Stubby Aerial

[Wilko]

Hi all,
With a lot of talk on here, and the owners page on Facebook about stubby aerials, I thought I would get one, with putting the cover over my bike, I have to remove the original one to save damage to the cover or snapping the aerial.

The one I bought is carbon and aluminium and works quite well, good reception of the stations I listen to, not that I have the radio on much anyway, I have it for ease of covering the bike.

It cost me £2.50 off Ebay.

[ikkieman]

I have the same one. Reception isn't improved it seems.

[TripleBBB]

i've fitted something similar , cost nearer £4.00 also from eBay, seeing as the standard one got on my nerves flapping about in the wind, plus I never use the radio fitted , have that option on my Sena 10u , not to mention the ridiculous replacement cost if it got damaged or stolen from Triumph at £90 

[Xsv]

Geez.....looks like you guys have small property crime problem?!

[HACKLE]

Xsv, lock it down or lose it. Mine has a front disk lock on it inside my locked shed behind my locked side gate. I'd be lost if it disappeared.

[Xsv]

Originally Posted by HACKLE

Xsv, lock it down or lose it. Mine has a front disk lock on it inside my locked shed behind my locked side gate. I'd be lost if it disappeared.

Dang....ridiculous things we go through because a small percentage of idiots

[HACKLE]

Xsv, can't help but agree with you. But that's the way it goes in the world today. A lot work on the principle that if they want it, and you have it, then they'll take it. I know what I'd do if I caught one of those thieving ratbags. Well the first thing would be that they'd never be able to sit down for a long, long time. After that I'd get serious. 

[rpeters549]

Sorta related----

I also got tired of the flapping aerial so went all redneck on it:  I simply slipped a length of black automotive vacuum line over it, dabbed the top hole/gap with a bit of RTV black to keep water out and no more flapping.  Used vac line with inside diameter just big enough to push down over the base a bit to hold it secure, length wise it stops a couple inches below the top of the aerial.