Motorcycle CB Radios

[a1bummer]

So what do you recommend? I used CB's quite a bit some 20 years ago but have probably forgotten most of what I knew about them. Back then they were still pretty big and I don't want to stick one of those on my bike. So what options are there for a 1st gen? I don't really care to break the bank to get one either. I do plan on getting the Scala Rider/passenger headsets, or similar, sometime in the near future and am taking that into consideration. Assuming that they can somehow be integrated into a CB somehow.

 

By the way, I no longer have the factory stereo installed on my bike, so a stock CB probably won't work for me. Unless of course I could somehow connect it to the AUX on my aftermarket stereo. But then I would have to know the pinouts on the CB's connector.

 

What kind of setups were some of you guys using on our "Leaf Lookers Run" this weekend?

 

Thanks

Bill

[sarges46]

J+M has a great set-up for after market use. Go to Sierra Electronics and have a look see. It is not cheap though.

[MiCarl]

J+M has a great set-up for after market use. Go to Sierra Electronics and have a look see. It is not cheap though.

 

For about $50 more than the base model you can get one with the intercom. That'll let you save the bucks from the Scala system. The biggest drawback I see to the J&M is that they use pricier headsets.

 

The only other system I've seen is a cobra handheld with some accessories to make it work for a motorcycle. Works well enough, but isn't very elegant. I also don't believe it's weather proof.

[IH Truck Guy]

Bill,back when I had my BMW,I used the real small cobra 19..

It's a compact little unit,but you still have to pick up the mike to talk...

And it wasn't weather proof.....

It's wasn't a bad set up,but I would look for a hands free set up like Mike was using...

I'm sure that there is a set up that will work for us guys that don't wear lids..

[Midrsv]

Sierra has a simple kit which mounts a Cobra walkie-talkie to the handlebars with a PPT switch and headset plug. I have a friend that used a similar setup and it worked quite well. It had better range than the J&M handlebar mount unit.

 

http://www.sierra-mc.com/proddetail.asp?prod=SIE-COBRA-KIT

 

Dennis

[bryan52577]

Those CB's came in VERY handy on our Wisconsin Leaf Lookers Ride. Didn't they guys? They are all most a must for "group" riding.

Bryan

[IH Truck Guy]

Those CB's came in VERY handy on our Wisconsin Leaf Lookers Ride. Didn't they guys? They are all most a must for "group" riding.

 

Bryan

 

That is true buddy,but then I could also hear all yous guys bad mouthing me...

[bryan52577]

That is true buddy,but then I could also hear all yous guys bad mouthing me... :p

 

Now that's just not true. We were trying to tell you about the curves and which way to turn cause we knew you couldn't see over the windshield / dash.

 

Bryan

Edited October 11, 2011 by bryan52577

[a1bummer]

Now that's just not true. We were trying to tell you about the curves and which way to turn cause we knew you couldn't see over the windshield / dash.

 

Bryan

 

 

WOW!.... ROTFLMFAO!

[jemorrisonjr]

Love my J&M

[a1bummer]

Rick "Hayword" has generously offered to help me out with a small system he hasn't been using. I can just hook it into my stereos AUX port. All I will still will be needing is an antennae and a MKII antennae mount. I'll check Ebay and see what I can find. Hopefully I'll still get a chance to try it out this season yet. If not, there's always next season.

 

Thanks

Bill