tangoalpha
New member
Good morning Oilheads! Hope you folks are enjoying your Sunday morning. May I take a moment to plant a seed in your brain?
When I purchased my RT a couple months ago, the bike was delivered to me without the factory radio. Yet, the bike was originally equipped with a radio package. The previous owner said he preferred the storage and didn't listen to music while riding. Included in the sale of the bike were some spare parts, including the handlebar controls for the radio, antenna and radio chassis. Missing however are the speakers, LED display and THE RADIO! Hard to listen to music without a radio, right? Well anyway, my research shows that the BMW radio was made by Clarion and from the reviews I've read, some people weren't that impressed with it. Aside from being a cassette player which serves no purpose in today's world, my only interest in that radio is for AM/FM listening only. I've priced this radio out and it appears to sell for roughly $750 new. Add speakers, LED display, etc and the package tops out around $1k. I can think of a many ways to blow 1K, but spending it on an obsolete cassette radio of marginal quality isn't one of them.
So my solution is to ask you good folks, the faithful Oilheads that you are, to see if you wouldn't mind keeping me in the back of your mind, if/when you happen to stumble across a functioning factory radio for my RT. Many of you probably own/owned a 2002-2004 RT or perhaps know someone who has a non-running bike in their garage collecting dust which they plan on parting out. I've looked online to places like, eBay, Beemer Boneyard, etc and so far the only radios I've found are way overpriced or are broken in some way. I'm on a waiting list with BB hoping one turns up, but we shall see. I did check the Marketplace and found that a BMWMOA member had a radio for sale that appeared to be in perfect condition. Sadly.....it was sold....about 8 YEARS AGO! Talk about missing the bus, eh?
Remember, while my bike is 14 years old (21k miles) it's brand new to me. So I'm like a kid on Christmas day with a new toy. While most of you good folks have moved on to newer, cooler, techier and faster bikes, I'm busy shopping for farkles for my old RT. Sometimes I just go downstairs to the garage to admire that beautiful bike sitting in my garage. I'm sure you can relate to what I'm talking about. So if you run across a radio for sale, or know somebody who has one they no longer need/want, would you please send me a PM? I would be grateful for your help.
When I purchased my RT a couple months ago, the bike was delivered to me without the factory radio. Yet, the bike was originally equipped with a radio package. The previous owner said he preferred the storage and didn't listen to music while riding. Included in the sale of the bike were some spare parts, including the handlebar controls for the radio, antenna and radio chassis. Missing however are the speakers, LED display and THE RADIO! Hard to listen to music without a radio, right? Well anyway, my research shows that the BMW radio was made by Clarion and from the reviews I've read, some people weren't that impressed with it. Aside from being a cassette player which serves no purpose in today's world, my only interest in that radio is for AM/FM listening only. I've priced this radio out and it appears to sell for roughly $750 new. Add speakers, LED display, etc and the package tops out around $1k. I can think of a many ways to blow 1K, but spending it on an obsolete cassette radio of marginal quality isn't one of them.
So my solution is to ask you good folks, the faithful Oilheads that you are, to see if you wouldn't mind keeping me in the back of your mind, if/when you happen to stumble across a functioning factory radio for my RT. Many of you probably own/owned a 2002-2004 RT or perhaps know someone who has a non-running bike in their garage collecting dust which they plan on parting out. I've looked online to places like, eBay, Beemer Boneyard, etc and so far the only radios I've found are way overpriced or are broken in some way. I'm on a waiting list with BB hoping one turns up, but we shall see. I did check the Marketplace and found that a BMWMOA member had a radio for sale that appeared to be in perfect condition. Sadly.....it was sold....about 8 YEARS AGO! Talk about missing the bus, eh?
Remember, while my bike is 14 years old (21k miles) it's brand new to me. So I'm like a kid on Christmas day with a new toy. While most of you good folks have moved on to newer, cooler, techier and faster bikes, I'm busy shopping for farkles for my old RT. Sometimes I just go downstairs to the garage to admire that beautiful bike sitting in my garage. I'm sure you can relate to what I'm talking about. So if you run across a radio for sale, or know somebody who has one they no longer need/want, would you please send me a PM? I would be grateful for your help.