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  • Birthday 07/18/1969

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    Troy Wehrle

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    Bartlett, United States

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  • Bike Year and Model
    2009 Royal Star Venture S
  1. TWehrle
    The problem with comparing rates, is all the variables (state we live in, our age, our driving record, machine age and model, how long we are with a company, our credit rating, policy settings, etc.) For what it is worth, I have everything of mine insured through State Farm, except for the bike. State Farm does not cover accessories, at least in Illinois (their home state). I switched the bike over to Progressive two years ago. I really like their accessory coverage, since I have added quite a bit. I was a little surprised by the rate as well, especially in comparison to another bike I had insured with them (it seemed kind of high). However, what I discovered is that they have a rate they charge the first year, then it goes down dramatically after that. For the second year, my rate was cut almost in half. I now pay somewhere around $400/year for full coverage (100,000/300,000), $250 deductible, and $3000 added accessory coverage.
  2. TWehrle
    Thanks for the Route 12 Rental. That never came up in my searches. I will have to take a look at them. The price is much better.
  3. TWehrle
    I have been looking for an enclosed trailer to rent in the Chicago land area, to pull 1 or 2 motorcycles. Does anyone know of a place? The only one I could find was Arlington Motorsports, but they are kind of pricey. http://www.arlingtonmotorsportsinc.com/trailer_rentals.htm Thanks.
  4. TWehrle
    I purchased the Garmin Nuvi 550 about 1.5 years ago for the motorcycles and it has worked great. It is waterproof/submersible and meant for rugged outdoor use. It can be had for a lot cheaper than the Zumo line. I have used it on lots of trips, including in downpour rains and it has always worked without flaw. In fact, I have an extra permanent mount kit, in case anyone is interested.
  5. TWehrle
    That is exactly what I am planning now. Thanks.
  6. TWehrle
    I researched for almost a day, as well as received feedback from some of the companies that make these Ipod car adapters, and it all pretty much equates to what Bummer is saying. There is nothing for C-Bus compatibility. You have to keep the CD changer and have a blank track playing, in order to send the correct signals on control pins, then you can splice into the line input pins. Not worth it to have that CD changer in the saddlebag. I guess I am stuck as all of you, splicing into the aux in, running power into the saddle bag and using a wireless Ipod remote. Oh well. Thanks for the feedback and brainstorming everyone.
  7. TWehrle
    I see. They didn't give me the CD changer, but the wiring harness is there for the Clarion. I have inquiries into 3 different companies that make IPod CD changer adapters. It looks like I might have to change the connection on the wiring harness already in the saddlebag, but otherwise it looks promising.
  8. TWehrle
    From what I have read so far, there are types of adapters that can plug right into the existing CD changer wiring harnesses that is usually routed to the trunk in cars. The same wiring harness type already routed to our saddlebag. This type of adapter plugs in place of the CD changer itself and performs similiar functions of the GROM that you linked to.
  9. TWehrle
    I found some of the adapters you mention, but the boxes are specific to certain car model OEM stereos. They obviously don't allow you to specify the RSV. It seems all we need to do is find a car stereo compatible with the limited Clarion CD changers that the RSV supports, then buy the adapter for that car stereo. I will research further this weekend. Look for more details to be posted.
  10. TWehrle
    Can you send me details on that adapter you bought for your wife's car? Thanks
  11. TWehrle
    Has anyone ever seen or thought about making a control box that can plug into the existing CD player wiring (located in the saddle bag), then have an Ipod plugged into it, that converts the command signals from the built-in audio system to the Ipod, and also converts the audio from the Ipod back into the built-in audio system? (Whew, that was a long question.) I have seen other threads that just plug the Ipod into the existing Aux jack and use various wireless remotes to control it. It seems the holy grail though would be to use the existing CD interface that the bike already has. No extra wiring or remote. I am sure if the control box I describe existed, people would pay for it. I know I would.
  12. TWehrle
    Thank you all for some of the advice in this thread. My wife and I are leaving the Chicago suburbs Wednesday for the Mt. Rushmore area. Planning on riding Wed. & Thur. to get there, enjoying the monument Friday, then taking Sat. & Sun. to ride the area and return home. I am breaking in a brand new 09 RSV (and my wife as well) on their first long trip. Hope the weather is clear.
  13. TWehrle
    I would seriously like to see pictures of this. Do you have any? Can you maybe post some pictures of the exterior so we can see how it looks externally?
  14. TWehrle
    I went with a Garmin Nuvi 550. It solves #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. It was only about $240. Garmin sells a separate mount/wiring harness specifically for motorcycles for this, that works with RAM mounts. It does not do music/MP3 or bluetooth into your helmet. But when I saw the difference in price between a Zumo 650 & this Nuvi 550, I decided I did not need bluetooth.
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