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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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So if the stock whips get the best reception why do all you guys change it?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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I went with Antennx. Found it on ebay. 24.00 for the pair.
They look good, and reception seems good. The whips are just toooo long. About get strangled if you walk behind the bike in the dark.
I did find that the new ones seemed to loosen up after about a week, so a dab of locktite, and all is good...
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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ORIGINAL: Steven805

Where is everyone putting the antenna for sat radio?
I mounted mine on the dash next to the tuner.

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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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ORIGINAL: gordo 2050

I went with Antennx. Found it on ebay. 24.00 for the pair.
They look good, and reception seems good. The whips are just toooo long. About get strangled if you walk behind the bike in the dark.
I did find that the new ones seemed to loosen up after about a week, so a dab of locktite, and all is good...
Don't you mean a dab of JB Weld??? LMAO [sm=drooldude.gif]
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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I put the J&M 18 inch shorties on my Ultra and the reception is at least as good if not better for AM / FM reception.. .I cant speak for the CB as I have never talked to anyone with that thing.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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The stock is hard to beat as to reception, but I went J&B and it looks better and works very close to as good, those cheapies from auto zone and others look better but dont work worth a hoot.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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The first time I backed out of the garage both antennae caught on the garage door and I nearly dumped the bike. Off came the whips.. on went J&M shorties.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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So if the stock whips get the best reception why do all you guys change it?
I was tired of getting smacked by them and them wacking my garage door both at work and home. The short answer is they're too long.
 
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I had to change my booger grabbers after a few weeks of getting poked in the eye or nose. You would think I would have learned after a few times.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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Ever try to clip the whip antenna ends into your tour pak lid latches?
 
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