I haven't looked in the trunk since the last help ... been snowing ... again ... but I do not remember any aluminum like in the pic ... Might be helpful to post a pic that shows where this notch goes ... I'm jazzed about not making a huge hole ... especially since I have no holes in the trunk now ... even in the cd cubby (no cb radio) .. thanks in advance ... if it ever stops snowing, I'll get started on this, but, looking more and more like it will have to wait for the knee replacement to be over ... got a new to me toy ... can't even get off my street ... LOL
The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. - Mark Twain
People who drink light 'beer' don't like the taste of beer; they just like to pee alot. - Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI
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So, before I notch the trunk ... there is enough cord to reach up and then down in the trunk? I'm guessing yes since at least two of you have already done this.
I have been fighting flu/allergies and desperately trying to get well so I can get this dang knee replaced. surgery is scheduled for 1/29, so I should bet fine.
Having said that .. my weather has been cold and damp, so I haven't done anything to the bike yet .. only rode it like 10-15 miles. January is usually our bad weather month, so, assuming the knee goes well, I'll be able to start on installing the stuff I took of Helga mid to late February. Some of it like the trailer hitch and the belly pan that require getting on the floor, might just have to wait until March or so. Stuff I can do "sitting" or in my creeping mechanics stool, will be done first.
Thanks for ordering and posting on this Fuzzy, I think this is just what I've been looking for. I think the sound of my satellite radio should improve using the CD connection and being able to bluetooth to my phone will be a huge plus.
The J&M bluetoothed fine with my Samsung Galaxy 8. And the Galaxy 8 BT'd okay with the Garmin 51LMT. However, the Garmin won't BT with the J&M. (will recognize it, but says it is not compatible?)
Don't know if getting a BT dongle could help on connecting - I have one, unfortunately it's up North. (Very common occurence for snowbirds.)
I plan on getting a SENA BT headset, hopefully it will pull everything together.
Gotta love electronics!
The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. - Mark Twain
People who drink light 'beer' don't like the taste of beer; they just like to pee alot. - Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI
TOI #01585 VRCC #506 Iron Butt #10256 NRA Life Member
I use this to get my SiriusXM radio output into the bike's audio system. With the wired headset (my choice) or over the speakers it works flawlessly. I also use it to connect via bluetooth to my iPhone Xs Max so I can listen to audio books on a trip. In this mode, it works flawlessly also. No alternator noise, no issues at all.
I haven't tested the hard drive feature, not something I will use. I have an iPhone SE that I will sometimes use on a trip, I have plugged that into the unit via a usb cord and it works really well, Alas, my old eyes don't like the little screen anymore. But, for the uses I need, Best money I ever spent.
Yea, I'll be following this, I'm a fan of getting some audio book CDs at the library and putting them on my MP3.
I played with the audio book to mp3 thing ... LOL ... I'm not very high tech ... my first trip after doing that, I was listening to a David Baldacci book and by my first fuel stop, I was totally lost. So I started another one. Next stop, same result, total confusion. Finally figured out that the chapters were named by cd#, then track# so they were not playing in order. What I was getting was all the track 1's, then the track 2's, etc. Very concussing. I played with changing the file numbers, but on big books you can get a lot of files. You then need to number them 0001, 0002, etc. What a pain. I also was having an issue figuring out how to make and transfer a playlist from and to an Apple device. So, I just joined Audible (hate giving amazon my $$$, but the service is perfect for my needs). During winter months I build a library, and listen to them during the riding season. The big plus is if I start to listen to a book on a trip, I can finish it on any of my devices. They all sync to the same spot. I can even download a book in a different format and put it on my water proof iPod and listen while I swim .. way kewl, swimming a mile is BORING and my mind tends to dwell on the swim and it makes the 40 minutes seem like days ... LOL.
The good news, the BT CD thingie works great with audible when connected via input wire or over BT. Most BT devices seem to loose volume and with my hearing loss, it's an issue. This gadget doesn't have that issue.
I'm fairly hard to please and this thing has won me over. Might not be good for everyone, depending on your needs, but, I really like it.
I gave up on figuring the stuff out ... LOL ... that's what Audible does best, and the books are actually cheaper for monthly fee (one book a month) than buying the cd's ... and I know I could probably get them from the library and rip them for free, but, that is illegal and I'm the guy that would get caught. Same reason I don't speed, not out of some sanctimonious belief that I'm better than that, just I'm the one that WILL get caught.
I'll give you an example. I was on a ride with the HOG group here in Junction, actually going from Grand Junction to Craig over Douglas Pass (kind of a long way). Pretty ride, but I digress. After Douglas Pass, about twenty-thirty miles there is a stop sign and we needed to go right. I was bike 18 out of 35, yep, dead center in the group. The first 17 bikes did an abbreviated California stop at the stop sign, more like a wave as they went by. Number 18, me, slowed and went through, you got it, as I roll through the stop sign, I see the Colorado State Patrol sitting in the parking lot at the reservoir at the other side of the intersection. He hits his lights, we all pull over and yes, it's me he wants. The rest move on and the officer gives me a written warning. He tells me that he's doing this so that I will tell the group that he could have given all 35 tickets for running the stop sign and he wants me to explain that, so they will be more careful. I do that during the lunch break in Craig to a loud chorus of laughter at my expense. If you've ridden with the Harley guys you will understand that.
Another example, I took my mother to Salt Lake to fly to New York. Yep, you can get there from Grand Junction, but, it's almost faster to drive to Denver or Salt Lake (about 4.5 hours each way to either) and you'l save several hundred dollars unless you can book like weeks in advance. Anyway, driving my mothers brand new (still temp plates) Toyota Avalon, nice car but if you don't watch it, you will be flying, lots of power. Good news, it had cruise control and I had it set at 75, right on the limit. In Crescent Junction, Ut. (wide spot on I70) I get pulled over by an Utah State Patrol who had his hand on his holstered pistol. I of course asked why I was pulled over and was told that he'd ask the questions. He takes my paperwork and goes to his cruiser. About 10 minutes go by and he returns and we play twenty questions with him asking all the question and me saying "Yes Sir, No Sir". He finally asked if I had proof I took my mother to Salt Lake to fly out, and I said, "Do you have proof I didn't?" Big mistake, he's not happy, I'm not happy, he starts trying to intimidate me and I say, "Not saying anything else until I see a lawyer". A bluff, cause I hate lawyers like doctors. About this time, his partner who had remained in the cruiser on the radio, flashes the lights and he goes back to the cruiser. He comes back, hands me my paperwork and says I'm free to go. Not knowing when I'm ahead I insist he tell me what it was all about. Turns out, I matched the description of a suspect that's been seen driving in a white car similar to my mom's on I70. What are the odds of two ugly fat white guys being on I70 in a white Toyota Avalon. Anyway, they had determined the suspects car was a Nissan.
So, as you can see, I don't need to go looking for trouble, it pretty much knows where I am at all times (Apologies to Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon).
There are lots of examples, but don't need to bore anyone with them ... LOL ... although the arrest for "Flouting the Law" is a Hoot.
Because of the constant presence of trouble in my general area, I try not to encourage it to rear it's ugly head.
He finally asked if I had proof I took my mother to Salt Lake to fly out, and I said, "Do you have proof I didn't?" Big mistake, he's not happy, I'm not happy, he starts trying to intimidate me and I say, "Not saying anything else until I see a lawyer.”Because of the constant presence of trouble in my general area, I try not to encourage it to rear it's ugly head. [/QUOTE
Sooo.. you don’t think that this kind of attitude for 65 years had anything to do with the current injury to your “bird” finger being over-used?
New course heading Mr. Sulu: ...2nd star to the right and straight on til morning...!!
Scooter and Sassi....2 furrever.
Installed mine today and everything works great and I think I'm going to really like it. I just have one problem. I wanted to check out making or taking a call so I pulled over and called my house, my wife answered the phone and I could hear her but she couldn't hear me. So she called me back and the same thing, I could hear her but she still couldn't hear me. I made sure all my settings on my phone were turned on correctly to allow me to talk but still didn't work. I do have mic mutes installed but I can't see that that would make a difference. Any ideas?