I might have one of these in my "stuff". I recently sold my 2008 so will take a look and let you know how much if you are interested.
Bike mp3 CB radio
I recently bought a great 2004 GL1800. This bike came with a Bike mp3 CB, the GL2way Evolution unit. The CB radio itself is not working, I know that it is the actual CB unit as, for a test I substituted another unit into the bike and it worked OK. I know that Bike mp3 is out of business so I am looking for someone that can repair this unit. Anyone have any information
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No shop in their right mind would ever attempt to repair one of those things, because they would end up being married to it for life.
In my three years of having one of those BMP3 Evo radios, it had to be sent back for repairs twice. Once under warranty and the last cost me a hundred bucks. It went south on me again last June during a trip. As soon as I returned home I started shopping for a new Honda unit. Found my best price from cyclemax. Got it and waiting for a little break in the heat to install it. Even if you can find someone to repair these radios, I wouldn't have confidence the repair would last very long. Save your repair monies and apply it towards a Honda radio.
If it helps any at all, I know that the BikeMp3 units were Harley units.
That is true. However, most of the problems with the BikeMp3 players were with the custom interface that Pete had made to make them integrate into the Goldwing audio system. Not only did that interface fail often, but there were many design problems that no amount of replacing parts would fix.If it helps any at all, I know that the BikeMp3 units were Harley units.
I have no evidence either way, but the Harley CB itself was probably as reliable as the Honda unit. CB has been around for so long that the circuitry used by everyone is pretty much the same. Only the connections to the outside world are unique. There is no justifiable reason for a CB not to be ultra reliable.
In most cases, OEM stuff it as good as it gets. Unfortunately, a Harley OEM CB became a converted aftermarket POS for a 5th gen Wing.I have no evidence either way, but the Harley CB itself was probably as reliable as the Honda unit.
That is true. However, most of the problems with the BikeMp3 players were with the custom interface that Pete had made to make them integrate into the Goldwing audio system. Not only did that interface fail often, but there were many design problems that no amount of replacing parts would fix.
I have no evidence either way, but the Harley CB itself was probably as reliable as the Honda unit. CB has been around for so long that the circuitry used by everyone is pretty much the same. Only the connections to the outside world are unique. There is no justifiable reason for a CB not to be ultra reliable.
I have one of Pete's CB's, the evolution unit. When new it had modulation that was far better than any Honda unit. The modulation is still way up there but there is another problem that I believe is just a bad connection somewhere. I haven't looked for it (maybe spraying with contact cleaner would help) because I hardly use the CB anymore.
I started this post because I was wondering why the modulation on Honda units is always so low? :serious:
The word "relative" would fit here, because it's debatable whether the problem is low modulation or weak microphones. The problem can be fixed at either end.I started this post because I was wondering why the modulation on Honda units is always so low? :serious:
I won't defend Honda here because sometimes they become so conservative that their products perform poorly. I suspect they don't want to risk someone hooking up a high output mike and going beyond 100% modulation, which could conceivably cause friction with the FCC.
Beyond that, I think Honda simply did not spend time with the vendors matching up the CB to the common types of microphones that are in use today. What was a good level 30 years ago certainly must still be good today, right? As a result, the CBs and microphones end up being poorly matched.
Anybody remember power mikes from the 70s?
I purchased a Mp3 EVO 1 CB radio in Nov. of 2015. They were having a big "Black Friday" sale the day after Thanksgiving and were going to offer substantial savings at this sale. I called them a week before the sale and told them "I don't mind paying full price as long as you don't sell me a refurbished unit or a second rate unit, I just wanted to make sure I didn't end up with a lemon. It turns out paying more money didn't mean a darn thing as far as getting a dependable unit.
The unit I was sold didn't work out of the box. I called them and let them know, they apologized and after installing the radio and then uninstalling the radio, I sent the radio back. It was six weeks later when I finally got another radio. I installed the radio, it worked great. I went on a ride with my Honda riding group and the radio lasted for about 6 hrs before failing. Shortly after returning from the ride I underwent open heart surgery. Due to many complications from the surgery I didn't ride again for over two years. I forgot all about the CB. Now I'm selling my 2012 Wing and of course I'll have to uninstall the boat anchor of a radio that I was sold for over $800.
I just came on the GL1800 site to advertise the sale of my Wing and warn others not to buy one of these junk radios. I see now by reading this thread that the Evo One people have gone out of business. This doesn't surprise me or anyone else. They should have went by the name of Evil One instead of Evo One. I hope that not too many of us got burned by them.
The unit I was sold didn't work out of the box. I called them and let them know, they apologized and after installing the radio and then uninstalling the radio, I sent the radio back. It was six weeks later when I finally got another radio. I installed the radio, it worked great. I went on a ride with my Honda riding group and the radio lasted for about 6 hrs before failing. Shortly after returning from the ride I underwent open heart surgery. Due to many complications from the surgery I didn't ride again for over two years. I forgot all about the CB. Now I'm selling my 2012 Wing and of course I'll have to uninstall the boat anchor of a radio that I was sold for over $800.
I just came on the GL1800 site to advertise the sale of my Wing and warn others not to buy one of these junk radios. I see now by reading this thread that the Evo One people have gone out of business. This doesn't surprise me or anyone else. They should have went by the name of Evil One instead of Evo One. I hope that not too many of us got burned by them.
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