Honda radio---Befor I screw it up????

[Mudcat]

My 2003 ST1300ABS has a factory (European) Honda RDS radio built in; it has a five (5) pin female lead coming from beneath the tank @ left front of the seat.
I've been trying to find a lead with a 5 pin male on one end & a single pole on the other end, that I can use to connect the factory radio to my AutoCom.

I can not locate what I want, so my question is this:

Can I just remove ( cut off )the radios 5 pin connector & then attach the remaining wires to the wires of a single pole lead; thus giving me fm radio directly into my AutoCom; leaving the ability to access the AutoCom's intercom feature.

If it isn't going to work, I don't want to screw it up!!!

[Sport-Touring]

[Mac]

I'm not sure what you mean when you say "single pole lead". It sounds as if the connector you're talking about has 5 wires. You would need a pin out to see what they are, thus determining where they need to go. That said, there is no reason why you couldn't  cut the femle connector off and run 5 seperate wires wherever they needed to go.

[Mr Sunshine]

Just give yourself some wire to work with so you can reattach the factory radio if you so choose.

[Thunder7]

You need a schematic diagram. Look into finding a copy of the Pan European servcei manual and it may have it there.

[Mudcat]

Thanks guys.
Re the 5 pin lead that I want to remove, I am assuming that there will be 5 wires; with 2 wires go the right & 2 to the left speakers; the 5th I don't know.  My AutoCom has a single hole for a single pole plug for attachment of an external music source.  I have a lead with single pole on each end; wondering how many wires will be revealed if and/or when I cut off one of the single poles, and if I can attach whatever to the wires from the 5 pin.
Confused???  I am!!!

[Scratch33]

If you're looking for some kind of adapter from a Honda-type 5-pin connector (such as the Gold Wings have) to a stereo jack, there are several sources.  

http://www.electricalconnection.com/audio/headset-adaptor.htm


http://www.plugup.com/jm.php (see bottom of page)

[Scratch33]

And if you're just looking for the pin-out diagram of the Honda 5-pin DIN jack, here's a link:

http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/wingman26/headsetpins.html

[RBEmerson]

Before you go hog wild with the side cutters, say "'Assume' is the mother of all screw-ups" five times slowly.   Until you have a for-sure proper wiring diagram and know what those wires are doing, leave 'em be.    

[Thunder7]

Better yet, if its a standard 5=pin DIN connector- Get the corresponding connector from a Radio Shack and run the wires from IT, so you dont screw anything up. Also, that way if you ever sell the bike then the next owner wont have to worry about it being cut off.

[ST-DocLizard1]

Mudcat,

My first thought is to call Sierra Electronics in Troy Ohio. They have a very knowledgeable staff and are the best source for information with respect to motorcycle sound systems.

                                  (800) 338-6938 or www.sierra-mc.com

Doc

[Scratch33]

Better yet, if its a standard 5=pin DIN connector- Get the corresponding connector from a Radio Shack and run the wires from IT, so you dont screw anything up. Also, that way if you ever sell the bike then the next owner wont have to worry about it being cut off.

For experimenting with homemade connections like you're talking about, this is prolly the best RS option:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102937&cp=&origkw=5-Pin+DIN&kw=5-pin+din&parentPage=search

[RBEmerson]

Better yet, if its a standard 5=pin DIN connector- Get the corresponding connector from a Radio Shack and run the wires from IT, so you dont screw anything up. Also, that way if you ever sell the bike then the next owner wont have to worry about it being cut off.

+1!

Added:
Re: the RS MIDI cables - be very sure to confirm the pinouts are the same at both ends (that is, something like pin 1 at one end doesn't become pin 2 at the other end - the ohmmeter in a VOM or DVM will do the trick for this).  See above re: "'Assume' is the mother of all screw-ups".  

[scubadoguk]

the auto com have adaptors for the radio I have one dont cut anything just get a adaptor mine was 15$

[Mudcat]

Hey scubadoguk,

What do they call it??  I called them a described what I wanted; they said that they had nothing.

[RBEmerson]

Er, really, your best bet is to get a reliable wiring diagram (I think someone's posted links for that), figure out what each wire is doing, and then make up a connector (how about taking a picture of that connector and heading off to Radio Shack to look for a match?) with wiring to fit the stuff you want to connect to the radio.  

[Scratch33]

Mudcat:

It might be worth your while to check out your ST1300 radio a little further and see how the 5-pin DIN jack itself is connected to the radio unit.

If it uses the same connector as that used on the GL1800 (and I suspect it might), here is what Autocomm has to offer:

http://www.pbase.com/fredharmon/image/47565715