the seat and go. Waiting for an electronic system to initialize makes me the slow guy in my group, but making selections on the fly is (potentially) dangerous. HD, PAY ATTENTION! This little problem is BIG!
David, Glad you found us as well. The '14 and newer biked ride great, but the BoomBox can be a real pain sometimes. Keep letting HD know! Take care. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Ryan, What mic do you use for your vlog when you're riding? Also, do you use a full face helmet? Do you have any videos on the system you use? Thanks for another very informative video, brother.
+davedeja I have been asked that a ton, so I am doing a video soon on my exact set up. Make sure you on the free email list to know when stuff like that comes out: www.lawabidingbiker.com/emailclub Until then, here are couple affiliate links to the exact mic I am using. Very inexpensive and works great in a full face helmet. B&H Photo & Video: bhpho.to/1K8awKu Amazon: amzn.to/1IYbVZa You'll also need a GoPro female mic adapter: bhpho.to/1N2mkxA **be careful with the cheap Amazon mic adapters....many don't work Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Ryan Urlacher I've been on the e-mail list ever since I found your channel and Law Abiding Biker.com, way too much good content to miss out on! Looking forward to the video about your vlogging set-up. Keep up the great work and thanks.
You bet! Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Hi Ryan, Excellent video. Any chance this has changed with 2017 Boomboxes? If not well just my two cents worth here, shame on Harley for not embracing the HSP format and they will hear from me about the issue. Thanks in Advance, Doug
Mr. Ryan I have the following question for you. its not about wireless its about being wired. So assuming I have the head set on with the boom mike. can I set the radio to play music out of the bike speakers and when I get a call listen to it via the head set. my second question is will the music continue or stop playing while I listen to the call via head set. thank you be safe brother in blue.
With the wired headset is it possible to talk to other riders who are using bluetooth headsets? I'm thinking NOT!!! This would be the only reason i would want or need a bluetooth headset!! I've been researching bluetooth headsets and the Sena looks to be top notch!! thanks for the videos and info will be following often ride safe!!!!
Yah, you'll need a bluetooth headset. We sell the Sena right in our online store. We have some videos under the listings. Check it out: shop.lawabidingbiker.com/collections/sena-headsets
+Bob Best The 1/2 helmet version at this time Bob. After we release that we will be looking for the "best" full face solution so stay tuned. Make sure you are on the free email list to be notified of things like this: www.lawabidingbiker.com/emailclub Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Here ya go. We brought the Biker Boom IMC Headset directly to our own store, because it's the best and we trust it. Tons of 5 star reviews. Get it here ==> shop.lawabidingbiker.com/collections/imc-headsets
+Andy Kendrick Our new headset is for a half helmet. Being produced in the factory as we speak. Hopefully have it out soon. Make sure your on our free email list to know when it is ready to go Andy. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Why do we want to get rid of the helmet cable? Because we use Bluetooth intercom headsets. Bluetooth intercom is way better than Citizen's Band radio. But unfortunately, that precludes being able to use any of the Harley radio functions. For that reason, my touring friends and utilize a Bluetooth transmitter. It operates almost seamlessly. The PackTalk has "Phone 2" to which the transmitter can be paired and connected. On those rare occasions when you're traveling with people that use CB radio, simply get a Harley hand-held microphone.
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Ryan Urlacher unfortunately, we had horrendous experiences with the SENA 20S. They worked great with only 2 intercoms. But add the 3rd, 4th, 5th and the issues experienced were unbearable. Finally, after 2 years of struggling with them, my 5 touring friends and I sold them on eBay and bought PackTalk units. If someone would make a Scala Rider - compatible "Freewire", I'd buy in an instant. I don't understand why it's so hard. I think that the difficult part is the electret microphone input of the Harley radio. Most dongles interface with dynamic mics.
Rock on. Sorry about your Sena troubles. We use the heck out of Sena and pair groups no prob with different models etc...That would be cool if they made that version of Freewire for you
We got ours 4 years ago, 5 of the first 20S units shipped in the US; just in time for a 4,500 mile trip to several US national parks. There were 4 of us. They were very frustrating to use at the time. We all had owned previous Sena Bluetooth communicators and were disappointed. I had a list of over a dozen issues that we experienced. Some may have been operator errors or trying to recover from issues-created errors. I was a very active user on the Sena ZenDesk forum. The last straw was when playing music would stop any time 3 or more were in intercom. It was totally repeatable; but Sena said that they couldn't duplicate the issue. So we all gave up. Whoever comes up with a Harley Davidson "Freewire-type" device is going to be a hero to loads of PackTalk users. I see comments about the need for such a device on almost every Bluetooth forum. In the meantime, I'll continue to use my Bluetooth Transmitter to hear the Harley radio and the hand-held Harley microphone for those occasions where a group only has CB.
Yah, I don't think there will be any solution for Pack Talk anytime soon unfortunately. IMO. They'll have to produce it themselves like Sena produced the Freewire. HD is already in bed with Sena. :-(
Can you advise? I have a 2017 ultra limited low without the WHIM. I have used Bluetooth Comms for years and bought the Harley branded 20s Sena headset. Before I decide whether to install the WHIM or use the Sena freewire option I thought I would try the wired solution into the 7 pin DIN however it doesn't seem to work properly; very bad sound and low volume in one speaker (mono). Does the wired option work with these headsets or only with specific other headsets? Also, if I'm not bothered about speaking commands for navigation would the sm10 transmitter be fine as it is much cheaper here in the UK? Thanks 👍
I have the Ultra Limited. I'm happy with the Boom Box but I want to incorporate a communication with my buddy, bike to bike, when we travel. How can this be accomplished??
I have a new 2020 H-D Tri glide, plus I had a whim installed by the dealer I purchased the Tri glide at. Then I purchased a Sena 50S headset. I can connect the sena headset with the Tri glide boom box and everything works. But when I try to connect the wireless headset with another rider with a wireless sena 50S, I can not connect with the other rider. I have connected Sena and Harley customer care without success. Can you help me? Thanks.
+Anthony DiTringo Rick from LAB here. Mine '14 Ultra accepts the messages, but it will not allow me to view unless bike is in neutral and not moving. Vs Ryan checked his and he is not getting any messages. So it appears to be a Boom Box issue.
Thanks for the great video Ryan. one thing i want to make sure which i didnt get clear in the video. - once i sync my Sena 20S through the transmitter and receive a phone call, will i see the name of the caller on my bike screen? i have a 2014 street glide. - The links below your video are related to Sena SMH10 headset, will the transmitter your mentioning above work with the Sena 20S?
+Moe Nazer Moe the sync to your phone is direct from Sena to phone so no. That is the work around. The Boom Box 6.5 was never intended to have the Bluetooth profile needed for communicator's. Your Sena, which is a great product, is not even syncing to the HD Boom Box 6.5 at all. Rick from LAB.
I have an 2015 Ultra Limited with a Sena 20s communicator. I wish that I could communicate wirelessly using my CB Radio. I guess that is a long way off.
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I looked up the 7 pin in the hd catalog it’s almost $70 then the head set what do you use to fit in a helmet modular flip face. This is my first ti,e trying to use my radio phone calls music and there is no way to get messages accc to harley motor co on a 18 sgs again my first time trying to figure out what to do I’m lost thanks terry
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+Ryan Urlacher well, don't hold your breath. I just checked Harley's site. There's a new update that was released on the 23rd. No mention of the headset profile. Are these guys really listening to us owners?? Frustrating!!!
Hey Ryan, i have a 2016 SGS and i replaced the antenna and put it into the front faring....the reception isnt the best n i loose certain channels....do you know of any bugs or whats going on or is the radio just poor quality....i heard from another guy that he wasnt happy with his boom box n he didnt replace n move his antenna, thanks big guy
It's not about the wire! It's about being able to use a Bluetooth communications headset (without having to have both the Harley and the PackTalk headset somehow mounted in one's helmet. OK . . . it's a little bit about the wire. But my buds and I like to talk to each other when touring the USA. And you cannot do that on a Harley. (and CB sucks).
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A simple firmware update is all that is needed to add the Headset profile. The hardware is there. It's Harley not listening to it's more tech-savvy riders. And they want to make a bluetooth setup that is proprietary to HD and charge you a fortune for it.
+Striper Seeker We are always up to date w/ firmware. We actually test it for other bikers out there. No hurry. Some updates have broken more than they have fixed. Get on our free email list to get notified: www.lawabidingbiker.com/emailclub. There is no bluetooth headset profile for direct connectivity, even w/ the update. Wath this video. It will explain a few things. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-shWnjY0DABs.html Also the information in the video above explains the headset profile and that the boom box was not designed that way by Harman Kardon. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
+Ryan Urlacher I don't understand your reply. I did watch the video (thanks for posting it is good info). The point I was making was the fix to get the headset profile is PCL/PLA code changes to the firmware in the language needed. The hardware needed to connect (blue tooth transmitter/receiver, middleware to hand shake, etc.) is already present in the BOOM!. I do coding. The differences between A2DP, HSP, HID, etc. are all software once the base hardware is present. Same fix done in Nissan, Hyundai, and Chevy cars as bluetooth versions changed. Garmin supports this in the Zumo Series GPS's. (you can have HSP A2DP for voice commands and music at the same time). IMO, the HD folks want a proprietary version of headsets. All the hoopla about the Rushmore upgrades and they cheap out on the BOOM! box. The wire is a pain, especially with proper riding gear, running it inside your jacket, etc. The wired system has been around for decades. I can't believe the "designed" the BOOM! for wired from the ground up. Riders just feel CHEATED. Thanks again for the informative videos. EDIT I guess your response was copied from the other video, that's why the confusion. Thanks!
I have a Cardo Pactalk Bold and an Android phone. I don't know how I did it, but I had some type of App pop up on me b4 that let me listen to my Spotify music on my Cardo headset, AND the GTS Boom at the SAME TIME. It was just delayed a little bit on the bike. If anyone knows how I somehow did this, can you please let me know so I can figure it out again??
Question: Occasionally Harley releases updates for the Boom Audio system. Could the problem of no HSP be fixed with a software update or is it a hardware issue? Also on the old Harley stereo prior to 2014 you could add new features like XM with a module. Couldn't Harley come up with a work around module to add HSP? I admit I'm ignorant about this technical stuff so I ask for your forgiveness if these are stupid questions.
Harley has been releasing many system software updates over the past 2 plus years. We strongly suggest everyone follow this channel because I always test the updates and release on this channel my findings. With that said, to date they have not updated a HSP profile and I don't think they ever will for this ongoing version of the boom box. That's why I believe it's a hardware issue.
I listen to everything on my 14 ultra speakers. But do have full voice command of the boombox yes it is a hack but works very well I use Sena 20s paired to a Sena BT10 that is wired to the 280 plug in the fairing. I can give commands to booombox also talk on the CB or my phone from the 20S. The phone is paired to the bike Both mine and my wifes 20s are paired to the BT10. The BT10 comes on and off with the bike and charges thru USB I have been using this setup for 30000 miles. It has worked great. So it may be a HACK But for someone that wants to use wireless voice commands to the boombox it is Possible.
That's exaclty what were saying. Well said. Nothing wrong with the hack. We have hacked several different ways. Just letting everyone in this community that there is no way currently to pair a bluetooth headset "directly" to the boom box itself. Ride safe and thanks for commenting. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Hey Ryan Well in the video it says a number of times that you can not use voice recognition on the Boom box from a bluetooth headset Rick also says the same thing in response below. I fully understand that it can not be directly paired to the boom system. But you can have full voice recognition easily by adding the Sena BT10.
Yes, via the CB. However, we've discontinued the product for now due to a manufacturer shutting down. Working on it. Might be some time. ride safe. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Great video. However, I do use a headset called Kie and it is paired only to my cell phone. But when I get a call on my phone the Boombox will pop up with the caller ID and to accpet the call or not. I have not tried to accept the call yet via boombox only by touching the headset on my helmet.
+Ken Tolley Rick from LAB here. That is what our friends with a SENA have done. They pair their phone to bike so they can play music and link phone to Sena to make and answer calls. It's all good technology just depends do you want to use the voice recognition and if so you need the wired system.
Thanks for the reply back Rick. No not at this time I am not using the voice part. I wanted to add when I take a call and hang up while riding the bike my headset will disconnect and the music will continue to play. So far I have no issues with my headset and I love it. Helmet to helmet and up to 5 at one time I think.
Looks like you got the klock werks windshield. What size is that. How tall are you? And thought of it. I'm 6 ft but not sure which to get. I have a 15 SGS
+jchavbeast Rick from LAB here. That is a 8.5" windshield. Ryan is about 5'8". I gave Ryan that shield and at 6'3" I thought it was comfortable, but I went to the 11.5" model as I wanted more wind off my face.
Here's a good place for you to start Rober: Does Sena Freewire Work With Harley Boom Box Voice Commands, CB, Intercom, & Phone Calls? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U_AmYO9RoUA.html
Just bought a Shoei Neotec2 with the SENA SRL. Damn I wish I would have done the research before I did that. Pairing with a 2018 CVO road glide which has the WHIM already installed. I have a HD stamped headset but I wanted the built in headset style of the neotec. That was an expensive lesson. So my question is I'd have to put a seven pin connector on my RG and still not have voice command using a freewire just to get stereo? I can't find anythinguch on the SRL.
You can use the Freewire and use voice commands into the Boom Box. Just install the 7 pin with our free video. Then install and pair the Freewire. Here is an article I wrote with videos that will answer all your questions ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/freewire-voice-commands/ *please consider purchasing a Freewire through our store to support our efforts. We have them in stock. --> shop.lawabidingbiker.com/collections/sena-headsets/products/sena-freewire-bluetooth-transmitter-for-harley-davidson-motorcycles
Is there a way to incorporate a external mic like a shotgun mic? Application being I want to use my phone to listen to music on my 2018 CVO and if I get a call I want to be able to talk to the caller. For now I can hear the caller on my phone but they cant hear me and I dont want to wear a helmet to use the headset. I even considered trying to mount the headset on the bike but I havent gotten around to it yet
You could try one of our no helmet headsets. wired of course. shop.lawabidingbiker.com/collections/imc-headsets/products/imc-7-pin-harley-half-helmet-helmetless-headset-kit
Damn, Harley really screwed owners with that BOOM BOX setup without the HSP. Now I’m gonna have to try to sell the wife on ditching our current pair of Scala Rider Bluetooth headsets that we purchased just two years ago for $400.00 and buy a whole new setup! Wish me luck it’s not gonna be an easy sell.
You are totally right, and good luck with the mrs. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Ryan, can i use the Harley's Route planner on another Gps unit , as we are planning on doing a Trip out West in Motor home taking bike in trailer , i want to show the wife America before my health get's bad where i can't do much, I can ride fairly long way's but , we have a Rot , and can't leave her home while gone . I have bought your Vids, and love them . Don Cross Manassas , Va.
Unfortunately, no you can't. It works with the Boom Box system and HD's other GPS units. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
I always use a headset, can i remove the speakers and amplifier without the boombox stop working? i feel that i cary around a lot of dead weight, and the street glide is heavy enough anyway, i plan a trip in the alps next summer, and i want to put the lady on a diet.
I honestly don't know... Never tried it. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Sounds like a lot of work to do a simple task to answer my phone calls while on a ride. I guess if the in coming call is important enough they can leave a message.
Posting this comment in 2050. Now that Bluetooth has gone the way of the dinosaur, and Mesh is the wireless connectivity standard, HDMC has announced a revolutionary and cutting edge technological advancement in the infotainment system. Insiders hint it might be Bluetooth support for communications.
The Harley Hammock (heated) is what I use. Super comfy. Several of the other guys around here like the Mustang seats. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
I defended your opinion on harley blue tooth on a Facebook harley page I was told I did not know what I was talking about. according to the writer he bought a sena 20s and a 7pin adopter and it works. perfect I am confused?? what do you say ? is it still a hack?
It is a "hack" Rafael. There is still absolutely NO bluetooth headset that pairs "DIRECTLY" with the Boom Box system. The Sena 20's absolutely does not pair directly. Most gusy like the "writer" just don't understand what "direct" paring means. They buy stuff and make it work and they don't understand at all exactly how it works. Or they fork out cash, have it installed, and have no idea. To make the Sena 20's work you need an additional $250 "Sena Freewire" adaptor that plugs into your 7-PIN. It's just like the other hacks and workarounds, but Sena calls it a "freewire"'' LMAO......they purposely named it that to confuse guys and it works. It's not a wireless system. It plugs in to the 7 pin. They only thing it gets ride of is the one wire from the 7 pin to your helmet. Yah, so for like a $600 hack, anyone can give their money to Sena and buy a "freewire"'....LOL. Here is an affiliate link to the Freewire if interested. bit.ly/2gwekNg I have a Freewire coming in the mail and I will test it and review it on this channel as a Hack/Work Around. We also have a Sena 20 s on hand to make the hack work. I hope this helps and I wish more on forums would know what they are talking about. Exactly why I'm no a fan of forums....
I stand firm......There is still no Bluetooth Headset that pairs "DIRECTLY" with the Boom Box to this very day. The new Harley WHIM is an ad-on module. The Sena Freewire is an "ad-on" module. They are all still hacks to get some sort of Bluetooth headset connectivity to the Boom Box. Check out our Sena Freewire listing and videos at the bottom ==> shop.lawabidingbiker.com/collections/sena-headsets/products/sena-freewire-bluetooth-transmitter-for-harley-davidson-motorcycles
Probably so we would have to pay more money for the kit. Ride safe & Ride Often! Here is a link to a bunch of our useful Free vids bro: www.lawabidingbiker.com/freevideos Here is a link to some of our useful for purchase videos: www.lawabidingbiker.com/buyvideos Want Answers & Information Fast? And help support us at the same time? Do you like the content we provide? Our patrons get answers to their questions/comments/feedback in less than 24 hrs and are part of our Private Facebook Group. If you are interested in being in this exclusive group you can get all the details at ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/patreon If you haven't subscribed to the Law Abiding Biker Podcast make sure to do so. Listen in as we talk weekly about issues/items like this & so much more. You can listen on iTunes (Apple/IOS), Stitcher Radio (Android), or any other Podcast App ==> www.lawabidingbiker.com/podcast Join our free email club at /www.LawAbidingBiker.com/EmailClub. Only relevant content will be sent from time to time. Email club members are the first to find out about free or for sale content are given special coupon codes.
Hi there. Wanted to share something you may find interesting. Your infotainment Bluetooth hack video is a little incorrect. Regarding being able to communicate directly to the Harmon Kardon via an HSP you are spot on but there are a number of "hacks" available that will in fact allow riders that want to eliminate the single cable between themselves and their motorcycle do so and still have full function. There is a German company called AKE that makes a complete system that allows this as well as Sierra electronics that sells a complete kit to allow full function. Riders can listen to audio and GPS as well as communicate with the Boom system via voice commands. I have done a number of tests using my own Streetglide and both work and are comparable to using the corded headset only without a cord. This is a thread that explains how the sena "hack" sold by Sierra electronics works; www.hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/995797-full-use-of-the-hd-cb-with-any-bt-headset.html
+CPT_Carrera Hello RIck from LAB here and thanks for the comment. The issue is, which we discuss in the video is that by using the Sierra electronics version you are stuck in mono. To get stereo you have to sync directly to your phone for music and not the Boom Audio 6.5 GT. The point of our video is you still have to spend a lot of money to get around these issues. In this quote from the site you referenced it mentions you must use a cable to get stereo directly from the Boom Box. This is the same info we got from SENA and Sierra. "The system's only compromise is that the BT profile (HSP) used to connect the bike's audio system and the BT headsets will not support stereo; so, FM and CD music from the bike's audio system is mono. Not a problem if your BT headset has the A2DP profile to connect to a phone or MP3 player. For stereo music from the bike's audio system, the harness has a cable to plug into an optional Sena SM10. With the SM10 installed, you can toggle between 1) talking on the CB while monitoring mono music, and 2) listening to stereo music while monitoring the CB for a call, with just one tap of the Jog Dial to switch between the two sessions." With that said it seems like a lot of work and expense to lose one wire, but we encourage everyone to do their own thing. As far as the German AKE we just got info back from them and the one former US distributor appears not to be carrying them anymore. This could be incorrect, but that is the best info I could find. The AKE looks encouraging for sure. They are common in Europe, but in the US we have heard only a little and have gotten back mixed reviews. If you have one send us an email and video of the usage to admin@lawabidingbiker.com
+Rick "Big Daddy" Kane I must have missed where it referred to the Sierra electronics product. Video was thorough and great as all your guys stuff don't get me wrong. I made a few videos of my own regarding Sierra products, AKE Bluetooth device( what I run currently and it does stereo and duplex with the push of a button), and another harness I did with a Sena SR10. If you haven't seen those, check them out on my RU-vid. Yeah, it's all still hacks that basically replace the corded cable with a Bluetooth dongle and are plugged into the same place the cable on the bike would(P&A Audio). I've even seen guys wire a small microphone directly to the same P&A audio location. Kinda like an aftermarket car stereo would.
