Hi all,
Have my bike in bits for a refurb at present. I had the Honda RDS radio fitted by the dealer when they supplied the bike new to me in March 2004. And I love both the bike and the audio which plays through either speakers or helmets via an Autocom Pro system. However, I now know not too many bikes were fitted with the radio due to its high cost, and its non-availability in the U.S. I've trawled through the various posts, articles and threads on radios on the site, but apart from one guy having the control head replaced under warranty, I can't find anyone else solving the condensation issue in the control head of this unit.
1 Does anyone have a pdf copy of the radio install manual and operator manual they could let me have via e-mail? - I was never given them and the dealership I bought from no longer exists.
2 How do you remove the plastic cover at the top of the radio in the fairing pocket? I've removed the pocket from the fairing, undone all screws on the pocket, but cannot get the top cover over the radio head to release.
3 Has anyone ever taken the control head (i.e. the one mounted on the bars) apart? If so, could you provide me with details of how you separated the two halves, as the control button back plates appear to be stuck to the two casing halves. I have had an occasional internal condensation issue in the control head which now appears to have caused failure of the backlighting LEDS which makes night time operation a little difficult. I'd like to track down the source of moisture ingress, solve it and replace the LEDs.
Many thanks in advance.
Ian Bowen
Have my bike in bits for a refurb at present. I had the Honda RDS radio fitted by the dealer when they supplied the bike new to me in March 2004. And I love both the bike and the audio which plays through either speakers or helmets via an Autocom Pro system. However, I now know not too many bikes were fitted with the radio due to its high cost, and its non-availability in the U.S. I've trawled through the various posts, articles and threads on radios on the site, but apart from one guy having the control head replaced under warranty, I can't find anyone else solving the condensation issue in the control head of this unit.
1 Does anyone have a pdf copy of the radio install manual and operator manual they could let me have via e-mail? - I was never given them and the dealership I bought from no longer exists.
2 How do you remove the plastic cover at the top of the radio in the fairing pocket? I've removed the pocket from the fairing, undone all screws on the pocket, but cannot get the top cover over the radio head to release.
3 Has anyone ever taken the control head (i.e. the one mounted on the bars) apart? If so, could you provide me with details of how you separated the two halves, as the control button back plates appear to be stuck to the two casing halves. I have had an occasional internal condensation issue in the control head which now appears to have caused failure of the backlighting LEDS which makes night time operation a little difficult. I'd like to track down the source of moisture ingress, solve it and replace the LEDs.
Many thanks in advance.
Ian Bowen
