Never used it for monitoring. But do use it in group rides or to speak to friends on long trips. I believe you will also find that with the Ultra riding over 80 is not worth the gas milage. IMHO.
i agree on the mileage; it gets really bad at those types of speeds. As far as using the CB; I never have since I don't ride with anyone that has one. I have a Scala Rider that I use with the guys I usually ride with for conversation.
Last edited by vistavette; 01-25-2010 at 12:01 PM.
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Bike to bike comm and ch. 19 monitoring with the squelch way up to listen to nearby truckers. Not really a good solution for longer distance communication.
My riding buddy recently picked up an 08 Ultra and him and I converse with each other while out on our weekly ride. I have used it to monitor Sunday return traffic on I-90 in eastern washington--I have ridden around stalled traffic several times with the help of truckers.