Motorcycle Stereo - Boss MC400 on a Harley-Davidson Softail TC96B (Review)

(Para versão em Português, https://youtu.be/jvAsIHxbyTg

So I decided I wanted to have a stereo on my ride to listen some tunes on the road.

After some research (thank you YouTube reviewers), I decided on the MC400 from BOSS. It costs around USD 60.00 on Amazon (for all you US buyers). I paid a little more, as I bought it from a Brazilian seller in order to save time.

Why the MC400 with an external audio source instead of the 500? Well... I checked the manuals, and the MC500 uses two wires (like the 400) to plug it to the motorcycle electrical system. No ignition switch wire... so or I install it directly on the battery (with the HIGH risk of some moron fiddling around in my bike whilst parked and returning to find a dead battery), or plug it on the ignition wire and lose all FM station memories/last MP3 track played EVERY TIME I turn the ignition off.

Of course, I could use an iPod or a cell phone for playing my tunes, but I preferred to install this car radio I had laying around at my house. Then everything is hooked up to ignition switch (works only with the key on ignition/ACC), and it keeps my station memories/last track played on the radio.

The FM antenna is installed on the windscreen (my windscreen is not detachable, it is fixed).

I used some P-clamps to put the speakers on a lower position, as I don´t like them hanging under/over the mirrors (specially because I have 16" ape hangers, they would look nasty that way).

The first part of the video (up to 05:24) is a "still test", with the engine off and standing still, and details of the (temporary) installation. I know it´s a mess, I´ll tuck the wires properly and make it look better as soon as I have the time to do so.

The second part (after 05:24) is a road test on highway speeds.

My ride is a 2014 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe (properly "Heritaged" with accessories LOL), with sport mufflers (don´t know the brand name, they came on the bike) on its TC96B engine (TC103 was only offered in Brazil for the 2016 lineup).

Hope you enjoy it!

Soundtrack:
"Beach Bum", "Big Rock", "Chipper",
"Exhilarate", "Feelin Good",
"Gearhead", "Hotrock", "Pilot Error", "Pump",
"Pump Sting", "Riptide", "Slow Burn",
"Welcome to the Show", "Whiskey on the Mississippi"
(not all of them used on this video)
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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