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Jan 20, 2021 | 05:36 PM

FLKruiser

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CB Issues

Hi all. I've been trying to master all of the systems on my newly acquired 2012 Ultra Classic. The guy that sold me the bike told me it didn't have a CB, which I found odd based upon the research I had done. Anyway, of course it has a CB. And it sort of works. Here's the issue. If I'm sitting in the garage and turn the CB on with the squelch wide open, I can hear the expected background noise and an occasional faint transmission which I assume is coming from truckers on the turnpike which is about four miles away. However, when I turn the wheel, it will cut out completely, and sometimes does not come back on when returning the wheel back to center. My assumption is that there's likely a bad connection on the back side of the radio. My question is, what's the easiest way to get at it? Do I need to remove the inner fairing? Is it possible to remove the headlight to get at the wires?

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.

Jan 20, 2021 | 05:49 PM

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Just did a little Youtube research, and it looks like the easiest way would be to remove the outer fairing. Hoping that I find something when I do.

Jan 20, 2021 | 06:32 PM

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So what I'm hearing from this post is that the 2021 models now come with a steering wheel.

Jan 20, 2021 | 06:48 PM

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I don't know about the 2021 models, but the 2012 models came with two wheels, a front wheel and a rear wheel. Turning the front wheel causes the issue I described.

Jan 20, 2021 | 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FLKruiser

I don't know about the 2021 models, but the 2012 models came with two wheels, a front wheel and a rear wheel. Turning the front wheel causes the issue I described.

Just messin with ya. For some reason I saw 2021.

Jan 21, 2021 | 08:07 AM

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So I removed the outer fairing this morning. Turned the CB on and moved the wheel (via the handlebars) from side to side and could not duplicate the problem. I put the fairing back on and again could not duplicate the problem. So removing and reinstalling the outer fairing seems to have fixed the problem. We'll see...

Jan 21, 2021 | 09:57 AM

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One thing to check (not that this is related to your problem) is that the antennas are installed in the correct position on the tour-pak. The stock HD AM/FM/Weather antenna is different from the CB antenna and have been installed incorrectly in the past. The base of the antenna indicates which one it is. You should make sure you have the CB antenna mounted in the correct spot (right side) and the other antenna on the left side.