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Thinking of going to Bluetooth CB, possibly SENA. Looking for opinions and experiences.
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Kinda depends on what brand of bike you have and what brand of CB you have. On my 2018 Road Glide, I had the Harley CB with the Harley wireless headset interface and the Harley branded sena headset. It worked fine, but I didn’t like how I had to charge the headset at lunch when on long rides/on the Run. I ended up going back to a regular plug in headset.
Sena also makes the freewire that I believe will interface with many of the CB units and it works with the sena headsets. I haven’t used that but know several people on the Run that have and seemed to like them.
Director of Risk Management
Road Guard - Southern Route
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I also use a Sena (20S) and a Freewire when riding locally with friends. However, it did not work well on the run last May. First, it would not stay charged all day (like Gonzo) and, second, I did not like the way Sena prioritizes what gets through to you. For example: if I am paired with another rider for intercom use the intercom takes priority over the CB. You can hear the CB very faintly but I often missed it. Ended up unpairing it from other riders to ensure I heard the CB. In the end I purchased a wired headset and swapped the Sena out until the ride was completed.
Lenp
ETC USN 1963-83
Coastal Surveillance Center Qhi Nhon 1966-67
Participant 2019
APL 2022
PL 2023 (Planned)
2019 Ultra Limited -
What helped work for me regarding keeping the Sena & Freewire units charged is keeping a portable battery unit in my pack. During lunch I ensured that I charged the Sena & Freewire and that worked perfectly for me. I just paired again 1 additional time through the day and made sure I got back to bike just a tad bit earlier. The battery was small in size and helped me get through my days.
On the other hand what plug in headset do you use?
Steven "Post" Boyd
USMC Veteran 1994-2002
RFTW - Midway Route
- Top Platoon, FNG - 2017
- Road Guard 2018 - Present
PGR - Southern NV PGR
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Steven, I used a Harley branded wired headset. I also tried charging it at lunch as you do but still had issues late in the evening, thus, the wired set.
Even tried plugging the Sena into a small battery pack to keep it charged but the Sena would not operate when in the charging mode (sometimes it would and others it would not).
Is it May yet?
Len
ETC USN 1963-83
Coastal Surveillance Center Qhi Nhon 1966-67
Participant 2019
APL 2022
PL 2023 (Planned)
2019 Ultra Limited
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