Yes, you can put a sound system on a motorcycle. A lot of motorcycles are designed to fit a stereo or a sound system, so you should have no issues installing one.
We’ve installed 1000’s of sound system motorcycles by now, and the biggest gripe we’ve heard is that rider’s don’t want to take up room in their saddlebags. So instead we install high quality speakers and tweeters in the fairings, along with speakers on their saddle lids.
We also install “small” amps that pack a punch usually behind the fairing. This makes for high volume sound that riders can hear over their exhausts.
The best speakers to put on a motorcycle are Pioneer and JL Audio. They’re loud enough to hear over the exhaust, but also clean sounding. This is true especially for JL Audio.
The cost of putting a radio on a motorcycle will depend on the type of motorcycle and the chosen radio system. For most Harley’s the price range is $250 – $400. Other motorcycles can cost a bit more or less depending on the brand and model.
Hands down the best system for motorcycles is JL Audio. We’ve installed 1000’s of systems on Harley’s, Ducati’s and more, and have always found that JL Audio’s crisp sound is only matched by its brightness and volume; that’s what you want on a motorcycle – clean and loud. JL Audio delivers both. At high volume, most speakers get trashy and distorted.. But JL Audio just sounds cleaner the more you crank the volume knob.