First welcome to the forum. Right off hand I would suggest swapping the left side speaker with the right side and see if it’s still the right side or if the issue moves over to the left side. Other members on our forum may have a lot better information to give you.

 

Thanks for the reply, yes right speaker on left wiring works fine, left speaker on right doesn't work, so speakers are fine.

 

Welcome to the Forum. Sounds like you’ve checked what my limited skill set would’ve looked for. I’m sure someone hear will help you narrow it down.

 

Welcome, from New York, to The Greatest Forum on The Internet!
Sorry to hear about "The Audio Issue" that You are having.
A simple suggestion, and not trying to be sarcastic, but have You checked Your Source to see if The Balance and Fade are set properly?
Best of Luck, Keep Us Posted, and ask away if You need further assistance.
Mike U.

 

Thanks for the reply, yes have adjusted fader, as far as i know there is no balance control on it.

 

Did you check and see if the radio is throwing any codes?

 

Yep tried that, no codes, which i thought if a channel was out there would be something.

 

What System do You have?
Mike U.

 

All Factory stock head unit and amp 6.5 GT

 

Hi Guys, I have an issue with my Stereo, 2015 fltruse no right side audio, from what i had read this can be an amp issue, brought a new second hand amp that was working fine when taken out, installed it and still no right side, have checked wiring from amp to speakers and they are all good, checked wiring from stereo to amp and all fine. At this stage i am thinking the stereo has dropped a channel, tried the headset and both speakers work on that. Anyone had a problem like this? Thanks

First off, I am not that familir with the Newer Harley Audio Systems but if You have checked all the wiring and everything is connected properly, and Your Headset works fine when connected to the Source then I would think that it is a broken wire in the right-side wiring (Source or Amp) so I would suggest wiggling the right-side wiring and see if the sound changes. Electrical Issues are a PIA to diagnose.
Best of Luck!
Mike U.

 

Thanks Mike, tried that also, also checked from plug at back of head unit to speakers with meter and no broken wires. I have done everything i can think of, appreciate the help.

 

I don't think we can assume it's the head unit just because "the amp was working before". By all accounts, the "head unit was working before" too or he wouldn't be posting here stating he lost his channel. Is the amp in question also the Boom HD amplifier or are we talking about an aftermarket amp?

I guess if you're 100% certain that all your wiring is tested and perfect, I'd find a 1000Hz test tone. First thing is disconnect all your speakers. Next, turn the bike on, run the test tone on a continuous loop with volume turned to 4 clicks down from max. From there, set your multimeter to Volts Alternating Current at it's lowest setting and connect the + and - to the DMM and see what you're reading. If it's a HD Boom amp, you'd hope to see your voltage read out around 12v. Since you know which side is working, I'd start there and get your baseline. Move to the other side and see what your voltage is. Zero would be the reading I'd expect you to get. Now take the amp out of the mix and go to the output of the head unit. In this case, it's the speaker wires that would exist if the amp wasn't there or would also be found on the input side of the amp -- really just need to be upstream of the amplifier and run the same test. If you're testing the radio only output, theoretically you'll see somewhere between 8 and 10 volts from each side of the radio. I think that's really the only way you're going to be able to see if the problem is on the input side or the output side.

Those radios aren't cheap but should be readily available from a trusted seller for around $500. If need be, I can ask my crew, whom I trust implicitly, if they have an extra one laying around if thats the route you take.

If this is an aftermarket amp, the process is generally the same but I'd have a couple other questions before digging this deep in that might help. good luck

 

I don't think we can assume it's the head unit just because "the amp was working before". By all accounts, the "head unit was working before" too or he wouldn't be posting here stating he lost his channel. Is the amp in question also the Boom HD amplifier or are we talking about an aftermarket amp?

I guess if you're 100% certain that all your wiring is tested and perfect, I'd find a 1000Hz test tone. First thing is disconnect all your speakers. Next, turn the bike on, run the test tone on a continuous loop with volume turned to 4 clicks down from max. From there, set your multimeter to Volts Alternating Current at it's lowest setting and connect the + and - to the DMM and see what you're reading. If it's a HD Boom amp, you'd hope to see your voltage read out around 12v. Since you know which side is working, I'd start there and get your baseline. Move to the other side and see what your voltage is. Zero would be the reading I'd expect you to get. Now take the amp out of the mix and go to the output of the head unit. In this case, it's the speaker wires that would exist if the amp wasn't there or would also be found on the input side of the amp -- really just need to be upstream of the amplifier and run the same test. If you're testing the radio only output, theoretically you'll see somewhere between 8 and 10 volts from each side of the radio. I think that's really the only way you're going to be able to see if the problem is on the input side or the output side.

Those radios aren't cheap but should be readily available from a trusted seller for around $500. If need be, I can ask my crew, whom I trust implicitly, if they have an extra one laying around if thats the route you take.

If this is an aftermarket amp, the process is generally the same but I'd have a couple other questions before digging this deep in that might help. good luck

Thanks for the reply, a bit of history, i just picked the bike up last week with the problem straight away, Brought it from a harley dealer interstate and the previous owner has unfortunately passed away, i would take it back to them but they are 1000km away and i thought it may be an easy fix, unfortunately not so far. I will test as you have described and see how i go. appreciate the advise

 

Sounds like you've had the fairing off, are you able to verify that it's the stock HD/Boom amp? When all else fails, a picture might help. I see you have a CVO and it's unfortunate that you aren't able to obtain any sort of history on the problem but it seems to me that I'd be in contact with the dealer to handle it. 1000km one way is a darn long trip to have warranty work done on a bike; might there be a sister dealership on your side of the country that would honor the warranty work?

CVO's are a different breed when it comes to how those stereos are run, they have some different things on them than us commoners deal with and I try to steer clear of getting into the weeds too deep on them because I simply don't have any hands on experience with a CVO other than tearing it completely apart and building all aftermarket. And I don't think being Australia is helping either. Do you guys put the positive on the negative down there or is it normal red to red, black to black?

 

Sounds like you've had the fairing off, are you able to verify that it's the stock HD/Boom amp? When all else fails, a picture might help. I see you have a CVO and it's unfortunate that you aren't able to obtain any sort of history on the problem but it seems to me that I'd be in contact with the dealer to handle it. 1000km one way is a darn long trip to have warranty work done on a bike; might there be a sister dealership on your side of the country that would honor the warranty work?

CVO's are a different breed when it comes to how those stereos are run, they have some different things on them than us commoners deal with and I try to steer clear of getting into the weeds too deep on them because I simply don't have any hands on experience with a CVO other than tearing it completely apart and building all aftermarket. And I don't think being Australia is helping either. Do you guys put the positive on the negative down there or is it normal red to red, black to black?

Thanks for all the advise, it's getting beyond me now, going to go to local dealer and quiz them but I will probably get nothing without handing over cash, then I will get in touch from where I got it from. Thankyou to everyone for the help, will give an update when I get a resolution. Ps in Australia we just drink beers and put anything anywhere lol.

 

Reading all the responses, the next thing I would do is make up some new speaker wire and bypass the existing wire.

I would also go over every connection again.

 

I have the same exact problem with my 2015 FLTRUSE Put It in the Basement On the lift for the Winter and a few months later turned it on and nothing from the right side faring speaker.

 

Hi Randy,
It's a pain that's happened, with mine I checked all wiring,swapped speakers and nothing worked, as it only has a left and right channel coming out of the head unit into the amp I figured the amp had to have dropped a channel the same as my previous amp, I think this is 1,000 to 1 of happening but had no other answers, as I couldn't afford a new amp I bridged the wires from right rear to right front and it has been working fine, I know it's not ideal but it was a solution until I replace the amp, hopefully your is just a connection that has some corrosion or the like from sitting, I would start there if I was you. Good luck mate.

 

Same issue a few years back now.

Soldered the wire ends for amp and speaker side, no issues since.


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