for the technology it is overpriced, but for the safety and fun of riding with others i would not be without it. had one on my 1200, 1500, harley ultra classic and now 1800..

time to go on a ride

Way over priced but it works fine and I use it it a lot.

I dont know how I managed to survive this long without a cb. It ended up being a early xmas present from my son; he said he didnt want me out there without being able to talk to others so one morning about 1:AM he called from work and told me to order it now. Wingstuff got it to me in less than a week which was pretty quick and by that time I had read the installion and vedios and other reviews and was getting cold feet. I read Gregg's review and it was a wonderful help. Went to radio shack and gave them the #s he had on his review. It took me @ 8 hrs over 2 days. Not removing the trunk and shelter all the way saved me alot of time cause I added other stuff at this time also. Even Wingman26.com help alot also and could not of made it without those color photos. Found a vacant lot from a friend dn town and set SWR; got 1.1 on ch #1; 1.5 on ch #20; and 2.2 on ch #40 and it sounds great and going on 400-500 mile trip this cold wk end over 2 days. I chose the hodaline cb cause anything else would be like putting a ford engine in a chevy. Thanks fellow winggers for the aboundance of enfo.

If you have the 2012 GW, you must to buy this! Installing the FACTORY HONDA CB (not the aftermarket one) is much easier on the 2012 models! The seat does not have to be removed! The new bikes have the Audio Control Unit (ACU) mounted in the trunk well, above the location for the CB. The ACU does not have to be disconnected, just 4 mounting screws and the whole ACU lifts enough to locate the CB beneath it. The CB control cable plugs into the ACU and the CB power connector is in the well with the ACU. Plug 'N play! Instructions to remove the seat and the left hand armrest, Drill a hole, feed the antenna out the front of the trunk and back in to the trunk in the same hole the ACU harness enters the well. But if you route the antenna cable inside the front left corner of the trunk, the armrest, pocket, and the seat do not have to come off. Just drill the 3 holes to mount the antenna, install the ground strap for the antenna, and you are done. The CB kit does not have the RF chokes either; evidently the new models already have them installed.

I installed one on my 04 and thought I would never do that again as it was very time consuming. It worked like it should and happy I did it. I now own a 12 and knowing how great a cb can be when group riding I decided to try it again. The install on a 12 is much easier than the older models and only took about an hour. The directions are clear and accurate if you just follow the steps, dont let them overwhelm you when you first read them.