Pixguy

I've found the Detroit area dealers to be VERY friendly and helpful. The people at Metro Power Sports in Pontiac go out of there way to help and a couple of the other dealers I've visited are equally friendly. One told me that he just can't sell Ventures so he doesn't stock them--he thinks it's the area he services and he says he has a young customer base that either can't afford or aren't interested in the RSV. One dealer said he has a couple of 2010s coming in the Spring. I wanted to look at a FJR 1300 he had in stock and he spend a considerable amount of time talking me out of the bike, saying that he didn't think it would be right for me. What more can you ask of a dealer? Around here it's the Harley dealers who think they own the world even though their sales are down more than 30%. I'm a photographer and I have a little niche in motorcycle portraiture (http://www.marvsphoto.com) I try to get dealers to work with me on cross promotions and the Harley guys won't even talk to me.

Actually, if the radio has been disconnected from the antenna and he tried to transmit, he probably blew the finals in the amplifier section of his CB. If he is getting a signal out, although a poor one, the comment about tuning the antenna for SWR is correct. The meters are inexpensive at a Radio Shack or one of those truck stops that sells CB stuff and they come with instructions on how to use them.. A properly tuned antenna is absolutely essential with these low watt units, especially with the antenna mounted to one side of the bike as they all are. If he has a high SWR, he might only be getting out a watt or so and a quarter of an inch or so out of tune will make a huge difference.

Hmmm, what I would have to do is call another dealer's parts department and ask what it would cost to replace a CB. I'd be willing to bet that it would be darn close to $750.00 or so installed. Then again it is possible she just misunderstood me. Now, a headset I would have to buy, correct?

I don't think the sales person misunderstood me. I specifically said "CB radio" and pointed out that there was a switch for the CB on the box above the clutch lever. She said the bikes were set up for the radio but it was not standard equipment. It could be she didn't know what she was talking about (not uncommon with sales people) or they had cannibalized the bike to repair another one. This would not necessarily be a deal breaker but a matter of negotiation. Can anyone tell me what the value or price on the CB is? It's not listed in the catalog.

Hi, I'm looking at a new '08 RSV at a local dealer. The sales person says that a CB does not come with the bike, but I have been under the impression that the RSVs came with a CB installed. Am I wrong on this? I did see that it has both an am/fm antenna and a CB antenna mounted.