IPOD System for 87 1200 Interstate

[admin]

Has anyone here seen an Ipod mini and an Itrip combo? That seems like a terrific setup for our Wings. Let me know if you can think of any drawbacks. They even make the Itrip with a built in charger for the Ipod, very slick.

[William_86]

itrip is just an fm transmitter. it would work fine, just as other transmitters, i would go for other transmitters that plug on the accesory plug ( lighter ) cuz those will keep ur ipod charged too

also called roadtrips but you can find them with lots of different names

[admin]

Thanks for the info William.

[GoneForTheBorder]

Mike,

I just found a Jensen marine stereo at my local marine supply store. It has a remote head that is about 5"x4"x1/2" that has the display and all of the controls. The remainder of the device is housed in a casing about the size of most automotive stereos. This means I won't have to figure out how to fit a 7+ inch long stereo (I was going to install a Sony marine stereo) into the space that the GL1200 fairing gives you. My 1200 being an Interstate, the right side of the fairing is empty, no compressor, etc. The stereo main unit should fit nicely in there, with the control panel mounted on the right handlebar.

The additional nice thing about it is that it is Ipod control ready. With the addition of an interface cable, I can leave the Ipod in the locked right glove box and control it from the head unit. Should be perfect!

Glen

[William_86]

hey can you give details about that marine device im very interested
how much, where, got pics :O?

[GoneForTheBorder]

Here's the manufacturer's site for the Jensen MSR2007. It's not very informative, but it does show a picture of the faceplate.

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I mounted the faceplate on the handlebar clamp cover and the main unit in the trunk, as it wouldn't fit into any of the fairing spaces available as I'd been hoping it would. My iPod Nano is Velcroed to the top of the main unit and connected to it by the optional cable. I ran the wiring out the rear of the trunk, between the trunk and the brake/turn light. The trunk lower trim must be notched to pass the wiring bundle through and under the trunk mount and rear seat. The remote cable goes to the head unit on the handlebar clamp, speaker wires connected, power and ground through the accessory connections on the fuseblock for now. Any standard antenna will work.

I also found a wired remote, as reaching down to the center of the handlebars is distracting and the head unit is a little too large to be conveniently mounted near the handgrip. When I have that mounted on the left handlebar, I'll get some pictures and post them (if I can figure out how - lol).

The only issue so far is that the iPod doesn't always turn off when the ignition switch is turned off. That causes the radio to have to charge the iPod for a minute or so before it will access the iPod. You also have to tell the unit to play the iPod in shuffle mode (if that's what you want) every time you restart the motorcycle. Still, not bad performance and it is an easy install. The list price is $199 (I think) but you can find them on the Net much cheaper than that. I happened to see it at my local West Marine store and they had it for about $159.

Glen

[Guest]

On my GL1200 Aspencade, I am currently using an iPod Mini (second generation), a cassette adapter, a cigarette lighter charger with the lighter plug off, and a Scosche iPod remote. The iPod mini is good for about 1000 songs, which for me is the maximum amount of music I want to listen to. (Anything above 1000 songs just ends up being a bunch of junk songs I don't really like all that much, so I try to delete all the junk music off the iPod and just keep the music I really like.)

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The pic below shows the remote mounted on the left handlebar of the GL1200. It stays in place very well; when you push a button the brake master cylinder behind the remote supports it so it doesn't slip back. The remote receiver (the piece that plugs into the iPod) has a passthrough for charging. The fact that the remove receiver has a passthrough is a big deal - it allows use of the remote and a charger. I keep the iPod/remote receiver in the left fairing pocket. One black wire runs from the left fairing pocket to the cassette player. The wire is barely noticeable and doesn't interfere with anything. I drilled a small hole in the bottom of the left fairing pocket to route the charging cable to the accessory terminal in the false tank.

This setup works very well. It charges the ipod, and having the remote makes it very easy to control the Ipod while riding. Since it charges, you can go weeks without disconnecting the Ipod. The remote mounted on the handlebar even blends pretty well with the oem handlebar controls on the motorcycle.

In the future I would like to eliminate the cassette adapter and run the sound output from the iPod directly into the Panasonic system. I just need to find the instructions for wiring into the Panasonic system - exactly where on the internet are the instructions? Cutting off the cassette end of the cassette adapter, or using a different 3.5mm cable with one end cut off for wiring into the Panasonic system should do the trick. I may move the iPod to the right fairing pocket so I can lock it up, after I hardwire the sound output into the Panasonic system.

I would also like to point out that if you carry your iPod in your jacket pocket and listen to it through earphones inside your helmet, the remote will still control it, which makes it pretty convenient to control the iPod on a motorcycle.

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[Guest]

I have (but haven't yet installed) a cigarette lighter. I found one with a green trim ring that lights up similar to the oem Honda lighting. I intend to install it in the right side of the fairing, in the plugged hole next to the vent. I need to find something to round the hole out with; when I pulled out the plug it was plugging a square hole!

I still haven't given up smoking. Any special tips or tricks work for you? Or do you just have to have the guts to do it...

[Guest]

I spent some time looking around for how to tap into the Panasonic system. I also spent some time perusing the Panasonic manuals for the Stereo/CB/Intercom system. Wow is this system complicated. My Aspencade only has the stereo with auto leveling, not the CB or intercom. It seems to me that it would be possible to tap into the oem system by connecting to the CB cable of the stereo unit, using a 5-pin DIN to 3.5mm cable. Which then leads me to think that this solution is way too easy to actually work. Or maybe it would. The CB input cable is simply that, an input, right? Meaning that whatever signal the CB puts out, replace that signal with the sound output of the iPod. When I look at the schematic of the stereo harness connector (the connector that the panasonic stereo plugs into), the CB connector uses pins 6 - Acc (sensing lead?), 7 - CB (which would change to iPod), and 8 (ground). So if the CB connector had input, it would sense it on 6 and block the radio or tape player, play it through 7, and ground it with 8, right? Or do I have absolutely no idea what I am talking about?

http://www.goldwingdocs.com/ A comment on these .pdf files. When you have one open, it is possible to rotate the view counterclockwise so you can read them easier. I read them sideways for an hour before I figured this out!

Any thoughts?

[SIR tricky]

It's an idea but unless the cable is really shielded it could introduce some hum ito the system.
There is a modification that you can make to the actual radio to install a 1/8" stereo input into the face plate.

If you look at the auto volume pins going to the multi changer you will see 3 is left channel 5 is right channel and 2 is ground.

I would think the same would apply to the blue taped input TO the auto volume.

You would need 1 male 5 pin DIN 1 female 5 pin DIN and your 1/8" Stereo adaptor. Make up a piece that would just plug in to the existing blue taped DIN
This way if you did experience a problem with hum, you havnt butchered any existing cabling and your just out the cost of the experiment.

[Guest]

Hi Tricky, I just finished editing the above post to idea number two. Number one was to hack into the blue-blue connection with a T-cable like you describe, but I couldn't figure out that arrangement would allow the system to separate the iPod output from the radio/cassette output. It seems that it would force the iPod signal in with the radio or cassette signal. So I went back and edited the post above to idea number two just before you responded.

Have a look at idea number 2 above and see what you think...

I could fabricate that T-cable for cheap - less than $10. But I am also interested in the faceplate mod which adds the 3.5mm connector. Do you know where to find information on exactly how to do that? Or do I need to figure it out using the schematics? I presume this entails soldering a connector onto the internal circuit board of the stereo and drilling a hole for said connector to protrude through the faceplate.

[SIR tricky]

I am searching for it, be patient

[detdrbuzzard]

i don't have an ipod but a sansa 280. i use a griffin wireless transmitter with it. it also recharges the sansa 280 when plugged in and griffin does make them for the ipod

[SIR tricky]

Hi Tricky, I just finished editing the above post to idea number two. Number one was to hack into the blue-blue connection with a T-cable like you describe, but I couldn't figure out that arrangement would allow the system to separate the iPod output from the radio/cassette output. It seems that it would force the iPod signal in with the radio or cassette signal. So I went back and edited the post above to idea number two just before you responded.

Have a look at idea number 2 above and see what you think...

I could fabricate that T-cable for cheap - less than $10. But I am also interested in the faceplate mod which adds the 3.5mm connector. Do you know where to find information on exactly how to do that? Or do I need to figure it out using the schematics? I presume this entails soldering a connector onto the internal circuit board of the stereo and drilling a hole for said connector to protrude through the faceplate.

It seems to have dropped off the radar and I cant find any reference to it now, only the 1500.
I use a simple FM Modulator which does fairly well providing there are no FM transmitions in the area on the frequency I choose.
I am looking into the audiovox FM modulator which taps into the antenna I have heard these are much better but a little more expensive.

[Guest]

I am looking into the audiovox FM modulator which taps into the antenna I have heard these are much better but a little more expensive.

I purchased a SCOSCHE FM-MOD01 modulator to try. Works on the same principle as the audiofox FM modulator. I will report back once I have it installed to see how well it performs. One feature that I like on this one is that it comes with a switch that lays fairly flat and has green lighting, to match the green hue of the instrumentation. Now where to drill the hole for the switch...

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