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5-20 Motorcycle Radio Installation: Installing the Weather-Resistant Enclosure

5.10 Installing the Weather-Resistant Enclosure

Figure 5-14. 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 5-14. 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 5-14 and in Figure 5-16).

3. The order of assembly is important to ensure proper shock mount operation. All components

are supplied with the mounting kit. The five 7- 1/2-inch straps are used on the rear and front

shock mounts – four from shock mount to trunnion, and one from the shock mount to the lid’s

antenna ground plane.

NOTE: Grounding through the power-supply cable is NOT sufficient. Whether the radio transceiver

is mounted to a carrier or the chassis itself, the transceiver MUST be properly grounded to

the motorcycle chassis. The ground strap supplied with the installation kit may have to be

used to ensure a good RF ground path from the radio transceiver to the motorcycle chassis.

4. Install the 3-foot ground strap on one of the front shock mounts. Route it through the cable-

routing hole and connect the other end to the motorcycle frame (see Figure 5-14).

DO NOT connect the ground strap directly to the negative battery post.

TO MOTORCYCLE

CHASSIS GROUND

Item No. Description Item No. Description

1 Universal Mounting Plate 5 Flat Rubber Washer

2 Machine Screw 6 Shouldered Rubber Washer

3 Lockwasher 7 7-1/2-inch Ground Strap

4 Flat Washer 8 Ground Strap

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