By Lulu

When I first started bike riding, I loved the sound of the bike, it was almost the sound of a horse’s trot. Then Bull upgraded his stroked-out Heritage to an Ultra Classic complete with a sound system. We would ride all over the country listening to his CD’s mostly cut by biker bands he knew from somewhere USA. Fast forward 15 years, now there are sound contests and systems that blow your skirt up, like Marilyn over the sidewalk grate. The first time I experienced that heart hurting booming sound coming from a bike was at the Casa Marina in Key West. A sound off by the Cartel Baggers was going on poolside and one of the competitors cracked his fiberglass from the extreme sound. Now people are seeking out sound experts to make their rides competition worthy.

Karl Biancardi has been tinkering with sound since his childhood. Even as a teen he DJ’d and made mixes for his school. At 18 he rented an office for $220 a month and had his first enterprise known as Stereo, Electronics and Gold Exchange in Deltona, Florida. Since 1989 he has had a business known as Volks Audio. Taking some time away from that, Karl spent 15 years in the bar business in the Deland area with JR’s Saloon, H2 Bar, Buck Wild Bar & Grill and H3 Envy. While trying his hand in nightclubs…music and sound was still a big part of it.

Finally deciding he had enough of the bar owner life, Karl went back to what he loves most SOUND. His business based out of Orange City installs and creates custom sound systems for cars, boats, homes, and motorcycles. We were at Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Harley-Davidson when he took first place for sound with his green Street Glide’s system. This bike has 24 speakers and delivers what he promises; loud sound “clean as a whistle”. The systems he installs on a bike can run from $1,500 to $30,000 and can take from 1 week to 1 month to install. Karl carries PRV Audio, SOUNDDIGITAL, LimiTless Battery and Voodoo Bags. His business has grown so quickly that he is in the process of moving to his new larger facility still in the Orange City area. Every show he enters he get bikes or boats from people hearing how clean the music from his sound system is.

If you are thinking of creating a customized sound system for your bike call Karl at 386-804-2979.