Two words.... O&A
get em while theyre hot....o&a come back oct 4th and you need XM to hear em
Nothing bad to say about the unit itself
My title says it all. The only complaints I have are the following: Lack of accessories. Would be nice to have a boombox it can plug into. The stupid external decorating accessories is just that, stupid. I stuck on the blue cover, and the blue rubber band. A few months later the blue rubber band was pulling on the corner button that it helped aid in changing my settings. It's safe to say I took that off.
But I have to give the unit a five for as the unit itself, it's great. So if you buy this I highly recommend get the remote with it, and if you want to hear it in the garage, bedroom, or whatever, get the home kit too.
Enjoy!
How to make motorcycling across Kansas on I-70 bearable
My wife bought the Roady for me for my birthday in anticipation of a three-week motorcycle tour through the West. I had it installed by Sean Franklin of Cyclegadgets.com, using a Hoon mounting bracket that secures the Roady to the top of the brake fluid reservoir on the right side of the handlebars of my '03 BMW K1200GT. The mount has a little platform where the magnetic-based antenna sits and the power source is hard-wired into the bike's accessory plug. I use custom molded in-ear monitors made for me by an audiologist, so they deliver stereo sound while acting as earplugs to block much of the external wind noise. Sean initially thought I would need to run the Roady signal through a radio or a Boostaroo amplifier. However, when ... Read More
Great performance in a small package
Small size, but what great entertainment! If you are considering satellite radio - this is the one to get! Despite the smaller size, it has no problem matching the bigger ones - performance is excellent. In the vehicle, it performs as well as a built-in on a rental car. As I wrote this, I was listening to it in my office - with a false ceiling, metal trusses and a wood roof overhead! (Update: turns out I was listening to a terrestrial [earth] repeater. But after almost a year the Roady is going strong and I am still loving it. (and an XMPCR went into the office and the Roady is either in the car or portable))
A neat feature is its portability - the best of both worlds. It can be readily moved between car and home or wherever. When ... Read More
Excellent for your vehicle
The entire package comes for less than 120 dollars. Along with a quick online service sign-up, you are set to go (including installation) in your car within 30 minutes of purchase. Their customer service is also EXCELLENT if you have questions and want to talk to a real person. The choice of channels is top rate, especially being able to hear CNN and other news casts live. This proves invaluable during an emergency where you are connected to a global viewpoint rather than your local stations periodically breaking into the commercials and songs. It is small, professional looking, and easy to operate with a customized background color- you choose it. I was extremely impressed with the price for all that you get. I thought satellite radio was far ... Read More
