How to Connect My iPod to My Motorcycle Radio
IPods have became momentously popular with the general public for their ability to carry up to thousands of songs in a tiny package to listen to any time, anywhere. Currently, there are several products which have aimed to maximize the iPod's potential; from portable iPod-compatible boom boxes to monitors that play movies that may be stored on the device. In fact, there are even products that, with a little tweaking, allow you to play your iPod through any radio, including your motorcycle's.
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Instructions
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Turn on your motorcycle and tune it until you find an empty FM station. These stations will either be dead quiet or have hissing static in the background. One of the more common empty stations is 88.1, but it really depends on your location.
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Turn on your portable transmitter and tune it to the empty station you found on your motorcycle's radio. Each transmitter should have an LCD screen and UP and DOWN buttons, making this very easy.
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Connect the headphone jack (Audio Out) of the iPod to the Audio In jack of the transmitter.
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Turn on your iPod and select a song. It should begin playing through your motorcycle's speakers.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure your FM transmitter is small enough to fit in your pocket while riding. Some motorcycles come equipped with cigarette lighters, which can be used as a power source by some FM transmitters so you won't need batteries. However, this would require wires running from your pocket to the lighter, which may be uncomfortable. To avoid this, just go with the battery-operated transmitter.
Never operate the transmitter or iPod while your motorcycle is in motion. This could be extremely dangerous. Only change frequencies or songs when the motorcycle is at a complete stop, and preferably when it's parked.
