Quote Originally Posted by jeffro413 View Post
i turn the bike off, plug in Apple cord to the bike and my phone. then turn the bike on, the battery flashes green (charging/plugged in) and then white (not charging/plugged in) anywhere from 3-11 times. twice now i've had it connect the phone and actually say iPod. but not long enough to have any music playing through.
Got it. There's a short/disconnect somewhere in your bike's system. If that rig worked fine in a different bike - the issue is with your bike.

The trick is to get it to be a "measurable, observable, and repeatable" gripe for Honda to fix it.
With your phone connected, or anything else connected, by jiggling the USB connector/wire that's mounted to the bike, see if you can make the charging light go off and on at will.
Show that to Honda....they have work to do.
Best of luck,
Steve