CD Player Questions

[Jim Smyth]

I have a 2002 Goldwing. On the dash there is a CD button/selector. The trike does not have a CD player installed. I am in South Central Wisconsin and the radio stations are less than desirable with not many good choices. So I see on Ebay a bunch of CD type players for sale for a Goldwing. Some are Honda brand and some are other brands. They do come with a wiring harness with a plug in on the other end. Does anyone know if its as easy as plugging it into a empty plug in under the seat somewhere and then selecting the CD feature on the dash? It would be a easy way to have some nicer music at times.

TIA, Jim

 

[rmrc51]

Rather then trying to get a CD player, I'd suggest you go with one of the MP3 units that connect directly to the CD harness. I have one on my trike and it works perfectly with the CD controls.

Here's a link;

Gold Wing Digital Music Player V3 - Honda Gold Wing Parts & Accessories by WingStuff.com

 

[John Luciano]

Factory CD player was not a popular option. It goes under the rear trunk. There s a trap door in the bottom. I would do the MP3 player.

 

[FRR]

CD's are very outdated technology. MP3's gives the owner much more options and a much larger playlist. Do the new Wings even have a CD option on the console????

 

[Jim Smyth]

I started out with 8 tracks if that tells you anything. I just within the last 2 years through a box of 100+ 8 tracks out. Then the next big thing was cassettes. Still got a few hundred of them in stock. Then next came CD's. I also have hundreds of them. I figured with my age and not wanting to learn more things I would stick with CD's. But after looking up the MP3 players that were linked here it seems the way to go. I will have to have my kids give me a few tutorials on how to set them up and where to download music. I will do some of it from the CD's I have since my wife does that with her player.

It will be nice to get only the songs you like to listen too. Time to come into the 21st century. <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" class="inlineimg" />

 

[rmrc51]

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<div class="message">I started out with 8 tracks if that tells you anything. I just within the last 2 years through a box of 100+ 8 tracks out. Then the next big thing was cassettes. Still got a few hundred of them in stock. Then next came CD's. I also have hundreds of them. I figured with my age and not wanting to learn more things I would stick with CD's. But after looking up the MP3 players that were linked here it seems the way to go. I will have to have my kids give me a few tutorials on how to set them up and where to download music. I will do some of it from the CD's I have since my wife does that with her player.

It will be nice to get only the songs you like to listen too. Time to come into the 21st century. <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" class="inlineimg" /></div>

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</div>I've been down the same road as you. Started out with an 8 Track in one of my first cars and still have the radio that used them up on a shelf in my garage. <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" class="inlineimg" /> And I'll 'never' get rid of my old 45 record collection, but that's a whole different story, lol! <img src="images/smilies/grin.gif" border="0" alt="" title="big grin" class="inlineimg" /><br />
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You'll definitely enjoy the flexibility of an MP3 unit. As you mentioned, you can add the songs 'you' like! All I have on my thumb drive that plugs into the MP3 player are my favorite 50's and 60's songs. It's great! <img src="images/smilies/thumbup.gif" border="0" alt="" title="ThumbUp" class="inlineimg" />

 

[FRR]

Interesting as we "oldsters" look back on this. I too started out with 8 Tracks,but then went to 7 in reel to reel tape decks, THEN spent dozens of hours actually converting them to cassettes. Now I've converted all my 45's to MP3's, and my cassettes to MP3's. I have hundreds of hours of 7 in. tape of stations were in the Cincinnati market from the mid 1960's to mid 70's and have worked with a friend of mine to convert all these to MP3 format. The tapes alone take up more than 3 Gigs. I don't put these on my Ipod that I use on the Trike, but I do have around 1800 oldies on it that I listen to regularly. This new technology sure saves space and time, and the quality of song is so much better than those records we listened to.

 

[Loner]

OK, you "oldsters" who started out with '8-tracks', my early hot rod was equiped with a 4-track player first. Then I was in hog heaven when I later got a 4-track/8-track player - that was the state of the art.

Now I have a small portable XM receiver that I move from trike to trike when I ride. It transmits via an FM signal which allows me to received wirelessly thru my helmet headphones. And also works with my Scala communitcators wirelessly when my wife and I ride together. I've got music and the Scala system mutes the music when she talks - just like being at home!!