Harley Bagger Audio for Playa del Rey

We are not in Playa del Rey. AMS Pods is the Harley bagger-audio side of Audio MotorSports, 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, CA 90745. From Playa del Rey take Culver or Jefferson to the 405 south, then Avalon — 13.3 miles, about thirty minutes. Street Glide, Road Glide and Road King. Ask for Nick.

Playa del Rey is 13.3 miles from the Avalon pin. Culver Boulevard or Jefferson Boulevard toward the 405 south, then Avalon — or Vista del Mar and PCH down through the harbour corridor, which on a bagger is by far the better ride. About thirty minutes either way. Ride in or trailer in. Maps pin 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, CA 90745.

Playa del Rey puts a bike essentially on the beach. Vista del Mar runs along the sand, the neighbourhood sits at the mouth of Ballona Creek, and almost nothing here has a garage. That is the most continuous salt exposure of any city on this list — not a weekend ride to the coast, but living in it. It is also one of the nicest places to ride out of, with PCH in one direction and the harbour in the other.

AMS Pods start at $649 a pair. Chrome or gloss, crash-bar bracket and screws included, built to order in-house, about three weeks. Nothing gets invented beyond $649 a pair. A full bagger build is usually up to about ten business days in the shop, confirmed in person.

Richard makes them in Carson, in-house since 2003. Hertz Neo goes inside — weatherproof, and in this neighbourhood that is the whole specification. Street Glide and Road Glide take a fairing amplifier and a tank pull. On a Road King the pods carry the job and the amplifier lives in a bag on a carpeted board with an AMS quick disconnect. Every connection soldered and sealed, because a bike living at the beach gets no relief from salt at all.

Street Glide, Road Glide and Road King. Harley radios in the shop are Diamond Audio, plus Sony and Soundstream. For a bike kept in Playa del Rey the corrosion conversation is the main one, and it is worth having before anything is bought rather than after the first winter.

Riders who live at the beach usually understand corrosion and still underestimate how fast it works on electrical connections specifically. Metal you can see gets cleaned; a connection inside a loom does not, and by the time it produces a symptom the damage has been progressing for a year. Sealing every joint at install is the only practical answer, and it costs time in the bay rather than money in parts. There is a second beach-specific problem that is easy to overlook. Fine sand gets carried on the wind here and it works into anything with a gap — around a speaker surround, into a bracket joint, behind a cover plate — where it holds moisture against the metal long after the air has dried out. Sealing is the answer to that as well, and it is the same decision made once at the start.

A system that is still working after several winters at the beach, because every joint was sealed rather than assumed. Sound that holds up on a Vista del Mar run with a steady onshore wind. Weatherproof pods. Bags that come off in seconds. And no slow corrosion inside a loom that you cannot see. Nothing left with a gap for wind-blown sand to work into and hold moisture in.

Culver or Jefferson to the 405 south, then Avalon — 13.3 miles, about thirty minutes, or Vista del Mar and PCH for a much better ride. AMS Pods from $649 a pair, about three weeks built to order. Every connection soldered and sealed.

Same bay. Car audio is LA Car Beats at lacarbeats.com — treated cones and sealed terminals, mounted high and dry. Window tint is LA Car Tint at lacartint.com — 3M Authorized Dealer, edge cut to the gasket. Vehicle security is LA Car Alarm at lacaralarm.com — glass-break sensing for beach parking.

Monday through Saturday, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Sunday closed. Pods are about three weeks built to order, so the first visit is a measurement and a conversation. A Payment Plan is at the counter once the bike is quoted. Google shows 4.8 from 654 reviews.

If your bagger lives in Playa del Rey, the corrosion you cannot see inside a loom is the one that ends the system. Call or text (310) 513-8800 and ask for Nick. 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, CA 90745.