Road Kings have always been a favorite model for most
of us here on staff. Big, comfy and with room for your travel
stuff, the Road King does it all in classic style. Probably
the only complaint has been the lack of a stereo like those found
on the Electra Glide and Road Glide. The problem is, without
a fairing to hide the sound equipment in, how is a 'King owner
supposed to add tunes without ruining the classic streamliner
style of the front end?
Motor City Cycle has a solution. Their
Road Radio Box
allows you to add a full-featured stereo system to your Road
King that can be easily removed without leaving a trace of its
existence behind. The kit is available as a box-only, ready
for your equipment or filled with a Kenwood KRC, AM/FM cassette
deck with 40 watts per channel and dual four-inch Kenwood speakers.
The kit installs on your stock windshield in minutes. Simply
remove five bolts from your stock windshield, attach the Road
Radio Box and
re-attach with the included longer screws provided in the kit.
Our test unit came pre-installed on a stock windshield making
our project a little easier.
Once installed, the stereo is
snapped in place with the windshield and hooks up with a single
multi-connector plug for ease of use. We would recommend
dropping the extra cash for a second windshield to allow running
it with or without a stereo since adding/removing the stereo only
takes 30 seconds or so out of your day, why not have it both ways!
Lite Tech - VQ
#33
Putting the Boom
in the Bike
Text & Photos by Paul Garson & Jan Hagglund
If you like background music to your scenic cruising,
then Motor City Cycle of Farmington Hills, MI, has a great way
to add tunes to your bike. The Road
Radio Box comes as a kit, ready for simple installation behind
the detachable windshields of Harley-Davidson Road Kings, Heritage
Softail Classic and Fatboys. The system consists of an ABS
box that houses most standard cassette/radios plus two speakers.
The stereo system is mounted vertically so that it rests both
securely and inconspicuously and directs the sound right atcha.
The installation takes about an hour (two if you're listening
to music and working during commercials) and the kit comes with
a quick-disconnect plug, hidden, integrated antenna, rip-stop
nylon weather resistant cover and all necessary hardware and instructions.
Just plug in your choice of entertainment unit in the form of
an AM/FM Cassette player and you're a mobile DJ. If you
want the whole enchilada, Motor City Cycle will supply you with
the Road Radio Box complete with a
Kenwood full-featured AM/FM/Cassette player with 40 watts per
channel and and a set of Kenwood 4-inch speakers. You be
crankin'! A party waiting to happen when you park.
And while riding, you can play just the right mood music for the
type of activity you're enjoying . . . from the Grateful Dead
to ZZ Top to Mozart. And, don't forget talk shows and baseball
games. You could even plug in a learn-a-language tape or
a good book in the tape player. Some mood music around the
campfire . . . it's all at your fingertips.
Got an extra stereo lying around from the car you sold?
Here's a quick way to recycle it back into your cycle. When
technician Bruce Borella at Canyon Cycle, a full-service and parts
shop conveniently located next door to the Easyriders offices
installed a Road Radio Box/Kenwood
combination, both he, and we were equally impressed by the careful
attention to detail, such as the clear labeling of parts with
tags. And yes, everything fit!
Hot
Rod Bikes - June 2000
Looney Tune-ing
a Road King
Text & Photos by Bill Bartels
Regular Hot Rod Bikes readers will note the obsession
we seem to have with turning our '99 Road King back into the full-boat
bagger from whence it originated. Well, this month it's
no different. In our minds, the only thing missing from
the classic-styled tourer to our minds was tunes. Motor
City Cycle sent us a nifty kit that fit right in with our nefarious
plans: the Road Radio Kit. You can either
get just the box and all necessary hardware and connections (MSRP
$299.95; S&H $7.95) or a complete setup with a tape deck and
100-watt speakers (MSRP $499.95; S&H $14.95).
Hot
Rod Bikes - June 2000
