Honda is weird!
I have the CB controls...but no CB? What?
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A while back...I bought a new motorcycle....a 05 Honda GL1800...AKA: Goldwing.
One of the things I have been planning on doing is getting new helmets and installing a integrated sound system into the helmets. This way, I can hear music...talk to my co-rider (Marcie....JU - marciehelen), and talk on the CB to other bikers / travelers.
I recently found out that I dont have a CB installed in my bike. This threw me off because I thought I had a CB. I have all the controls on the left handlebar (push to talk...channel up / down, squelch...etc)..which would make one assume that one has the CB. Well turns out that I dont. The CB is an after purchase option that one has to get...costing about 800 bucks for the system alone...not to mention it takes about 4 hours for a owner to install (maybe 3 or so for a pro?)
I found this out on a GL1800 riders forum, and one reply to my post mentioned that this makes a nifty marketing scheme. Install the controls...make the owner buy the CB so you can use it.
Well I have been thinking about this...going to try and find a cheap Honda CB system and install it myself..which would require, unfortunately, lots of taking stuff off the bike.
This doesnt really anger me...I just wish I knew about this beforehand when I bought the bike. This jsut means Im out of communication with other riders as I ride. I like to be able to talk to and hear other riders when I ride with a group of them.
One of the things I have been planning on doing is getting new helmets and installing a integrated sound system into the helmets. This way, I can hear music...talk to my co-rider (Marcie....JU - marciehelen), and talk on the CB to other bikers / travelers.
I recently found out that I dont have a CB installed in my bike. This threw me off because I thought I had a CB. I have all the controls on the left handlebar (push to talk...channel up / down, squelch...etc)..which would make one assume that one has the CB. Well turns out that I dont. The CB is an after purchase option that one has to get...costing about 800 bucks for the system alone...not to mention it takes about 4 hours for a owner to install (maybe 3 or so for a pro?)
I found this out on a GL1800 riders forum, and one reply to my post mentioned that this makes a nifty marketing scheme. Install the controls...make the owner buy the CB so you can use it.
Well I have been thinking about this...going to try and find a cheap Honda CB system and install it myself..which would require, unfortunately, lots of taking stuff off the bike.
This doesnt really anger me...I just wish I knew about this beforehand when I bought the bike. This jsut means Im out of communication with other riders as I ride. I like to be able to talk to and hear other riders when I ride with a group of them.
