Head Units – Trike Touring
Head Units for the Harley-Davidson Tri Glide® Ultra and Freewheeler®
Head-unit options for Harley's trikes follow the same rules as the two-wheel Touring range, decided by model year. The Tri Glide® Ultra is a faired batwing trike, so its head-unit options match the equivalent batwing bike for each year. Pre-2014 trikes use a conventional radio aperture, 2014 to 2023 trikes run the factory Boom! Box radio, and 2024 and newer trikes use Skyline OS with A2B digital audio. The Freewheeler® is unfaired, so plan its front end around its own layout.
What is Different on a Trike
For a 2014 to 2023 Tri Glide, the same wireless CarPlay head units used on the batwing apply, so see the 2014 to 2023 batwing head units. On a 2024 and newer trike, Skyline OS makes a direct head-unit swap impractical, so the practical path is to keep the factory unit and add amplification through a compatible A2B interface. The real trike-specific gain is tuning: the longer distance from the front stage to the rear listening position makes a DSP with time alignment more audibly worthwhile than on a two-wheeler.
FAQ
What head unit fits a 2014 to 2023 Tri Glide?
The Tri Glide® Ultra is a faired batwing trike, so the same wireless CarPlay head units used on the 2014 to 2023 batwing apply. See the 2014 to 2023 batwing head units.
Can I replace the head unit on a 2024 and newer trike?
Not practically. Skyline OS makes a direct aftermarket swap difficult, as on the two-wheel models. The practical path is to keep the factory unit and add amplification through a compatible A2B interface such as the NAV-TV ZEN-H.
Does a trike benefit from a DSP?
Yes, and it can be even more beneficial than on a two-wheeler. The longer distance from the front stage to the rear listening position makes time alignment more audibly significant, so a DSP earns its place in a trike build.
Not sure whether to replace your head unit or improve the system another way? Use the detail on each product, or contact Motorcycle Audio Australia with your bike's year, model and current audio setup and we'll give you an honest picture of the options.