USB as an Audio source...

[Reedman71]

After reading some threads about using a USB device for music (Plug in the left saddle bag), I tried putting some music on a drive to see how it worked. I tried two different Verbatim 4gb drives and they did not work. I think the transfer rate was too slow. Music played but paused frequently. I did find a small 512k Corsair drive that worked but did not hold a lot so I went looking for something else.

I found an 8gb drive at Staples for $7 that works great! I loaded it up with music in folders. No extra subfolders. As you can see by this pic, there are 327 folders and I don't know how many songs. About 6.5gb of data all .mp3 files. So at least we know of one kind of drive that is compliant.

One last thing. I have a lot of folders with multiple songs in them (albums) and found that if you use track advance button on the handlebar, it advances one song. But if you push up on the track advance and hold it, it will skip to the next folder. Neat! Thought I'd pass my findings along for the good of the cause.

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[photodiver]

I just loaded a PNY 32 GB compact Attaché last night and it works, got it at Best Buy for $10.99.

[Jimmytee]

I also have a 32 GB drive. It's the compact one that has a normal size USB on one side and a Micro USB on the other so I can plug it into mobile devices as well without an adapter.

[Massroll]

After reading some threads about using a USB device for music (Plug in the left saddle bag), I tried putting some music on a drive to see how it worked. I tried two different Verbatim 4gb drives and they did not work. I think the transfer rate was too slow. Music played but paused frequently. I did find a small 512k Corsair drive that worked but did not hold a lot so I went looking for something else.

I found an 8gb drive at Staples for $7 that works great! I loaded it up with music in folders. No extra subfolders. As you can see by this pic, there are 327 folders and I don't know how many songs. About 6.5gb of data all .mp3 files. So at least we know of one kind of drive that is compliant.

One last thing. I have a lot of folders with multiple songs in them (albums) and found that if you use track advance button on the handlebar, it advances one song. But if you push up on the track advance and hold it, it will skip to the next folder. Neat! Thought I'd pass my findings along for the good of the cause.

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Thanks for that tip on holding the button up. Didn't know that!

[TitansFan]

Thanks for that tip on holding the button up. Didn't know that!

And if you press and hold the 3/6 button on the fairing, it will fast forward or reverse within the song (up/3 for forward and down/6 for reverse I think). That one's not in the manual.

[Ixol Phaane]

And if you press and hold the 3/6 button on the fairing, it will fast forward or reverse within the song (up/3 for forward and down/6 for reverse I think). That one's not in the manual.

Dayum, Skippy! That's one I can really use. Gonna have to give that a try.
Thanks!
I love this forum.

[Reedman71]

And if you press and hold the 3/6 button on the fairing, it will fast forward or reverse within the song (up/3 for forward and down/6 for reverse I think). That one's not in the manual.

That is a great tip! Thanks!

[Wild Bill]

While on the subject of USB. I have maybe 30+ albums on a 16G flash but only 10 hours of music will play. Its not just the bike that it wont play but also the semi and my pickup.Plug it into my laptop and the songs will play.Im thinking some of the music is pirate protected..Maybe... Can it be reformatted to play in the bike???

[Steve 0080]

Bill check and see if they are ALL in MP3 format ?

[The Highwayman]

Check the file format of the music files you have on the stick to ensure it is compatible with your deck or head unit. There are many different file formats and sample rates and not all machines are compatible.