How to install J&M CB on a K1200LT with Comm system already installed on it.

03/06/05


First remove the right and left upper panels.

 

Then remove the original CB unit from inside the glove box.

Attention: remove the rubber grommet to inside and not to outside like I did, other vise you will have to pass again to the hole in order to remove the cables.

You can start disconnection all cables under the radio (to the left) since they are color code or do not connect it you try to connect the wrong connectors.

this is the CB unit cables.

You will not need the antenna extension who came with it, since the original antenna cable will go up front.

Removing the cables from inside the gloves box grommet
Start removing the radio panel (6 screws, 4 on front 2 next to the seat.)
cut the protection for the old antenna and unscrew it

remove the 2 top screws from the oil clutch reservoir and install the unit with the 2 supplied screws

Before installing the mount, assembly the unit to it. (it's hard to do the opposite).

 

In order to pass the 2 cables thru the end of the handlebars I had to removed the whole key cover. Was a pain but I could not find another ways, since the CB unit has a very tick section on the cable
that was the most difficult part, since the plastic didn't came off. I just loose the 4 screws and force the cable thru the space.
   
Once the cable passed, was easy from there.
there is were you have to pass the cable.

see the hook?

You have to keep the cables inside this hook, but in order to do it, I had to pass the tick part of the cable from outside the hook, then with a pliers just open the hook a little and jiggle the thin part of the cable inside the hook.

finally...

now just connect the cables:

the CB unit cable goes to the Blue connector (factory installed)

and the antenna goes to the antenna cable

looks messy, but is easy.
done
not need to see if it will work...