I've been looking at the GPS and MP3 set ups from HD as I would like to get rid of the CD changer in my tour pack for a little extra room. The HD stuff in their catalog is not compatible with my SERG. Figures. I also didn't like the fact it is all an add on to the bars. It looks very cluttered or what it really is, nerdish! About two weeks ago I started searching the Internet for something better. I didn't have any luck. I than visited the old Road Glide Yahoo groups I use to hang out at (still do occasionally) and searched the archives because if it can be done, someone there has done it. I came up with a few options. The one I chose was a company called Bike Tronics. They make what they call a Retro Radio kit. What this kit is is a kit to install an aftermarket radio in the Harley Davidson chassis and retain the use of the hand controls. After a few e-mails with Mike he had me pointed in the right direction. They sell their units which are compatible with Sony and Pioneer. Half heartedly I told Mike I would like a unit that played MP3's and it would be nice if it had a GPS system in it. His response was the Pioneer AVIC N2. This unit is MP3 Capable and plays all the latest formats of CD's, has a navigation GPS built in, is a DVD player as well as a good old AM/FM radio. I wasn't shocked by the price as a DVD for an auto is up there. If you take the cost of an HD radio and add in the MP3 player and GPS system your really close to the cost of this unit with the added benefit of the DVD player and the cool flip up screen. Bike Tronics has several other cool conversion pieces on their web site also.
Back to the Internet I went in search of a decent price on this model radio. Nextag gave me a few dozen choices and I ordered from 6thAve Electronics. My radio was here in two days. I ordered the Retro Kit from Bike Tronics and it was here within a week.
Now the install.