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Old Sep 7, 2023 | 07:41 AM
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Hi, I need help. hopefully someone can guide me in the right direction. I came across a CVO Boom Radio with GPS and Siri, I have a 2008 RK with aftermarket batwing, My question is since I only have the radio with the GPS antennas and other radio antennas but no plug can the radio be hard wired?

 
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Old Sep 7, 2023 | 07:53 AM
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Sadly, I believe you may be out of luck in a pre-2014 bike.
 
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Sadly, I believe you may be out of luck in a pre-2014 bike.
So is not like an aftermarket radio where it can be hotwired? What else would i need besides the Radio and antennas?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2023 | 08:07 AM
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The hotwiring part of it is well out of my scope of knowledge.
I just stated the fairly obvious, that the plug and play aspect was probably not gonna happen.
Wish my replies were more helpful. Best of luck.

Edit: Guess I could have read and comprehended your original post before I replied...
"My question is since I only have the radio with the GPS antennas and other radio antennas but no plug can the radio be hard wired?"
 

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Originally Posted by Medevack1
So is not like an aftermarket radio where it can be hotwired? What else would i need besides the Radio and antennas?
Yeah just add a CAN BUS network and you'll be good to go!
 
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Originally Posted by cshocker
Yeah just add a CAN BUS network and you'll be good to go!
I see they make aftermarket cam bus through J&P cycles. I'm sure that's not a plug and play since I have an 08 RK should i just stick to my Garmin and forget about the CVO radio GPS?
 
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you'd be much better off going with the soundstream head unit made specifically for your year...
 
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you'd be much better off going with the soundstream head unit made specifically for your year...
my RK has an aftermarket batwing I don’t think my RK Police came with a radio harness
 
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So I got the radio and both antennas and they are in EXELENT condition, I looked and I found the plug for the radio on eBay so once I get the plug ill take a crack at installing it, if I can get power to it I wont have a problem installing it and making it fit... lol
 
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