Howdy all,
I hope you all had a nice weekend on the bikes?
Having searched the forums for a couple of hours on Sunday night, I can't see any recent threads about an audio install on an ST. I'm finding great OEM parts that were available for these bikes are being discontinued. Making me realise a DIY project might be a nice addition to our new ride the 'Silver Saddle'.
The OEM speaker box is getting hard to find, even at David Silver in the U.K. At $10 each side and having a U.K. address for a delivery it was a no brainer. But I can't find them anywhere. If anyone knows where I can get them from then please let me know. I've read one post saying he knew someone in Japan? These things are starting to sound like mythical parts :bow1: Thankfully I've seen the pictures to verify they exist.
But in the meantime I've been thinking of a way round it. If these parts are really Rocking Horse **** rare, then I thought I'd give it a go myself. On reading a lot of posts about speaker installs on this forum, one user moosulkwanman mentioned a Radio Shack Project Box. But that was all that was mentioned. So I bought two today for $14 they are 4x6x2" They are fairly solid and I'm assuming they'd fit in the same place as the Honda parts. Just thought I'd ask before tearing down the front of the bike.
I actually went to a stereo shop and found a JL 4" speaker that fits in and also comes with a thick mounting board that covers the Radio Shack box about as sweat as you'd want. The depth of the speaker is going to limit which ones are used. I know a lot of people have gone for the Polks, which most are 4x6. I'm thinking the 4" might sound a bit better, I maybe wrong?
So if anyone has any comments, all are appreciated.
Rossi
I hope you all had a nice weekend on the bikes?
Having searched the forums for a couple of hours on Sunday night, I can't see any recent threads about an audio install on an ST. I'm finding great OEM parts that were available for these bikes are being discontinued. Making me realise a DIY project might be a nice addition to our new ride the 'Silver Saddle'.
The OEM speaker box is getting hard to find, even at David Silver in the U.K. At $10 each side and having a U.K. address for a delivery it was a no brainer. But I can't find them anywhere. If anyone knows where I can get them from then please let me know. I've read one post saying he knew someone in Japan? These things are starting to sound like mythical parts :bow1: Thankfully I've seen the pictures to verify they exist.
But in the meantime I've been thinking of a way round it. If these parts are really Rocking Horse **** rare, then I thought I'd give it a go myself. On reading a lot of posts about speaker installs on this forum, one user moosulkwanman mentioned a Radio Shack Project Box. But that was all that was mentioned. So I bought two today for $14 they are 4x6x2" They are fairly solid and I'm assuming they'd fit in the same place as the Honda parts. Just thought I'd ask before tearing down the front of the bike.
I actually went to a stereo shop and found a JL 4" speaker that fits in and also comes with a thick mounting board that covers the Radio Shack box about as sweat as you'd want. The depth of the speaker is going to limit which ones are used. I know a lot of people have gone for the Polks, which most are 4x6. I'm thinking the 4" might sound a bit better, I maybe wrong?
So if anyone has any comments, all are appreciated.
Rossi
