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Best Two Saddlebag Safety Bolts for Harley-Davidson Baggers

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Harley saddlebag safety boltsMany have tried to make aftermarket Harley saddlebag safety bolts over the years. I wanted to share with you what I believe are the best two options, each varying in price. Harley-Davidson has had issues over the years with saddlebags actually coming off while riding down the road. Forget the damage to the saddlebag it causes, but that could be very serious if you're riding in a group or for any other motorists following you. Forget those flimsy stock quarter turn pins that we have all dealt with for years and never really trusted. Harley-Davidson even had several recalls on those 1/4 turn pins and my 2014 Harley Street Glide Special had a recall on them. They just replaced the pins with different pins and a spring nut and they are still junk. (see video below for further info)

In more recent years, starting on 2017 Harley models, Harley replaced the failing 1/4 turn pin system with a clunky ratchet type handle. It's a better system, but still very clunky to use and not completely trusted. Plus, every time you try to get gear out of your saddlebag you get hung up on that lever.  We wanted to combat these problems with an affordable, yet high-quality Harley saddlebag safety bolt kit, and we brought it right to the Law Abiding Biker™ Store. We have received a ton of positive feedback on this kit. 

Both of the options we provide make taking your Harley saddlebags off and on a breeze. And you can assure when fastened, your saddlebags will be very secure and not come off going down the road. Both saddlebag safety bolt versions can be taken on or off with thumb dials and NO TOOLS ARE NEEDED! Many other saddlebag bolts out there require wrenches and that's just a hassle. 

Harley Saddlebag Safety Bolts1st Option: Rickrak Stainless Steel Saddlebag Safety Bolts for Harley-Davidson

This is our higher end saddlebag safety bolt kit option. The kit includes everything you need to install the Rickrak Saddlebag Safety Bolts. You get the spring nuts to be placed on your bike, the stainless steel machined knobs with bolts, stainless Steel washers, and retaining washers.  This Rickrak solution for Harley saddlebag safety looks great on your bike and offers superior heavy duty stainless steel safety. Set of 4 included in the kit.

2nd Option: Law Abiding Biker Branded Polymer Saddlebag Safety Bolts for Harley-Davidson by Rickrak

Harley Saddlebag Safety BoltsThese are a less expensive version of Harley saddlebag safety bolts. They are still high-quality and a great option. Instead of having a stainless steel knob, these have a black polymer knob, which brings the costs down. The knob is dimpled, making it easy to grip and turn. These are our exclusive Law Abiding Biker Branded Saddlebag Safety Bolts for Harley-Davidson, made by Rickrak. Set of 4 included in the kit.

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LAB-202-Patron Bob Dawson-Deep Thoughts-Biker Talk

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This podcast episode is all about biker talk. Yup, it's bikers sitting down and talking about biker stuff. I had guest Patron member Bob Dawson on a mic & Lurch on another. You may know Bob Dawson as he's very active inside the Patron Member only Private Facebook Group. He has much knowledge that he brings to the table. If your not an exclusive Patron Member of Law Abiding Biker Media then you're missing out! Sign up as a Patron Member and get benefits such as T-shirts, stickers, private Facebook Group access, and access to our premium tutorial videos depending on what level you sign up as!

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We talk about things such as Bob's motorcycle background, experience, and everything motorcycle. Whatever came to our minds we talked about and it was a great time in this “biker talk” episode!

Bob owns Dawson Custom Painting in the Yakima, WA area. He decided to donate his time and painted the new Law Abiding Biker Studio and Shop inside at no charge earlier this year! I also ask him about this and what made him decide to be so supportive of Law Abiding Biker™ Media.

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Motorcycle Lane Splitting is for Fools?

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motorcycle lane splittingIn the below video, I talk about the fact that motorcycle lane splitting or lane filtering may be legalized and coming to your state in 2019? California is still the only state where motorcycle lane splitting is legal and many other states are watching closely. Unfortunately, lane splitting has become a rather controversial topic. Mostly, by those that don't understand the many benefits of motorcycle lane splitting & don't ride motorcycles themselves.  

The following states are in different stages of possibly legalizing motorcycle lane splitting:

Maryland, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, and Hawaii. If legalized, each state has its own ideas and rules on how motorcycle lane splitting can be done. Examples are, whether it can only be done when traffic is stopped and at what speeds you can actually do it.

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LAB-201-Harley-Davidson Rider Stereotypes | Are Times Changing for the Better?

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Harley-Davidson rider stereotypeThere are many Harley-Davidson rider stereotypes out there to poke fun at. As soon as you read “Harley-Davidson Rider” an image popped into your head. It's just the way it is and for many years it seemed Harley-Davidson riders were unchanged. But, has that changed and are the changes good?

On the mics were me, Lurch, and special guest and Patron Member Bob Dawson. They also weigh in on this subject and we had a great time, so listen in for a deeper look.

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The Harley-Davidson rider you may think of  is an unrefined middle-aged male, overweight, unhealthy, long dirty beard, dirty baggy jeans and sleeveless shirt, tattoos, half helmet or no helmet, leather jacket or vest with pins and patches, half finger leather gloves, clunky buckle style leather boots, leather chaps, bandana on his head, wearing goggles, and wearing no modern progressive safety gear. Did I nail it?  I think that's been a long time stereotype of the Harley-Davidson rider, but it's changed over the years. If that's how you currently look, that's okay, own it.

Sure, when most of us got our first Harley back in the day, we leathered up and looked the look and walked the walk to some extent. That was the expectation to make you feel like a real biker. But, once you actually start riding and not just hanging out at biker events looking good, you realize that you don't need to fit that stereotype and you are introduced to much lighter and better progressive riding gear. There's nothing wrong with leather and it still has its place if you like it.

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As you age you realize that you should probably care some about your physique and overall health if you want to continue riding and enjoying your Harley into the latter years. Long distant riding takes stamina and being healthy helps much. In general, we are a more health-conscious society these days and that has bled over to Harley riders too.

In general, I've seen the typical Harley rider stereotype fading over the years and that continues. There is so much available to us in the marketplace now and bikers are taking advantage of buying actual gear that helps instead of trying to fit a particular look. Riders are just becoming smarter about things.

And of course, you have different subsets of Harley rider stereotypes that have developed such as on the west coast. You'll see riders on Harley Dyna models with tall T-bars. They'll be wearing long Dickie shorts, vans shoes, and knee-high white socks & a T-shirt doing wheelies. Not that any of this is good safety gear, but it's a style. So, styles come and go in the motorcycle industry too.

Listen in to this podcast episode as we really break it down and have some great laughs. Do you fit the Harley-Davidson rider stereotypes?

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Video-How to Install Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 on Your Harley-Davidson & How to use the Smartphone App

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Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 LEDIn this completely free tutorial video, we show you how to install a quality Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 LED Engine Kit on your Harley-Davidson motorcycle. I strongly suggest you add Ciro 3D Front Mounted Illuminators and Saddlebag Extension LED's to complete the look. You can add these additional items at the time of your purchase in the Law Abiding Biker™ Store if you choose. The basic Engine Kit LED's light your V-Twin motor. The Fork Mounted Illuminators light your front wheel and the Saddlebag Extension Kit LED's light the underside of your saddlebags and mufflers. It is a great overall look! This LED kit will fit any motorcycle with a 12-volt system. The kits are universal but in this video, we show you how to install it on a Harley touring model. 

Beware: The market is saturated with cheap LED lights for motorcycles. I can tell you from experience that there is a great degree of variance in the quality of motorcycle LED lights. If you buy some cheap unknown brand LED lights from Amazon or eBay then you'll get what you pay for. No, they won't last and y0u'll be throwing your money away. Good luck getting one of those unknown sellers to refund you. On the other hand, Ciro 3D backs their products and offers support. They are actual bikers like us here at Law Abiding Biker™ Media. 

The new Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 LED Engine Kit comes with a controller (brain) box and it has three separate channels. You Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 LEDcan hook up your Engine Kit LED's to one channel, your Front Fork Illuminators to another, and your Saddlebag Extension Kit LED's to the last channel. Within the free Ciro 3D smartphone app (IOS or Android) you can then individually control each zone/channel to make it a different color and/or perform different functions such as breath or flash! See our complete Ciro 3D smartphone app tutorial video below.

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There are a ton of functions available when using the Ciro 3D smartphone app such as race mode, music mode, picture color mode, low voltage mode, and microphone mode. And it features 21 different functions such as colors, flash, breathe/fade, paint mode and more! The Engine LED Kit also comes with a control dial that you can mount in a convenient location. The control dial allows you to turn the LED lights on and off quickly and make minor adjustments on the fly if not using the smartphone app. 

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The is one of the highest quality LED kits for Harley-Davidson motorcycles and we use these LED's here on our own bikes at Law Abiding Biker™ Media. We have been running these LED kits for years on our bikes and while riding cross-country thousands upon thousands of miles through all kinds of weather and conditions and they're still working fine. The Ciro 3D Shock & Awe 2.0 LED's have been tried and tested in a real biker environment. 

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LAB-200-Motorcycle Riding Safety Tips & Dangers-From a Police Motorcycle Officer & Instructor

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In this podcast episode, I go into great detail of the dangers I see out on the road as a full-time Police Motorcycle Officer and Instructor. I see riders making so many common mistakes that unknowingly put their lives in danger. Unfortunately, I respond to many motorcycle collisions and it's never fun. Many times it's not the rider's fault, but had that rider practiced better defensive riding skills they would have avoided it. And yes, I understand that under some circumstances there is just simply nothing the motorcycle rider could have done to avoid a collision.

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In the studio on the mics were Lurch and special guest and Patron Member, Bob Dawson. Bob donated his time to paint the entire inside and outside of the Law Abiding Biker™ Studio and Shop when we were building it! Bob Dawson owns Dawson Custom Painting out of the Yakima, WA area.

Both Lurch and Bob weigh in on their experiences and things they do to stay safe when out riding.  I truly believe that if motorcycle riders would stop making many common mistakes that motorcycle collisions would be greatly reduced. Too many riders become complacent and make dangerous mistakes, don't practice, and are not prepared. Ask yourself, when is the last time you spent just 20 minutes practicing emergency breaking in a parking lot? This could save your life and it's an easy drill to set up.

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You need to listen in to this podcast episode, as it's much easier to verbally break down the things I've seen and to give you all the tips and tricks that will help you stay safe when riding your motorcycle. I will try to give a few of the highlights in this article, but again, the details are in the podcast episode.

Some more common dangerous things: 

  • Following too closely
    • Back off! Give yourself reaction time and the cars behind you time
  • Don't ride with your feet on the highway pegs in the city with traffic. They are for the highway.
    • Greatly reduces your reaction time to get your foot on the brake
  • Cover your clutch in heavy traffic
    • Be ready to emergency brake and shift down to brake and escape
  • Slow at EVERY intersection even if it's a green light
    • Expect a car to come through every time
    • Head checks left and right upon approach
    • Cover clutch and brakes
    • Don't just ride through at full speed and expect traffic to stop
  • Don't start on a green light right away. Wait a few seconds to avoid those other cars trying to beat the yellow/red light
  • Don't ride in a driver's blind spot
    • Back off or pass
  • Tap your brake lever or pedal to flash your brake lights to get the attention of driver's behind you when slowing or preparing for a stop
    • Or buy an aftermarket brake strobe modulator
    • Be slow to stop/Following distance again gives you that ability to not have to stop suddenly
  • Be cautious of traveling in the left lane in a city when two or more lanes are in the same direction as you are going
    • Cars ahead in the left lane will stop and have to wait for oncoming cars to make a left turn. Cars will not expect this and everyone will brake quickly. Vehicles turning right from the right lane don't have to wait and just quickly turn off.
    • Again, the proper following distance will help you stop slowly and give cars behind you more time to see you and also stop
      • Following distance…..hmmmmmm, this keeps coming up? Do it if you care about your life!
  • Be extra careful when a line of cars are stopped in the opposite direction as you and they are backed up.
    • Look for gaps left in the traffic. Drivers will try to come out of parking lots through those gaps to get out and will not see you and have a blocked view from the traffic they are cutting through.
    • Very dangerous, so slow down and pay very close attention covering your clutch and brakes.
  • Practice, practice, practice your emergency braking and other riding skills
    • Take your motorcycle riding safety seriously

Again, these are just a few highlights of what we discussed in this podcast episode. To learn it all, please listen in.

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Go Strapless! Best Harley & Indian Luggage System by Rickrak

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I've been utilizing the Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage systemRickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system on my Harley-Davidson for a few years now and love it! I'll never go back to the days of securing straps and using bungee cords. With the Rickrak system, I can have my motorcycle luggage bag attached or detached to my Harley in less than 10 seconds without any straps! That is super important to me when on cross-country motorcycle trips when the time is very limited. Plus, I have no worries of straps, ropes, or bungee cords coming loose and damaging my paint. Or worse yet, my bag falling off on the roadway. (see my Rickrak overview video below)

The Rickrak strapless luggage system is lightweight, durable, the design is well thought out, and it's made by actual bikers. That's why we ch0ose to carry the Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system in the Official Law Abiding Biker Store years ago.  

Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage systemThe Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system is a lightweight metal rack that can be attached to almost any larger sized touring bag. Once the rack is permanently mounted to your touring bag, the entire setup clamps down to stock round bar touring racks such as on a Harley Street Glide, Road Glide, Ultra, and other touring models. The details for exact fitment are listed in our store and in the video below. 

At the time of purchase, you can choose to purchase a complete Rickrak kit, which includes the Rickrak system and a high quality touring luggage bag called the Top Dek II. When you order this complete rack and bag kit, it will come pre-assembled for you and ready to go!  If you just purchase the Rickrak itself and have your own touring bag, you'll have to mount the bag to the Rickrak with the included hardware. It comes with everything you need for mounting. 

Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system options: (Harley & Indian)

Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system

First, there is a Rickrak designed for the stock luggage rack on top of your Harley touring model trunk. This means you basically have another trunk on top of your existing trunk! And, in less than 10 seconds you can have the Rickrack off, so you don't have all that additional weight when opening your trunk lid. You can have it back on just as quick. 

Second, there is the same Harley touring trunk top Rickrack for those that have switched from the stock Harley luggage rack to the sleeker Harley Airwing Rack. 

Third, there is the Rickrak system for other Harley touring models without a trunk, such as a Street Glide, Road Glide, or Road King. You will need to have the flat King H-D Detachable Two-Up Luggage Rack for proper fitment.

Last, is the Rickrack strapless motorcycle luggage system for Indian touring models with a trunk and it works exactly the same. 

Check out my Rickrak overview video below and if you have any further questions, contact us in the Law Abiding Biker Store!

Trust me when I say, “once you've used Rickrak you'll never go back”. 

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