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Throttlemeister and J & M Spyder CB Kit
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dltang
Very Handy Member
Nope Nancy, they just snap easily. All Brian did was brush up against mine and poof it was gone. Heck, he didn't even know his was gone until I told him. When I did have it though, it worked pretty darn good. I was getting signals with truckers about 2 miles away. Hopefully we get it all worked out before the touring season begins. Then I expect you to make your way up to Michigan for some rides. LOL
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
Throttlemeister ordered...normal weight, black color...looking forward to getting it and installing it!
Thanks for all the help on this one everyone...this should make a nice modification to help with relaxing the right hand while ryding long distances...
Thanks for all the help on this one everyone...this should make a nice modification to help with relaxing the right hand while ryding long distances...
dltang
Very Handy Member
That is not a problem, I have some thoughts already. As we get closer to good weather I will definitely get in touch with you.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Me, too! I'd love to see what good weather in Michigan actually looks like. LOL
-Scotty
Scotty you can come bye CT and run my vintage snowblower anytime :doorag:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
If I'm traveling that far, I suspect I might turn south instead of east. LOL.
-Scotty
Spyder SE J&M CB question
I noticed many of you have he J&M CB mounted on your SpYders. We recently bought a SpYder SE--and called J&M and they said they don't have a bracket to mount the CB on the handlebar. Has anybdy conquered this problem? They DO have the mount for the Manual Shift version.
I noticed many of you have he J&M CB mounted on your SpYders. We recently bought a SpYder SE--and called J&M and they said they don't have a bracket to mount the CB on the handlebar. Has anybdy conquered this problem? They DO have the mount for the Manual Shift version.
bjt
Very Helpful Member
Their CB mount fits under the screws that holds the clutch lever / reservoir. Being SE5s don't have clutch levers, their J&M mount won't work. I'm sure something could be relatively easily adapted to fit the J&M CB to an SE5, maybe as easy as using the right size U-bolt to hold their mount to the handlebars. The other thing is the Push to Talk button fits in the 1/4" to 3/8" gap between the left handlebar controls and the grip. I'm not sure if the SE5 has that same open space or if you would have to somehow create that space for the Push to Talk button.
Oh yea..... Welcome to SpyderLovers Airboss :spyder:
Oh yea..... Welcome to SpyderLovers Airboss :spyder:
LittleJohn
New member
When I sold my last bike, it had a J&M solo on it, and I kept it for my next bike, thinking all I had to do was buy a new bracket. Not so on the Spyder, as their plan uses a seperate PTT switch, which mine wont accept (solo unit, not dual)
I am currently having a friend make a bracket to mount it in front of the clutch resevoir using the two screws that hold the clutch assy. I should be able to reach the PTT from there, and the mount I designed should not interfere with the reverse lockout.
If it works out, Ill be sure to post pictures, and possibly ask him if he wants to make more of them for sale here on the forum.
Stay tuned!!!
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SSPSpyder
New member
cb tips
As a 30+ year CB nut, I can offer the following on antenna tuning:
1) Ground is crucial! If the antenna mount is not properly grounded to the frame of the vehicle, you will never get it tuned.
2) When using an SWR (standing wave ratio) meter to tune the antenna, make sure the coax cable is hooked-up to the proper connectors on the meter (output/input), and follow the instructions that come with the meter.
3) Make sure to be 20 or more feet away from any other vehicles, structures, etc. when tuning your antenna. This includes other people.
4) The higher the antenna, the better it is, but there's not much you can do on a Spyder.
5) No matter what she says, longer is better! Use the longest antenna you can put up with looks-wise.
6) You're aiming for the lowest SWR you can get - anything less than a 1.5 is good - but some antennas are tough to tune, as long as you are less than the red zone of the meter you should be O.K.
7) There are 3 methods to tuning: tune the channel you will be using the most (17 or 19 for truckers, etc,), channel 20 since it is in the middle of the band, and tuning channels 1 and 40 to the lowest they will go and match each other, the rest of the channels should be close.
8) Firestick antennas usually have a copper wire underneath the top cap that you trim to tune - never cut more than 1/4 inch off of this at a time, then re-check the SWR. If you trim too much you'll have to solder some more wire back on to it.
9) There is no magic number - tune it as low as it will go as long as it is not in the red.
10) CB radios are fickle pieces of equipment, that's why they are being replaced with FRS radios. At any given time of day, with a CB your talk range can vary from less than a mile to 5-6 miles!
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As a 30+ year CB nut, I can offer the following on antenna tuning:
1) Ground is crucial! If the antenna mount is not properly grounded to the frame of the vehicle, you will never get it tuned.
2) When using an SWR (standing wave ratio) meter to tune the antenna, make sure the coax cable is hooked-up to the proper connectors on the meter (output/input), and follow the instructions that come with the meter.
3) Make sure to be 20 or more feet away from any other vehicles, structures, etc. when tuning your antenna. This includes other people.
4) The higher the antenna, the better it is, but there's not much you can do on a Spyder.
5) No matter what she says, longer is better! Use the longest antenna you can put up with looks-wise.
6) You're aiming for the lowest SWR you can get - anything less than a 1.5 is good - but some antennas are tough to tune, as long as you are less than the red zone of the meter you should be O.K.
7) There are 3 methods to tuning: tune the channel you will be using the most (17 or 19 for truckers, etc,), channel 20 since it is in the middle of the band, and tuning channels 1 and 40 to the lowest they will go and match each other, the rest of the channels should be close.
8) Firestick antennas usually have a copper wire underneath the top cap that you trim to tune - never cut more than 1/4 inch off of this at a time, then re-check the SWR. If you trim too much you'll have to solder some more wire back on to it.
9) There is no magic number - tune it as low as it will go as long as it is not in the red.
10) CB radios are fickle pieces of equipment, that's why they are being replaced with FRS radios. At any given time of day, with a CB your talk range can vary from less than a mile to 5-6 miles!
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LittleJohn
New member
Heres some early pictures of the mount i came up with for the J&M to avoid using a remote PTT switch. Im gonna try to fianl fit it this weekend.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7679&highlight=mount
