Installation Manual

6881096C72-B September 9, 2003
Motorcycle Radio Installation: Installing the Weather-Resistant Enclosure 4-13
You may route the cables in any order. As you route each cable, temporarily fasten it at both ends.
When all cables have been run, permanently fasten the cables with appropriate cable tie wraps.
Observe the following during routing and hook-up:
1. Route the cables so that none interfere with motorcycle operation.
2. Fasten the cables with supplied nylon tie wraps. The wraps should be firmly installed at
frequent intervals along the cable length in such a manner that motorcycle vibration will not
cause metal fatigue and subsequent breakage of the cable wires.
3. Take care to position cables away from parts of the motorcycle that get hot.
Bundle excess cable length inside the weather-resistant enclosure as discussed later in
Section 4.9:
“Transceiver and Cabling Installation” on page 4-14.
The fifth cable is the microphone with coiled cord. Plug the 9-pin D-connector end of the coiled cord
into its mating connector, which was attached near the control head discussed in an earlier
paragraph. Tighten the coiled-cord-retention screws. Insert the S-hook strain relief (terminated to the
coiled cord) into the hole in the mounting bracket. Slide the microphone into the microphone hang-up
bracket.
4.8 Installing the Weather-Resistant Enclosure
Figure 4-7. Weather-Resistant Enclosure Installation
1. Remove the radio-mounting plate by removing four screws, lock washers, and flat washers.
2. The weather-resistant enclosure is mounted to the universal mounting plate using shock
mounts. Assemble the shock-mount components exactly as shown in
Figure 4-7. Be sure to
install ground straps between the shock-mount and the transceiver trunnion mount, and
install one 7-1/2-inch ground strap between the right rear mount and the enclosure lid’s
antenna ground plane 0 (shown in Figure 4-7 and in Figure 4-9).
3. The order of assembly is important to ensure proper shock mount operation. All components
are supplied with the mounting kit. The 4-1/2-inch ground straps are used on the front shock
mounts. The three 7- 1/2-inch straps are used on the rear shock mounts—two from shock
mount to trunnion, and one from the shock mount to the lid’s antenna ground plane.