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How To Rebuild Forks & Change Seals On A Harley-Davidson Motorcycle-Video-DIY

January 3, 2023 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

In this completely free DIY video, we show you how to rebuild the forks and replace the fork seals on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. (see detailed install video below)

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This short tutorial video actually comes out of our very detailed Ohlin's FKS 226 Harley NIX 22 Front Cartridge Kit install on a Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special. We decided to replace the fork seals at the same time because my left seal had been leaking a bit.

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If you want to completely rebuild your Harley forks, check this video out:

Harley-Davidson Front Fork Rebuild Kit & New Suspension tutorial video!

If you want to change the oil on a pre 2014 Harley model, check this video out:

How to Change the Front Fork Fluid-Oil on a Pre-2014 Harley-Davidson

If you want to change the oil on a 2014 & newer Harley-Davidson, check this video out:

How to Change the Front Fork Fluid-Oil On A 2014 & Newer Harley-Davidson

There is absolutely no reason to pay a dealership or shop mechanic to change your Harley front fork seals as you can do this right in your very own garage with basic tools. We show you everything you need to know in this tutorial video.

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Finding That Elusive Place We Seek! An Epic West Coast Motorcycle Documentary Film

December 19, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

I am an independent filmmaker along with many other hats I wear. I want to help, connect, and entertain as many bikers as I can worldwide. A ton of personal man-hours and expenses go into creating large motorcycle documentary films like this. I appreciate your show of support by watching and purchasing my films. By supporting my efforts, it assures that I can continue to create films for the biker community & to help cover the associated costs. Many of my documentary films are currently free on my YouTube Channel. (Get the video below)

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My real mission, purpose, and hope is that my motorcycle documentary films move, touch, entertain and inspire bikers around the world. I truly love the sport of motorcycling and the community that surrounds it.

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This motorcycle documentary film is about a group of brothers that rode motorcycles for 9 days, 2200 miles, and covered 4 states. I share our many experiences and the places we visited. Experience the good times, the bad times, the humorous times, and the many debacles. Ride along with us as we truly experience the law abiding biker lifestyle & meet bikers & great people from abroad. There are so many roads and places to experience when riding your motorcycle cross-country and that is the reason we live to ride. Riding motorcycles truly frees our souls.

Some of us rode on Harley-Davidson motorcycles and some rode Indian motorcycles. We visited cities such as South Lake Tahoe, CA, San Francisco, CA, Santa Cruz, CA, Eureka, CA, Placerville, CA, Newport, OR, Diamond Lake, OR and more.

There were multiple purposes for this motorcycle trip. First, our mission was to experience the west coast of the United States and ride through beautiful areas getting there. Additionally, this was a trip about spending time and bonding with my brothers as we are part of a law abiding biker club. Last, we met our beloved Patron Members of Law Abiding Biker™ Media in Placerville, CA. We took them on a great ride through east to South Lake Tahoe, CA with us and afterward we had an awesome dinner event at a park. The event was like none other & showcases what the law-abiding motorcycle community is truly about.

That is just a broad overview and you’ll have to watch the film for the rest! Enjoy!

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LAB-322-Upgrading A Harley M8 114 Cubic Inch Engine To A 465 Gear Cam, New Cam Chest, & A New Performance Oil Pump!

December 16, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

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We recently did an S&S 465 gear cam & oil pump upgrade on Popeye's 2019 Harley Street Glide special with the 114 ci Milwaukee Eight engine. We filmed this project in detail over several days. That detailed tutorial video will eventually be released on this YouTube Channel. In this episode, Lurch and I talk about the project and also give our opinions and thoughts on the bike's performance after installation. Is it worth it? We also talk about tuning the engine to the new cam.

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There are many cam manufacturers out there, and there are just as many cam options. After talking with some of our Patron Members in the members-only Law Abiding Biker Facebook Group, Popeye decided to go with the S&S gear drive 465 gear torque cam. We have no affiliation with S&S, but we definitely recommend them. You can get the kit Popeye used HERE.

A torque cam offers on-demand throttle response from low to mid RPM at cruising speed. A power cam targets high RPM, wide-open throttle response that keeps pulling right up to the redline.

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You can go with a chain-driven cam or a gear-driven cam. You need to measure your pinion shaft runout to make sure it's within specifications for a gear-driven cam. The benefit of a gear-driven cam is you eliminate the chain and chain tensioner.

We tuned Popeye's bike with the Vance and Hines FP3 and it runs like a raped ape. Tuning was easy with the FP3. We selected the intake, cam, and exhaust for Popeye's bike and flashed it. After flashing the “canned” map, we ran an auto-tune session with really dialed things in. Due to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlements, the FP3 may soon become a thing of the past. We grabbed up a bunch of FP3s for you guys. You can get one here: Vance and Hines FP3.

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How To Install Ohlin’s Rear Suspension On A Harley Davidson Motorcycle-DIY Video

December 7, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher 1 Comment

We installed the Ohlins 13″ S36 Blackline Rear Shocks on my 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special. After riding my Harley with the newly installed Ohlin's rear shocks on a 10-day, 4,000-mile road trip, and on many different road surfaces, I can highly recommend these shocks and decided to carry Ohlin's right in the Law Abiding Biker Store. In this tutorial video, we show you exactly how to install Ohlin's rear shocks and how to adjust things so you have the proper sag and proper rebound dampening. (see detailed install video below)

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WHY I CHANGED MY HARLEY REAR SHOCKS:

I was not happy with the overall ride of my 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special, which came with the standard manually adjustable rear shocks that Harley has used for many years now on its touring models. I wanted a smoother ride, better cornering abilities, and adjustable preload and dampening, all of which the Ohlins 13″ S36 Blackline Rear Shocks have!

WHY I CHOSE 13″ SHOCKS:

A Harley Street to Road Glide Special comes stock with 12″ shocks and you can certainly maintain the 12″ when choosing your Ohlin's rear shocks from the Law Abiding Biker Store. However, I ride and corner my Harley hard and am constantly dragging floorboards and supports. By installing the 13″ Ohlin's rear shocks, I raised my Street Glide Special 1″ which gives me more lean angle. It's definitely noticeable when riding. You really can't visually tell the bike has been raised 1″. Note that Harley models like the Ultra Classic come stock with 13″ shocks. The special models come with 12″ shocks.

REVIEW/THOUGHTS:

I was absolutely blown away at how much smother my Harley rode and cornered after installing Ohlin's rear shocks! I did not realize what a difference good rear shocks would make! Wow, it was more than I even expected and I highly recommend upgrading your rear Harley shocks to Ohlin's! It even got rid of most of the bagger wobble while cornering at faster speeds. My Harley just rode like a completely different bike!

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LAB-320-Bearing Install Both Front & Rear On A Harley Davidson Touring | DIY & Save Money!

November 25, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher 1 Comment

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In this podcast, I'm joined by Lurch, and we cover everything you need to know about your Harley-Davidson sealed wheel bearings. We were replacing the rocker cover ad rocker cover housing gaskets on my 2014 Harley Street Glide Special. A step in the replacement procedures required us to rotate the rear tire. We noticed that my rear tire would move side to side and there was an audible “knocking” sound coming from the wheel as we manipulated it side to side.

We removed the tire and found that one of the sealed wheel bearings was failing.

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The rear wheel of model years 2008 to current touring models equipped with ABS require three non-ABS bearings (Harley Part #9276B) and one ABS bearing (Harley Part #9252A). The front wheel requires one non-ABS and one ABS bearing. There is o difference in bearing parts numbers for the front and the rear wheel. Non-touring model rear wheels only require one ABS and one non-ABS bearing.

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We know some guys that change their bearings at every single tire change, just for good measure. Harley says you should inspect your wheel bearings at every tire change. You do this by inserting a finger into the inner race of the bearing and rotating it in both directions. The bearing should rotate freely and smoothly. If you note any drag, rough rotation, or abnormal noises you should replace them.

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Lurch Gets His First Adventure Motorcycle-2022 Kawasaki KLR650

November 24, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

We went to our local dealership to see if we could get Lurch his first adventure motorcycle and decided on a 2022 Kawasaki KLR650.

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2023 Official Patron Member Motorcycle Ride & Meetup Event

November 21, 2022 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

The official Law Abiding Biker Media Private Patron Member Motorcycle Ride & Meetup Event is scheduled for 2023!! Join us at this event and further the #BikerRevolution. We'd love to ride with you and meet you in person.

The event will be on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 around the Reno, Nevada area. It will include a group ride and a social dinner event.