gregs962

At one time i did the same thing,,install a toggle switch to turn off the system,,that was a bad idea,,if you don't rememeber to turn it off you will drain the battery,,,connect the remote wire to something that turns on with the bike,,i hooked mine to my break light,,the remote turn on lead is one of the wires on the amp,to turn the amp on or off,,a 30 amp relay,,,well thats different,,,i was talking about a 30 amp fuse between the bike battery and the amp,,,, just like in a car,,,also 8 ga wire, a car amp draws a whole lot of power,,so handle the install like installing a car stereo,,also you will need a capacitors not to imact on you electrical system,,I installed a system on my venture that includes an alpine amp 40x4, polk audio components 4'' seperate tweeter and mid range /crossover all the around,,and a bazooka 8'' tube,1 farad capacitor,,it sounds really great,,better than a lot of cars,,it gets a lot of attention because bikes don't sound like that,,i have done installs on bikes including goldwings,,but with you will lose your trunk space.

you can also use a 4 channel amp and a powered bazooka,,meaning the bazooka has an amp built into it,,but you need an 4 channel amp the has preamp outputs to send a signal to the bazooka,,works and sounds even better.

I think the problem is when you install the amp. and a tube in a bike, you have to look at it as though its going into a car,,7.5 amp fuse is a joke,,will blow every time,,you have to use 30 amp fuse or better,,8 gauge wire for the power and ground ,,1 high to low converter,,a 4 channel amp ,,2 channels powering the main speakers,,the other 2 channels will be bridged to run the sub,,or the bazooka,you can fit an 8'' back there,,i already have installed it on my bike and it sounds great,better than alot of car ,,i have also installed on a couple of goldwings,, one thing you will need also is a capacitors 1/2 farad to 1 farad will work,,the capacitor will help by acting as a second battery it gives the power that you amp needs,,so as not to drain you electrical system,,when you pump the sub,, it draws a whole lot of power from your system,,