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[geezerglide]

For those who have the Garmin 27XX Series GPS Units c/w XM Radios and do not want to mount their antennaes under the fairings or in your Tour Packs.

A company www.cyclegadgets.com has an inexpensive metal bracket that screws to the back of your Garmin Bike Mount Bracket.

The antennae is held in place by the Magnet in the base and for added security, their are two holes that mate up to the XM Antennae's mounting screw.

I am attaching a couple of pictures.

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Picture 2

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Picture 3,

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[JR]

Does the cable clip into the antenna? If so it would be nice if they make a nice short cable to replace all that excess cable.

                                                     JR

[hard10]

I was wondering where I was going to put that hocky puck. Are you getting the weather?

[geezerglide]

JR,

No  the cable is fastened to the underside of the bracket by means of Velcro. Yes it would be great if they made a shorter cable.

I was wondering if any of the electronics experts know if you can cut this type cable shorter and splice back together again?

hard10,

No, I did not purchase the additional weather channel.

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[hard10]

JR,

No  the cable is fastened to the underside of the bracket by means of Velcro. Yes it would be great if they made a shorter cable.

I was wondering if any of the electronics experts know if you can cut this type cable shorter and splice back together again?

hard10,

No, I did not purchase the additional weather channel.

geezerglide

I'm far from an expert but, that USB wire is small. It's not fiber but close.

[spydglide]

It would be nice if someone made this bracket in chrome or stainless (so we could polish it).  I know, I know.......OCD!  har!  spyder

[JCZ]

XM Radio calls it a radio ID number but it's actually an antenna ID number.

Jim (hd-dude) installed mine with the antenna up in the fairing, permanently mounted and hidden out of the way.  Very clean job.  So I want to use the XM portion in my trucks and cars so I buy another antenna, thinking "well, the radio ID is already subscribed to and registere" so shouldn't be any issue. 

I put it in my truck with the new antenna and the GPS works fine but I can't get any reception.  I call 1-800 XM (or whatever the number is) and they ask me for the radio number.  I gave them the number that I had wrote down, from when it was new and they beemed the signal again and said "it should be working".  I tell them it's not.  Anyway, to make a long story short.......I finally figure out that they need the number off of the back of the antenna and want to charge me a new subscription fee for it, as well.  They sent me a signal for just a few minutes, so that I could be sure that was the only problem but I've already got three XM radios going......decided I didn't need a fourth.

So, I've got a new Garmin 2730 XM radio antenna should somebody find theirself needing one.  By the way, being the electronics wizard that he is, Jim did shorten the cable that goes from my GPS to he front of my head unit, successfully.  So that looks pretty clean, too.

[spydglide]

I know, JC, that suks that you can't use the same subscription with another antenna, but like you say, that consider it the receiver and want to sell you another monthly chg. to use the gps/radio in another vehicle.  And, those antenna's aren't cheep either, are they?  har!  Do you have any problems with reception with the antenna in your fairing?    spyder

[porthole]

I'll snap a pic of how I mounted mind and what I did with the cable. later

[spydglide]

I'll snap a pic of how I mounted mind and what I did with the cable. later

OK, PortHole.....you can see I need ideas.....I've still got mine in the lower fairing pocket until I can decide where to put the danged thing. har!  spyder

[JCZ]

I know, JC, that suks that you can't use the same subscription with another antenna, but like you say, that consider it the receiver and want to sell you another monthly chg. to use the gps/radio in another vehicle.  And, those antenna's aren't cheep either, are they?  har!  Do you have any problems with reception with the antenna in your fairing?    spyder

Nope and nope!  Nope, they're not cheap and nope, no problems with reception.  Jim, is the electronics wizard and he wired my bike.  I think he put the antenna right on top of the stereo head unit.  The only time I loose reception on my bike is when I get up under a heavy canopy of trees.  Mountains have never bothered me and you remember we rode ocean to ocean last year.  I had Bluesville blasting all the way.

With this Garmin w/XM, you might want to check this review that I just did......  http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=18151.0

[spydglide]

Thanks, JC.  This old dog is still trying to adapt to all these new-fangled electronics.  I'm really slow w/ this stuff, but once I make the leap, it's no turning back.  Right now, trying to figure out this MP3 deal so I can make the CD player on my SEEG useless.    har!  spyder

[SilverDawg]

I'll snap a pic of how I mounted mind and what I did with the cable. later

Do you still have the pics?  I have this outfit and am waiting for my techmount and cables to arrive before I install?