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does anyonew have an xm radio on their bike?

how did you do it? i'm tech challenged...

thanks,

cat

I have a Sirius mounted, does that count?
Got something similar to a bar mount from ebay, the antenna is magnetic mounted on the headlight shell, the power is wired into the bike. The mount is a drop-in (power/antenna/speaker out are all wired to the mount) so when I want to take it off, I just slip the unit out and take it away. It's not waterproof, so if it's going to be pouring, I put a sandwich bag on it.

Sounds like Sirius is doing better business-wise, and all other things being equal, they have the NFL. But if you already have XM, I know a guy who has XM and his radio is mounted on a DL650. Nice setup, looks like this purpose-made XM mount, haven't found an equivalent for the Sirius yet.

I put some of these $20 cell phone mounts on the bars with stainless U bolts

http://www.panaviseonline.com/search.php?category=41&search=%

then glued the XM mount to it.

Simple & cheap

(just like me!)

The models with the wingnuts





are a little more user friendly than the ones with the allen head screws.



I mount the antenna on a hardware store bought 79 cent anodized corner brace attached to the back of the windshield. I adjusted the antenna 'plane' geometry with a pair of pliers.

Does anyone know of a XM or Sirius receiver that receives signal without being in a mount? I'd like one that fits in a pocket that I can just plug some ear phones into.

The (Delphi) XM Roady II requires no wired mount, and it's only $30 or so.
http://www.blingwireless.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=XMDELROADY

It does require a 12 volt power supply though. I've been using the same Roady II unit for 4 years with no problems, and have gotten it fairly wet a few times.

XM has channel 150, which is uncensored stand up comedy, 24/7,which to me, is worth the annual fee by itself. Through that channel, I discovered Dane Cook, Todd Barry, Jim Gaffigan, and many others, long before they hit TV.

Bob Dylan and John McCuen have radio shows on XM as well.

my wife has a Roady i can use. how does the 12 volt power supply work?

one reason i picked XM over sirus is xm carries MLB. also, from what i've read, xm is doing better than sirus... so who knows?

thanks,

cat

For the Roady, just use the cig plug with a Triumph power adaptor and BMW adaptor for the cig plug. Or you could just wire a new end on the cig plug adaptor from the roady.

FYI i've got a Roady2 and wouldn't recommend it. i've had to solder the board in a couple of different places in the 2 years i've had it. granted, it does get moved around from car to work a bunch, but the things i've had to solder aren't related to the wear areas in that respect.

if you do go that route though, all of the XM radios i've owned (could be different for the newer portable units) use a 1 amp 12V source which should be readily available at radio shack.

I use the xm roadie on longer trips, I set station, drop it in my tank bag and go... nothing better than the blues channel or a good baseball game to help eat up the miles

I have the XM MYFI that I just have in my inner jacket pocket. The headphone lead comes out from collar area to helmet and the battery lasts about three hours. I also wired up the 12 volt supply that comes with under the seat and have a small lead that I can plug into and be hooked up and charging. The antennae that comes with, I simply ran the lead down between the liner and the jacket and have the antennae clipped on my sleeve. Have had no problems and am self contained. Nothing to worry about on the bike. Carry a set of the cheapy ear plugs and you can listen off the bike while fishin' for dinner!
Vic