Gidday all ... First up I readily admit to being a complete novice regarding Tourer Stereo / Infotainment systems , so please bear with my Novice questions .

We have a guy in our town who cruises up and down the main street with music blaring out of his speakers, interrupted only occasionally as he twists the wrist at random times, clutch in, to make sure he is truly the centre of everyone's  attention. 
As I understand it, this makes him mega cool.
You could be that guy!

Congratulations, you've bought a great machine but Infotainment ????.

Try using your Ridingtainment system a bit harder, you know, that right handed twisty grip thing :)
Full throttle on a Stage 4 M8 must be entertaining.

Cheers and enjoy your new ride.

Thanks guys for feedback ... Have never had one of these Systems before ... Not really interested in low speed posing Bonkerz , will leave that for your mate , Lol .

I have a 2012 Street Glide with the standard stereo and I can hear it good at 110 k's on the highway. I will do an amp and speaker upgrade after I have sorted the suspension. I do wear an open face helmet which does help with the volume. As mentioned you probably need to sort out the right screen as well to keep the wind noise quieter. 

TJU. good question, I'm on the old version RG- 2012 and rarely activate music, but can hear at 100KPH OK. no probs, wit standard installment.

Doc ... you would be surprised at how quite the pipes are actually ... was one of the things i said to dealership that i might need a quite Baffle , but as it turns out it certainly has a nice deep rumble down low but i reckon the Bassini 2 into 1 `s i have on my TwinCam are louder at crusing speed ... mind you i haven`t cracked her open just yet , just finished the 1600 Klm motor run in this weekend and she goes in for the first service and Dyno run early next week , was all part of the sale , will be interesting to see the figures especially the Torque figures ... the Cam in the Stage 4 kit is surposedly a happy comprimise between a Hp and Torque Cam .

Ratbob ... as above , looking forward to opening her up thats for sure ... as mentioned earlier i haven`t had one of these systems before so don`t usauly concern myself with this sort of thing but also as mentioned , it`s there so might as well use it occassionaly .

Steve ... the screen situation seems to have come up a couple of times so if it really gets under my skin i will put the original screen back on and see what difference that makes , currently it is running a extra short screen ... so nothing really apart from the Fairing itself of course .

Baloffski ... thanks for the heads up about the feet situation ... this thing is surpossed to produce more Hp and Torque than my S & S 110 Hp Twin Cam and from early feelings she is going to pull strong from low to red line better than my other beast , so should be fun ... All i have used in long past rides is use Moulded Ear Plugs attached to my phone and listen to music that way .

From what the Dealerships have said price wise we are looking at around $ 800 plus for the 2 headsets and another $ 400 plus for the new W.H.I.M modual that is surposedly good for Hands Free and cable free devices ... so not cheap thats for sure ... might be sticking with the music from the exhaust for a little while and play around with the settings a little to see how clear the system can get .

Cheers .  

I have a stage 1 upgrade with amp on my tourer but it was useless until I fitted a taller screen.  

2012 streetglide with a hogtunes amp and shitty upgraded speaker no issue at 110+ speeds

Just one question on this - WHY????
Listening to substandard Music box mounted on a MC while riding is a silly concept - Your surrounding probably hear your music box ten times more than you are as a rider due to the delayed sound barrier you speeding away from
- Most would be annoyed with the random twist of your right hand while volume i on 110% - A tip: try to enjoy the scenery, smell & sound (from your engine and your fellow riders) and toss this boom box in the lake (your bike would look hell cleaner as well without this kind of fluff)

If you cant be out on a bike riding without music perhaps bikes is wrong - get a good insulated car instead (still comparable bad sound, but better than what you got)

Maybe he likes a bit of shock jock radio and getting fired up as he rides. Or the gardening show. His ride. Plenty of folks dig jives when riding. 

James ... Know what you mean at low speeds , have to play with the clutch and throttle a little more than what I am used to ... As part of the package they had Defiance grips on ... Feel a little notchy , not sure if it is due to the fly by wire throttle set up but just a little different than what I am used to but overall pretty smooth compared to my 08 S and S Twin Cam .

Have heard from a few the speaker placement on the Roadglides doesn't work that well even with upgrades. Have upgraded speakers only on my Streety and it works a treat. Was never one for earbud type music on the bike but nothing beats music on a long ride. Its good enough now that wifey loves it and has ditched her ipod and earbuds.

I totally disagree that it's a silly concept, I really enjoy listening to music while riding. It richens the riding experience for me. No one is asking you to do it, enough said.

well said China

FWIW. I have the 4.3 system on my 2014 Ultra. I can't hear the stereo to save my life through the speakers when I'm on the road at any speed AND I reckon you look and sound silly playing it loud in a built up area. I'm happy for those forum members that CAN hear the stereo. I have a separate GPS but that means I can't get vocal instructions.

On my 2013 road glide the sound quality was poor and when going quick it was hard to hear. 

The ears hurting bit is other forum members talking about you FB.

Gidday again all ... As the Original bloke who posted this thread I just want to say thank you for most of the replys ... There's always going to be some who don't agree but that's Ok as long as it doesn't get to narky or personal , Lol .