The Sena FreeWire lets you connect to your Harley or Goldwing wirelessly via Bluetooth.
You?ve gotta love it when technology works as advertised?especially since the opposite seems to occur fairly often. The Sena FreeWire for Harley-Davidson Touring bikes and Honda Gold Wing models promises to untether you from the bike, allowing you to wirelessly use its CB radio, infotainment system, GPS, on-bike communication and AM/FM/XM radio.
Even if dealing with cords and cables isn?t a problem for you, the FreeWire also addresses a request I?ve heard repeated like a motorcycle-touring litany: bike-to-bike Bluetooth communication without disabling or foregoing the CB radio. It seems many a touring rider has wished to be able to talk to his non-CB-equipped buddies during a ride?without giving up the ability to use his bike?s CB. We tested the FreeWire on a 2017 Harley Road Glide Ultra, which is able to receive a Bluetooth signal from a phone or GPS, but still relies on a DIN cable to relay the signals to the rider?s helmet headset. Setting up and installing the FreeWire was relatively painless and took about five minutes. After plugging the little (3 inches tall by 2 inches wide by 1 inch thick) black box into a computer to charge it and update the software, you plug it into your bike?s DIN port with the provided cable, mount it either on the handlebar or directly on the bike (both kits are included), and pair it to your Sena headset. Yes, you do need a Sena headset unit to use the Fr...