iPod connection

Johngoat2002 · 05-04-2016, 11:48 AM

Hi all. I am new to the Kawasaki community. I bought a 2014 Vaquero less than a week ago and I have been doing a lot of research on what goodies I want for my new bike.

I'm sure this subject has beat to death, but I have a hard time paying over $100 for a short pigtail to connect my iPhone/iPod. I have read a lot of threads and know there are some very smart people. Someone has got to have found a way around this. I hope I do t have to bite the bullet. Thanks for all the help in advance.

Erilflynn · 05-04-2016, 11:54 AM

You can get the audio adapter for $57 but you won't get track, artist, album and charging. Believe me when I say the iPod adapter is great.

Lumberjack · 05-04-2016, 12:29 PM

What is a used one worth to you?

**JD Hog** · 05-04-2016, 12:32 PM

The iPod adapter is the way to go so you have full control from the handlebar switches. Look on Amazon for better prices then through Kawasaki.

Trust me, you will be glad you spent the extra money for the full control.

Sometimes you can find a used one for half the cost if you are lucky.

markc9503 · 05-04-2016, 02:15 PM

One thing to be aware of, if you are not already, is the the Kawasaki adapter is for a 30-pin dock connector, not the Lighting connector. I tried using my iPhone, along with an adapter for 30-pin to Lightning, but found that the tight clearance resulted in the adapters not lasting very long. I finally went to a pawn shop and bought an iPod nano for $20. The iPod has worked beautifully for me.

**Rookie13** · 05-04-2016, 11:12 PM

Good point, markc- ran into the same issue with my i6, now running my wife's old iPod touch. Agree with others, the controls at your fingertips and the music info on the radio display is a great plus.

twowheeladdict · 05-05-2016, 05:15 AM

Were I to do it over again, I would not have bought the overpriced Apple product.

When I added a GPS to my Voyager, I got one that played MP3. Moved the iPod to my truck and never looked back. I filled the iPod in 2010 and it hasn't been plugged into a computer since.

bunky · 05-05-2016, 08:26 AM

anyone have thoughts on just the audio adapter? I have an ipod shuffle and it only has the earbud connection. I do know I can still control volume only with this set up and I know Kawi says it wont charge with the 1/8 connector, but that is the only way to charge the shuffle.
Anyone else have this set up?

MADTIME · 06-26-2016, 03:44 PM

I just bought the Kawa adapter and a cheap bluetooth. Streams music from my phone flawlessly

bsilver1968 · 06-27-2016, 01:43 PM

What bluetooth adapter did you use?

Demolition Man · 06-29-2016, 03:59 PM

Put a 12V outlet in the trunk, connect a FM-Transmitter with an SD-Card to and listen to your music as a normal radio station.

Works for me. Also got the MP3-cable, but only used once with an MP-3 player.

Cu,
Sven

05-04-2016, 11:48 AM	#1
Johngoat2002 Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 4	iPod connection Hi all. I am new to the Kawasaki community. I bought a 2014 Vaquero less than a week ago and I have been doing a lot of research on what goodies I want for my new bike. I'm sure this subject has beat to death, but I have a hard time paying over $100 for a short pigtail to connect my iPhone/iPod. I have read a lot of threads and know there are some very smart people. Someone has got to have found a way around this. I hope I do t have to bite the bullet. Thanks for all the help in advance. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-04-2016, 11:54 AM	#2
Erilflynn Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 335	You can get the audio adapter for $57 but you won't get track, artist, album and charging. Believe me when I say the iPod adapter is great. __________________ 2015 1700 Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad (gone) 2002 1500 Classic FI (gone) 2002 Honda 750 A.C.E. (gone) SCRC 2nd Officer Central Jersey Chapter
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JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,946	The iPod adapter is the way to go so you have full control from the handlebar switches. Look on Amazon for better prices then through Kawasaki. Trust me, you will be glad you spent the extra money for the full control. Sometimes you can find a used one for half the cost if you are lucky. __________________ Jim Diebolt 2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS The Black Kaw 2005 Vulcan Nomad Sold 2006 Honda 1800 VTX (Freebie) Sold 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Sold 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Sold Hangtown, Kalifornia VBA #2625
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05-04-2016, 02:15 PM	#5
markc9503 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 65	One thing to be aware of, if you are not already, is the the Kawasaki adapter is for a 30-pin dock connector, not the Lighting connector. I tried using my iPhone, along with an adapter for 30-pin to Lightning, but found that the tight clearance resulted in the adapters not lasting very long. I finally went to a pawn shop and bought an iPod nano for $20. The iPod has worked beautifully for me. __________________ VROC 4018 VBA 02454 Physics & Astronomy Teacher Boulder High School Boulder, Colorado Mysteriously, wonderfully, I bid farewell to what goes, I greet what comes; for what comes cannot be denied, and what goes cannot be detained. --Master Chuang-- Login or Register to Remove Ads
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twowheeladdict Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 616	Were I to do it over again, I would not have bought the overpriced Apple product. When I added a GPS to my Voyager, I got one that played MP3. Moved the iPod to my truck and never looked back. I filled the iPod in 2010 and it hasn't been plugged into a computer since. __________________ 2010 Vulcan Voyager, 2007 Vulcan Mean Streak, 2009 Vulcan Nomad
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Lumberjack Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 542	What is a used one worth to you?
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05-04-2016, 11:12 PM	#6
Rookie13 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Rochester, Minnesota Posts: 179	Good point, markc- ran into the same issue with my i6, now running my wife's old iPod touch. Agree with others, the controls at your fingertips and the music info on the radio display is a great plus.
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05-05-2016, 08:26 AM	#8
bunky Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Tillsonburg, Ontario Posts: 148	anyone have thoughts on just the audio adapter? I have an ipod shuffle and it only has the earbud connection. I do know I can still control volume only with this set up and I know Kawi says it wont charge with the 1/8 connector, but that is the only way to charge the shuffle. Anyone else have this set up?
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MADTIME Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: California Posts: 157	I just bought the Kawa adapter and a cheap bluetooth. Streams music from my phone flawlessly __________________ 2016 Vaquero ABS Totaled w/1600 miles
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bsilver1968 Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 16	What bluetooth adapter did you use?
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06-29-2016, 03:59 PM	#11
Demolition Man Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 380	Put a 12V outlet in the trunk, connect a FM-Transmitter with an SD-Card to and listen to your music as a normal radio station. Works for me. Also got the MP3-cable, but only used once with an MP-3 player. Cu, Sven __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb." - Benjamin Franklin MY LIFE - MY RULES ! 2018 Indian Roadmaster
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