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[Fired00d]

For a minute there I thought you had made an [highlight]ass[/highlight]umption but I see you spend enough tiime in the tub to know when to bail your own a$$ out!

Well it's either bail or come out smelling/looking clean, either way I have to stay on my game around you guys.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[RJ749]

Well it's either bail or come out smelling/looking clean, either way I have to stay on my game around you guys.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Fired00d]

Chithead!!!! [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Bagger]

Now that's some funny chit right there!!! [smiley=apple.gif]

[RJ749]

Chithead!!!! [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Hey, sticks and stones..........did you see I got you some color matched (nearly) tape to replace the old grey duck tape holding that old saddle bag from eBay together?

Feel the love anyway, who else could I mess with that sets up these great one liners anyway?

Happy New Year Gary [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[Fired00d]

Hey, sticks and stones..........did you see I got you some color matched (nearly) tape to replace the old grey duck tape holding that old saddle bag from eBay together?

Feel the love anyway, who else could I mess with that sets up these great one liners anyway?

Happy New Year Gary [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Yea, I saw that, thanks for at least color coordinating the tape.

Happy New Year to you also.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[magicl1]

I ordered a set of J&M shorties on the 22nd.  They are supposed to be here on the 2nd.  According to their add, they are pre-tuned for the CB and don't require any further adjustments.  I'll break out my SWR meter to verify that after I install them.  I have a set of Cycle Whips on right now.  They are about 14 inches long, but are questionalble for use with the CB.  Their web site doesn't say anything about it, but others say you can and some say you can't.  So I'm not taking the chance and will take them off when the J&M's come in.  I also like the fact that the J&M's use the set-screw like the stock antennas do.  Hopefully, they'll work great.  I'll post a pic and test results after I get them.

Red

As with others, I will be interested in your report.  I purchased Freedoms and made up the SWR meter over a year ago.  I could never get below 3.0+ on any channel.  Opted to throw them into the top of my tool chest rather than fry the CB.  The stock ones were not much better but figured if the radio goes bad it's HD's problem and not mine with the freedom replacements.

[RedDevil]

As with others, I will be interested in your report.  I purchased Freedoms and made up the SWR meter over a year ago.  I could never get below 3.0+ on any channel.  Opted to throw them into the top of my tool chest rather than fry the CB.  The stock ones were not much better but figured if the radio goes bad it's HD's problem and not mine with the freedom replacements.

They are supposedly coming, according to UPS, Tuesday.  I'll be picking my bike up from the dealership on Wednesday and hope to have them installed Wednesday afternoon and take it out to do an SWR check.  If I get what the antenna's engineer told me he pre-tuned them for, I'll be pretty happy with them...he said he errored on the high side to allow some adjustment.  He stated that you can tune the antenna so that 1 and 40 will be the same, about 2.2:1 and that channel 19 or 20 would be right at about 1.2:1, so that's encouraging.  I may not even mess with them if I get what he says they should be at coming from the factory.  He stated that even pre-tuned to what he designed them for, they are much better than the stock whips.  I never checked mine, but he said the stocks are terribly mis-tuned.

Red

[RJ749]

Gary, very nice pic.  I am a bit diappointed however that you didn't use the "house of thong" or the "rubber duckie antenna" pics.

[Fired00d]

Gary, very nice pic.  I am a bit diappointed however that you didn't use the "house of thong" or the "rubber duckie antenna" pics.

You mean you don't like my new avatar for the New Year Celebration? [smiley=nixweiss.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

Enjoy it, because it's only temporary.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[RJ749]

You mean you don't like my new avatar for the New Year Celebration? [smiley=nixweiss.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
Enjoy it, because it's only temporary.
 [smiley=pumpkin.gif]Ride Safe,Fired00d
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It seems it should last at least through the surgery [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[tommyo]

I was just going to make a post on this topic... I would be interested in some feed back on the shorties! I also would like to know if you can add an amp to the stock system on a '06 ultra classic?

[RJ749]

I was just going to make a post on this topic... I would be interested in some feed back on the shorties! I also would like to know if you can add an amp to the stock system on a '06 ultra classic?

You most likely want to check out Hawg Wired.

There site makes this note:
 PSC3004 Harley-Davidson Applications [From Amplifiers]

Note: Stock 1998-2006 [highlight]Harley-Davidson speakers utilize 2 ohm or 8 ohm voice coils[/highlight]. [highlight]Due to the 4 ohm speaker output of our amplifiers (and most other aftermarket amplifiers), they should not be connected directly to stock speakers[/highlight]. Failure to follow this guideline can cause damage to your amplifier and/or speakers, and void your warranty.
Note: Tour-Pak speaker pods or custom speaker mounting required to utilize 4 channels.

This links to the page for Harley applications, many here have up graded both amp and speakers for great performance:

http://hawg-wired.com/tech_fitment.php?xPath=tfit&osCsid=b90f050348509ebcd7df277cd2932802

And here are threads:
http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1161307702/7#7

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1148998703/0

You may want to check with hd-dude in a PM, he has done many installs.

[bisounours]

They are supposedly coming, according to UPS, Tuesday.  I'll be picking my bike up from the dealership on Wednesday and hope to have them installed Wednesday afternoon and take it out to do an SWR check.  If I get what the antenna's engineer told me he pre-tuned them for, I'll be pretty happy with them...he said he errored on the high side to allow some adjustment.  He stated that you can tune the antenna so that 1 and 40 will be the same, about 2.2:1 and that channel 19 or 20 would be right at about 1.2:1, so that's encouraging.  I may not even mess with them if I get what he says they should be at coming from the factory.  He stated that even pre-tuned to what he designed them for, they are much better than the stock whips.  I never checked mine, but he said the stocks are terribly mis-tuned.

Red

I would be interested in some feed back on the J&M antenna before I buy these.
Thanks
Jacques

[RedDevil]

I would be interested in some feed back on the J&M antenna before I buy these.
Thanks
Jacques

The antennas came in via UPS last night.  Unfortunately, the Jester is hung up at the dealership, (seems they overbooked the dyno and didn't tell me), so the earliest I'll be able to pick my bike up is Saturday.  I hope to have them mounted and tested then and will provide a report (w/pics) shortly thereafter.  Initial impression of the antennas is that they are very well made rigid shorties and are a direct replacement (no mods required) for the factory whips.  They even include a set screw just like the factory antennas.  More to follow....
Red