Missing CB Antenna & Post
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Road Master
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Missing CB Antenna & Post
So, I pull into the garage after a 40 mile ride and notice my CB antenna and the post it sits on are missing. The post was a little loose before I started out and I hand tightened it down, but it must have vibrated its way lose again. Both sides of the post are threaded, so I'm wondering how I can tighten it down any more than I did. Kind of bums you out when you get home from riding and realize pieces of the bike are missing. I've only had the bike since October.
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My original CB antenna and stud lasted 53,000 miles before it fell off. I never noticed it was loose. When I bought the new antenna and mounting stud I screwed the stud into the tour pak and used a small allen wrench to tighten it. Then I screwed the antenna onto the stud and tightened it by hand. So far so good (3,000 miles) but I do try and remember to check it every so often.
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Not uncommon.
I bought my new 2000 Ultra in October, '99.
When I left for Alaska on June, 5th, 2000 I had about 2,000 miles (I had the bike serviced before the trip) and somewhere I lost one of my "whip" antenna's on the Al-Can Highway!
I had the bike serviced (again) in Fairbanks and since I was there for a few days they ordered me a replacement.
No warranty (at that time) for missing parts!
I bought my new 2000 Ultra in October, '99.
When I left for Alaska on June, 5th, 2000 I had about 2,000 miles (I had the bike serviced before the trip) and somewhere I lost one of my "whip" antenna's on the Al-Can Highway!
I had the bike serviced (again) in Fairbanks and since I was there for a few days they ordered me a replacement.
No warranty (at that time) for missing parts!
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So, I pull into the garage after a 40 mile ride and notice my CB antenna and the post it sits on are missing. The post was a little loose before I started out and I hand tightened it down, but it must have vibrated its way lose again. Both sides of the post are threaded, so I'm wondering how I can tighten it down any more than I did. Kind of bums you out when you get home from riding and realize pieces of the bike are missing. I've only had the bike since October.
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Road Master
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From: New Jersey
The dealer gave me the stub for free. It was only a dollar. But they wouldn't cover the shorty antenna. They said if it was the whip antenna that came on the bike, it would be under warranty, but since it was something I put on, it wasn't under warranty.
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