I'm looking at putting a stereo on my Deuce as well but don't want to mount anything on my Carlini slickback handlebars. What I've come up with is to relocate my turn signals to my forks (the Vrod has a bracket that bolts on to the back of the fork by the triple tree). Where my turnsignals once were, I will mount Pyle chrome speakers which are the bullet style and are a pretty close match the Kuryakyn mini-bullet l.e.d. turn signals I have. As far as the amp, I'm thinking of putting it between the forks downtubes and having a chrome cover custom made to hide it (the system has a remote) or just put it in my saddlebag. I'm turning my Deuce into a touring bike when I want to do a long-distance ride or go camping. Have a custom saddlebag mount so I can put a set of ElectraGlide Ultra Classic hard saddlebags on and possibly a trailer hitch. Next is to put a solo seat with a backrest, lose the funky stock backrest and worthless luggage rack. Will have a rack made that will go from the back of my solo seat almost to where the stock rack ends (by the tail light), and also attach sideplates and a sissybar for a T-bag. Last thing will be a batwing type fairing. There's a company in China that makes one for a Deuce, but I'll be danged if I'm going to send them $$$$. Hell no! Because I'm only 4'11" and vertically challenged on this big bike, I'm looking at the batwing fairing made for the Sportsters. They're low profile so I should be able to see over it. And, all I have to do is tweak the mounting bracket to fit on the Deuce and make sure there's no wobbling. Only other fairing that I liked was Corbin's. Kuryakin also has one, but it's pricey. Been watching Ebay though. Anyway, hopefully I can get the mods done in the next couple months; then I'll be good to go come summer.
Here's a picture with a few mods, but not the ones I listed above. I did swap the Rhinehart signature pipes out as they were so long, they scraped on right turns. They sounded awesome... but my V&H Short Shots work well. I do have a spare set of Bassani sweepers (black powder coated for my '99 Sporty) that I want to modify to put on my Deuce. I love the way they sound on my Sporty (they're so loud that I have to ride at the back of the group).
I'm hoping to get some of the parts on this weekend - as a single gal and supporting my daughter and grandkids temporarily (ha!), money is tight and after I laid my scoot down a couple months ago, I've only been able to buy parts piece-meal. I pretty much have everything, it's just finding someone to put them on that won't take me to the cleaners! Hoping to do a solo ride to San Diego, CA from San Antonio, TX next month... IronButt or Bun Burner.
Author
Topic: Stereo on your Deuce (Read 3836 times)