Since I decided to keep the old beast, I needed some tunes. The factory analog push-button AM/FM stereo didn't cut it, and those tiny speakers are a little anemic.

So I checked ebay and online electronics stores, and there are some cheap stereos out there, but add shipping and the wait and the fact that they have no preset buttons and I started looking locally.

I found this Durabrand (e.g. made someplace even less concerned with quality than Malaysia) that also played MP3s which I have a bunch of for my motorcycle trips, on clearance for $80. Off I went to the checkout with some $20 6x9 speakers for the tail end.

I installed it last night. Not as much bass as I'd like, but loads better than what I had. Digital tuning is nice, as you can actually tell what station you're listening to. Cool.

Turns out, the deck I bought was the only one they had and had been sold and returned sans power plug. So I just cut off the power plug on the new radio and put some bullet connectors on the wires. They plugged right into the stock plug, which also had the speaker connections.

Then I wired the rear speakers and installed them, one in the spare tire cover (had to turn the spare around so the offset of the rim allowed enough room for the speaker) and the other in the right side panel. Now I have tunes in quantity and quality. I can hardly hear that dang in-tank pump now.....