Harley Davidson Harman Kardon Radio and Bluetooth

[radarusa]

So I have a 2011 Harley Harman Kardon Radio, that is the stock radio that comes with the bike. I recently purchased a Zumo 396 only to find out it only connects using bluetooth. So after making many phone calls and sending emails I found a unit made by GoGroove that is a Bluetooth Receiver Kit A2DP 14-hour Playback AUX Adapter.

This is what it does: The BlueGATE receiver connects to playback devices using a 3.5mm AUX connection to wirelessly receive audio signal from Bluetooth-enabled media players like smartphones, tablets, etc.

So, I connected the 3.5mm connector to the AUX port of the radio, put the radio in AUX mode and the GPS streams everything through my Harley Davidson system. Yep through the speakers and stock headset. The unit was 24.99 and so works perfectly, I have not tried using it for 14 hours yet, but I will soon as I have a few trips coming up.

Hope that may help someone looking to upgrade their GPS to Harley Unit.

Enjoy

[alan sh]

That's interesting. But where does it get it's power from?

Alan

[radarusa]

The Bluetooth unit must have a small internal battery, it comes with a charger that plugs into a USB port

[alan sh]

And will it work while charging? [I'm thinking of something you never need to touch once it's all in place]

Alan

[radarusa]

Alan, no it will not work while it is charging, that is the only downside that I see so far.

[alan sh]

Ah - then I guess you need something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... _qh_dp_hza

Alan

[radarusa]

That is what BlueGate kind of looks like, unfortunately the item you linked to above only goes to the UK, I am in the USA