Harley Saddle bag Lid speaker install / review Rockford Fosgate
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pickitup thanks for taking the time to make this video. It was very well done and helpful. Liked and subscribed.
Great video, now of course more time has elapsed, are the speakers still waterproof?
Thanks for your time putting up a video and reviews on the product.
Awsome review brother do the speaker grills fit flush to the lid thank you 👍🏻
Kirk Leaman looks factory! Perfectly flush
Awesome review, I really like that you told us about the mistakes you made so we can learn from them without having to make them ourselves. Great job and thanks!
Great job!! Thanks for taking the time to review this Rockford product. It really helps make a difficult decision easier!! Thanks again for taking the time
This is exactly what I'm planning on doing to my bags and why I'm here on TH-cam watching your video. Well done, mate!
Thanks so much for posting this video. I just got back from Sturgis and almost had these installed on my bags, but wanted to do a little more research. I already have a decent stereo, amp, and fairing speakers so I'm glad to know it is possible to mix and match speakers. Thanks again for the video.
Great Video!! I really enjoyed your "straight to the point" approach without all of the production bells and whistles that others try to incorporate into their videos making them last way too long to keep my interest. (I'm looking forward to checking out more of you channel) I just finished watching the Rockford Fosgate official install video and was bored to tears before they started cutting but suffered through it as I wanted to see it done before I ordered the kit and was almost not going to get it until I saw your demo. I am so glad that I watched this as I would have never tried to cut the lids without removing all of the hardware (HUGE time saver). Awesome tip- hopefully mine will turn out as nice as yours. Thanks so much and keep up the great work.
I felt the same way been wanting them for a while but couldn’t find anything so I took the chance and got them they worked out great thanks for the input and by the way my long term thoughts on the speakers is on the road I sometimes wonder if they are on. I’m sure you hear better sound with them but I don’t know if I would do it again, inside the garage it makes a big difference cause the sound is hitting you off the ceiling but on the road a lot of the sound just gets lost in space
wow Manny.. really nice job on the install and also on doing the video.. we need more guys like you who know what they are doing to post this stuff
Great review! Thanks for sharing all your mistakes and thanks for letting us know where to cut on the template with the jigsaw. I was curious about that. Great job!
Just had the Rockford Fostgate amp and fairing speakers installed on my SGS I’m definitely thinking of doing the bags with the Rockford Fostgate kit...great video
Thanks they add a little bass but on the road they really don’t make too much of a difference For the rider
Thanks for pro tip to cut out the notch on the template easily saved an hour labor!!!!
Thanks Manny - Very informative and good to know problems you had ...
Well done! Thanks for the time to do it.
glad I can help
Nice video! My kit comes tomorrow to cut speakers into my lids, very informative!
Thanks for the video. Watched your video and decided to order the speakers. As you said no need to take the bags apart. I drilled and cut the bags in place. I do not have an amp and they sound great playing from my stock audio system.
Joseph Moore nice but imagine if you had much more power going to them 👍
I have the stage 2 kit, head unit, 400 amp and fairing 6.5 all RF. I was very disappointed with the stage 2, just ordered the 6x9 kit for the lids. I hope the addition of the 6x9 make me smile because 2700$ should impress me, great video man
Great video! I wish this kit was out when I bought my bike. I bought the Boom lids, and modified those to accept 6x9’s. Interestingly enough, with Polk DB692’s. I will be switching to the mm691’s, when the price is right. You might want to switch to those as well. They are Ultra marine rated, so, they should be just as watertight. I did a video on my system also, I had a lot more luck with my tm400x4ad. Knock on wood!🤪
I see that RF did good by you. I wish you would do a follow up video about your experience with them. I love mine
Nice job on the video and the install. Thanks for the follow up at the end. Too many videos don't show the user's opinion after actually using the product. TH-cam has definitely changed how and why we buy stuff. Remember when buying stuff for your bike was a crapshoot? I mean; I guess it still is, but less so now. Thanks to people like yourself, we have something to go on. I'm a pretty good judge of character, and you seem like a stand up guy. If you said it was crap, I'd believe it. Thanks man.
how are your speakers holding up? did they leak on ya?
nicely done, going with exact same on mine. already got fairing done, next bags. Your video was just what I needed to see. Thanks!
That’s awesome- enjoy
Good job Manny!
nice video..way better that what Rockford Fosgate did by far..I don't know if i would cut my lids but good job
Great information, Pickitup! Nicely done, thanks.
Great job. Thanks for posting.
I think you did a good job I bought the front and back like to use my Harley Davidson boom audio two speakers I don’t know if they’ll work
Definitely was worth it i got the whole set up installed Wednesday and man it sounds amazing definitely a huge upgrade from the factory set up on my 19rgs didn waste my time dealing with Harley to flash it cus they were being very shady about it i just had a authorized Rockford dealer flash it.
Keith Sweat I still haven’t gotten mine flashed harley can’t do it anymore if you have an aftermarket amp.
Did you notice a difference after the flash?
Great review I have The J&M speakers on my Road glide and one is already blown with only 500 miles 0n the bike . I mostly use my Sena in the helmet Speakers . I do have the Same amp and Rockford fosgate in the fairing with no problems .
Check out Sinstersound hands down best for Harley’s designed and made in the USA
Finally a video on these! I ordered mine today should be on my bike by next week thanks for the vid!
Glad you liked it thanks
Thank you for making this helpful video!
thanx for a great video and review... my scooter is 2011 street glide, a little different but the idea is the same, so much appreciated !!
glad I can help
They stay water proof! Great video!
Excellent video my man, you convinced me to do the same
I had the same setup only 4 speakers in rear 2 in fairing. Loved it until last weekend. After 1.5 years the sound went off 3 hours away from return home. Tech said probably blown amp.
Im going to piece together the RF stage 3 kit with their dsr1. Piecing it together in order to use different front speakers as a lot of reviews state the RF 6.5s arent the best. Looking at the Hertz sx neo 6.5s. Luckily RF provided all the part #s that make up the kit and adding Hertzs make it still about the same price
Great video. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you for this review
Looks like a nice setup thanks for review.
Harley Davidson Rider 👍
Hey, there now covers available to cover the magnet and basket of the speaker. That way if u need to pack the bag full you don’t have to worry about any issues with the speaker.
Jason Dunn awesome I’m going to have to get some
Great video
Awesome video!
Great video man, thanks for the help.
Great review and tutorial on the RF speaker kit! Will you post information regarding amp and front speakers? Was installing the amp straight forward with the Harley Rushmore stereo?
Next time you in Dallas let's drink a cold beer..good video I'm going to try it
Just for future install, let the drill do the work. Looked like you were pushing pretty hard. Good way ti crack plastic/ fiberglass.
Thanks for the awesome tutorial and more importantly follow up
Kudos dude!
And you had the old lady being them out ti the garage to you. If she had been 25, fine and in a bikini, this would have been a perfect video
Thanks Brother..... Very helpful .....
I had the best luck with Alpine type R front speakers rated at 100watt rms and had the amp set to all pass
Thank-you
I don’t have a bike let alone don’t know how to ride and a friend of mine who’s as clueless as I am just bought a Harley but the radio doesn’t work and one of the reason why he wanted a Harley was because we were driving next to one on the freeway doing 97 with our windows up and we can hear the music coming off the bike CLEARLY! So basically a loud sound system from the bike triggered his intuition to purchase one although he never rode one before 😂 after a give or take of 20 falls the bike is now in the shop getting 8 Rockford Fosgate Speakers because he thinks that’s how many speakers it has to take to sound exactly what we heard on the freeway that day. Also a new deck and a new amp. Smh I told him 8 speakers are in my opinion way too many and I think just two speakers on the saddle bags as well as the two speakers in the front with a good amp is very much perfect to loud u can get. But what do I know? 😂 I’m on TH-cam watching cool shitt like this video here.
Good write up bro. I figured those would have a bigger magnet. That was as small as the Harley speakers mine came with.
Jeff H yea I cringed when I saw those tiny magnets but they work really well when you have something over you like a garage or overpass otherwise I don’t know if they are worth the trouble I often find myself feeling the saddlebags while riding to make sure the speakers are still working 😆
Sinsiter sound check them out designed and made in the USA hands down best sound for Harley’s
Great Video ..... thanks for sharing
Thank You
Thanks for the great Video... I’m looking at a 06 Road king custom tomorrow and this is about the only thin it needs... Question... Could I just run the stage 2? The bike I’m looking at doesn’t have a fairing... Thanks again dude!
Thank you
Great vid. Thank you
Great video
Thanks for your help
glad I can help
what batwing did you have on tthe road king? im wanting to install one
Thanks Manny for your insight on installing the kit. Looks like it went together well.
Rockford Fosgate Have you guys took into consideration the idea from Manny and cutting the area around the handle so that the installation process doesn’t have so many steps?
Rockford Fosgate great kit guys got my kit order For my 14street glide
Yes, we gave the feedback to our NPD engineers that designed the templates. They felt it was necessary to not circumvent the locking mechanism/hinge to ensure the template gets secured correctly to the baglid. You have one shot to get it right and we want to ensure the best outcome since this is a DIY kit. How much longer did it take you to remove and install the hardware? It only took us a couple extra minutes.
Thank you Sara! We hope not to disappoint. Hopefully you already have the bike flashed, have the bass turned all the way down, or have implemented another solution to get rid of that factory HD EQ curve. Happy New Year to you!
Rockford Fosgate I also have a spare set of Rockford power ser 6x9 so I can change out if needed but I don’t think I will have to Rockford has always been great sound
Good video. Thinking about getting them for my SGS and after watching your video I will definitely get them Thanks for the video.
I watched your video about a year ago and i'd love to hear your long term thoughts on these. I took your advise on the front speaker and bought a set and Ive had them about a year now and put in the same amp and they are really great speakers. Many years ago I had a audio shop in Queens NY in Ozone pk but never got into the bike only cars but that was from 1988 through 96. now i'm retired and living in Fl, and have a lot of time to ride and mod the bikes. Hope to hear back on how there holding up.
marvin R I wouldn’t do it again I feel like I ruined my saddle bags to hear music a little louder when I’m under overpasses. I don’t think you hear much difference while riding.
I will have to check by disconnecting the rear.
By the way one speaker is buzzing with certain songs so it’s probably about to blow
I just ordered this kit for my 2019 road king special thank you for the review.
martin valencia where did u order from thanks
Picking up a rks 19 tonight how’d you handle the amp and head unit. I just want the bag speakers personally
nice vid,thanks bro.
Is the template universal or exclusive to rockford?
Look me up if you ever make it out to Rough And Ready California and we can ride around Lake Tahoe...
Great video. Thnk u.
great viedo
This helped soooo much
Im glad it did
Seem like a cool guy, thanks for the info
your welcome
Just did my install today nice kit did good are your speakers still good I know you’ve had your kit for some time now thanks for the great video buddy 💪🏻
Kirk Leaman they are good but one of the rear speakers tweeter came loose and would make a cracking sound at high power I sent them back and they were replaced with a new set. The tweeters also blew out on the rear and front speakers that were also rockfords after this video was made . Now I try not to have them on at 100% to avoid blowing the tweeters again.
Hey guys look up the mmats 601cx which is the 6.5's. 690cx are 6x9 there great sound way better than Rockford. Not knocking them at all. Just trying to pass some valuable info along. There pro audio speakers. I put them on my 09 streetglide with the Rockford fosgate tm400x4. Sounds great. Good luck. Ohh yea and there weather proof.
Nice Job!
thanks
nice man
Dig it, I might mimic your setup :-) on my 15 Special
you won't regret it
Hi quick question. What did you set your 4 speaker system on your tm400x4ad amp to High-Pass,Low-Pass or All-pass thanks. I have almost the same setup as you but new aftermarket stereo bike is 2011 FLH
High pass
After 4years what I found is the tweeters always blow even after the flash and lower power levels although the flash helped a little with longevity. The warranty works you just have to hope you blow them in time. Once the warranty is up I will not buy a 3rd set I’m looking for something else
Great video Manny I just installed mine but for the life of me I can’t see how you can take your rear saddle bag off with that grommet unless I’m doing something wrong
Unplug the wire inside saddle bag unscrew saddlebag screws reach behind the bag and pull the wire and Grommit out of the hole and remove bag . It’s simple 😃
Where did you hook up the wiring for the rear speakers?
It’s been so long but from what I remember there where outputs for rear speakers on the radio that I used but they only work if you flash the radio so you’ll have fader control otherwise you only use the front inputs on the amp and all four speakers work just no individual control front to rear
I have the boom audio up front, can I add these to the saddle bags?
Yea but you probably need to add an amp unless your amp is 4channels
Where do you get the cut out template?
It comes with the kit
would this work on a 2017 street glide special charcoal denium
Ed Koonce yes it will
What about running the wires for it? Did you connect to the amp under the seat? Plug n play? Under tank? Just curious
The amp is in the fairing and there is a plastic channel on the frame under the tank that protects the harness, that’s where I ran the speaker wires.
So your saying leave the lids right on the bags ? Any precautions to take doing it that way? Just picked some up.
chad wicoff no precautions from what I remember. It’s all in the video I wasted my time taking the first bag’s kid apart. There is no need just be careful so you don’t scratch the saddle bags
hi, where can i buy plastic shapes for, make holes in bags? thank you
Massimiliano Grisolia I threw mine out.i guess you would have to find someone that bought the kit
did the template come with the speakers?
Yes if you get the kit it has everything in it
I happened on your videos by chance...was looking for info on the RF TM400X4ad amp...was bummed to see that you had the initial issues with the connector. Any issues since the new amp was installed? I had exactly the same issue with a completely different RF amp some 20 years ago......TWO of them actually....the female jacks, soldered to the circuit board inside, started shorting out. I am surprised to find that the RF amps are still having this issue. Not sure what way to go now. Would you still get the TM400X4ad knowing now what you went thru?
That all said, I started checking out your other videos. I ride a 2005 Honda VTX1800 so some of the HD specific stuff doesnt apply, but lots of good info in your videos! I, too, am a video buff (professional editor/shooter for decades) but haven't really gotten to the point yet where I combine my hobbies with video as much as I guess I could. Your stuff is really nice! Polished and professional work and quality. Nice job!
Dave (personal) thanks for the feedback . I haven’t had any issues since the replacement it works great.
Does anyone know where to get new stencils? Can't find info anywhere.
Hi Bill,
I am also looking for seperate stencils. Did you have any luck ?
Kevin
Did it plug right up and work instantly or did you have to have your radio flashed at Harley to recognize the new bag speakers?
It worked without the flash BUT I have blown all the tweeters multiple times. Since I had the radio flashed I have not blown any tweeters I don’t know if it’s because of the flash or I might consciously try to keep the volume a little lower. On a trip to sturgis 2021 I managed to cook a rear speaker but that might be because stuff shifted and touched the speaker. After a visit to the Rockford booth I was trying to purchase the new covers that come with the rear speaker kit now I was told just call customer support and they’ll send them to you free of charge. Now I don’t have to worry about melted items in the bags
Would you still recommend these? I’m getting ready to do audio on my bike and I’m considering these.
Steve Newcomb they sound great when you’re under an overpass or in a garage otherwise if I could do it again I would just get the best quality front speakers with amp. I think the passenger hears the tea speakers more than the driver
It’s been 2 years and the tweeters have burned out 2 times on all the speakers front and back 😢 the first time they were a year old this time they are also just about a year old but 2 years and 8 days past original purchase date so they’re probably not covered under warranty 😠
Link ?
how did you hook up the speakers to the bike?
Joey Wright the speaker’s are connected to the amplifier which is connected to the radio
What type of jig saw blade did you use?
Kirk Leaman I used a soft metal blade cause It has fine teeth
Nice video. How is the bass on those? Have you had any issues with them overheating when the bags are packed? I travel a lot and my bags are usually pretty full.
Tim Bailey haven’t had any heat issues other than the magnets get warm . you should leave a little space between your stuff and speaker magnet. I rode for 5 days nyc to Dixie states and everything was fine
How have they held up through Sumner
supakamario they still work I always have them blasting and I recently did a 2200 mile trip down south mostly rain and everything is fine check out the video on my channel
I want to do the same thing but no one around to flash my sterio other then harley and they will use there boom technology but rockford calls for techno research to flash . Who did you use?
David Sipes I tried to have harley flash it but they are no longer able to flash for aftermarket amps. I just keep the bass really low and it works fine. One day I’ll have it flashed though
@@pickitup1 thanks for fast response, rockford gives a list of flashers on there site in my case closest one is 2 hours away called techno they gave me a more detailed list but I couldnt keep up with the towns he was telling me so I could google map them . Rockford wants 1489 for the hd14rgsg stage 3 set up and offers no discounts that's 200 over my budget guess I'm looking for alternate solution
Ok, after a couple of years, how do you feel about them now? I hope they are still giving you good service. Thanks for making this video. Ride on friend. 👍
Dave Stuart I have blown all the tweeters but they were covered under the warranty and the turn around was really fast (less than 2 weeks ) they sound good I’m not sure if I would do the rear speakers again but everyone’s situation is different the tears add some sound but I would like to have that extra few inches of space in the bags for the longer trips- really not a big deal breaker though
pickitup Yhank you for the reply, I feel it was very helpful to me! Rubber side down while you're chasing your front wheel!!! 👍
Hi. windshield how size?
Александр Фадеев mine is 14 inch klockworx I am 6feet tall
Where can you get the template
Jsags82 you have to buy the kit
Just wondering how are you liking the speakers ??thanks
Manny Portelada love them
pickitup I just ordered a set. I’m ready
Also watched another review where it’s done on the bike using a bin liner in the bag to catch all the shit.
Good job. Shit wish I you were in riding distant. Would hire you to do up grade for amp and front speaker.
Hey Manny, what fairing did you use for your King? I have a 2010 and I'm thinking of picking one up for winter.
Nice review/how-to on these Fosgates. That's a slick setup. Hope it stays waterproof for you in the long term.
thanks Brad the fairing is from here www.bikelifenation.net/shop/harley-batwing-fairing/batwing-road-king-fairing-for-harley-davidson-with-cut-outs/ It was not perfect but it was very cheap and did the job I wasn't sure I would like it if I knew how much I liked it on long rides I would have bought a higher quality batwing fairing
Hm. I'm kind of in the same boat. Considering Memphis Shades, or something from Reckless. I don't know that I want the audio stuff, so I at least get off cheaper there. I have a 20S in the full face, so I don't really need bike audio.
Did you flash your radio at any point before/after you installed the system?
jumpinjmazz no I have not flashed it and it sounds great but I don’t have the ability to fade front to rear . I dont see a reason to
pickitup that’s awesome. Thanks for the quick response. Enjoy our awesome NY weather we got going on right now....👎
jumpinjmazz lol I’m going crazy stuck in the house ❄️☃️
The factory HD tune changes the sound as you speed up losing some performance. If you flash the system it removes those curves and allows full volume.