Tunes on the Road

MP3 players were made for motorcycling...with a few modifications. I looked around & decided on this Insignia 4gig thing for $60. It's small & appears reasonably water-resistant. I use $12 Koss squishy ear-bud speakers, which are the best I've ever used in my life to cut road noise & amp the tunes. Make sure to get their old, blue type, not the new white ones, as the white ones' stick out too far to be comfortable in a helmet. Aerostich sells them(for too much, of course--$17, whereas ebay is $10)

To prep the MP3 player, I first opened it up & applied black RTV to the back cover. Helps keep the rain outta the guts.

Then I bought a little $5 plastic cell-phone clip from Radio Shack. I took it apart to get just the plastic/metal jaw part & epoxied it onto the back of the MP3 player. It eventually popped off so I better prepped the surface with a file & it's stuck good since then. Note that the unit is upside-down, so that it can be read while riding.

After a ride or two, I put nice thick globs of RTV on the circular dial on the front & also on the bottom volume buttons. This really works well with gloves or thru a rain jacket.

Other thing I learned is to put a little piece of duct tape over the USB port, in case of rain. Don't ask me how I learned this. Also note that I jam the rest of the cord back in a pocket--works well.