Hello i was wondering if it is possible to wire up a radio/cd player to an atv? If it is could someone tell me how or send a video or some pics of there set up? I need something to listen to while riding.

 

Wiring it up is easy. Find a power wire and have a good ground.

Mounting is going to be a bigger issue and whether the radio can take the abuse would be another.

 

RED ATV STEREO RADIO SEMIKIT 50w COAX SPEAKERS, ANT | eBay

This is a link to e-bay. Looks like a housing that you would put your unit in.

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this has a faq section and they also show the systems they sell mounted.
This also has video.

AudioFormz

 

I bought 2 6" 90 degree elbows and a piece of 6 inch pvc pipe cut out a slot to mount the radio into it glued the 2 90 degree pieces to each end of the straight piece and mounted speakers (radio came with 2 marine 6" speakers) drilled a hole in the bottom put the positive and negative through it put silicone in the hole. on the end of the wires I put a 2.29 quick disconnect and ran wires on the quad. when I want to use it I just strap it on the front rack plug it up and go. oh I almost forgot I went to auto zone oreilys or one of them and got a 10 inch rubber antenna drilled a hole mounted it and put black gorilla tape around it in a couple places to hole it down in place so its not bouncing around or getting caught on anything

 

better to stick to an Spam wordSpam word Spam wordSpam word Spam wordSpam word Spam wordSpam word  or cassettes rather than CDs! oh wait....XM would work. but it's better to keep music to yourself and at camp rather than on the trails......just my two cents.....

 

what i used was a marine setup I do not play cds in it I only use it when I am sitting at the pond fishing or moving downed trees or what not I do not use it on trails it is near impossible to ride a trail and deal with tuning or volume issues and helmet(when on trails that helmets are mandatory a set of ear buds with a MP3 player works great) . around the house and stuff it works great

 

WOW!!!! I just looked at the link its basically the same thing I made but mine was cheaper. (by the time you add your radio to it) I got the radio at Bass pro with 2 speakers for $89 +tax (it has a USB and AUX in on the front and is a CD player AM FM with remote) the 90 degree corner pieces were $17 each the center piece (that I cut out for the deck) was free from a plumber I stopped on the street PVC glue was $5.98 and a $2.95 quick disconnect so all said and done with paint, silicone, screws to mount speakers was right around $170

 

I have had great success with a CB radio mounted on the front rack of my atvs. I got a midland CB from Walmart for about $39. Whatever brand you get, it's important to have one that the microphone screws into the front plate of the radio as opposed to the side. Went and brought a "project box" at Radio Shack for about $12. Cut a rectangular hole in one end of the box to where the radio would fit through it, and then sealed around it to where no water would get in around the gaps. The project box has a lid that screws down and makes a nice tight seal once you are through with positioning the wires, etc. The antenna cable goes out the back along with the power and external speaker wires, once again liberally sealing up the gaps with silicon adhesive. The bigger the antenna you get, the better range you will have...I have a 6-foot whip mounted on the back rack, so I have about a mile or so of range unless it's a clear line of sight and then it gets better. The mic mounts on the handlebars and is easily accessed while riding, and the external speaker (I used an old Sparkomatic enclosed triaxial car speaker) is mounted on the front rack facing rearward so I have no problem hearing the conversation.
It's been submerged several times and I haven't had a problem with it yet...but then when I say "liberally" use silicon adhesive, I mean liberally like Obama's spending habits.

Another solution is to get a set of handheld Motorolas and get a handlebar mount for them....that's probably the easiest route to go, but don't believe the "10 mile range" crap.

 

I just realized you were talking about a radio for music and not for communication....DOH!!!!

In the words of Emily LaTella..."nevermind"..