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Video-How to Easily Test Your 12 Volt Motorcycle Battery & Charging System With a Multimeter/Voltmeter | DIY-Guide

May 13, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

Video-Is your Harley-Davidson or other brand motorcycle seem to be cranking over slowly when starting? Does your battery seem to be going bad? Not sure whether you should replace your motorcycle battery?

DIY Instructions Here:

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We show you how to easily test your motorcycle battery & charging system using a simple inexpensive digital multimeter right in your very own shop or garage. No need to go running to a dealership to spend money. Be in the know on whether you actually need a new motorcycle battery or not. Or you may find it's not the battery at all and a charging system problem instead.

Your battery may even be holding a charge, but it's the cold cranking amps that may determine if your battery needs replacement.

In this video, we show you how to choose the correct settings on your multimeter & complete all the necessary tests.

Set the multimeter/voltmeter to DC volts (20v range). The particular multimeter listed on this page (left) has an actual 12v setting, making it very easy. Many volt meters might only have a 20v setting, which is the one you should choose and will work the same.

Note: These multimeter settings will be used for all the below motorcycle battery and charging system tests.

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LAB-134-Harley-Davidson Alternators, Stators, Regulators, Rectifiers-Charging System | Complete Guide

Static Battery Voltage Test:

Make certain you have not recently charged your motorcycle battery. Let it sit for at least an hour after disconnecting it from a charger. Turn on your ignition so your headlights are on and other accessories for about two minutes and then turn the ignition off. This is to get rid of any surface charge.

Place the voltmeter leads to the battery terminals. (positive to positive and negative to negative). A good battery should read between 12.4 to 12.6 volts, 12.6v being optimal. If it reads below those values then your battery is not keeping a full charge.

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Starting Battery Load Test: (cold cranking test)

Next, you'll need to determine the cold cranking power that your battery is capable of.

Place the voltmeter leads to the battery terminals. (positive to positive and negative to negative).

Now, start your motor. Good readings will be above 10v, 9.6v being the absolute lowest you'd want to see. If it drops below the 9.6v, the battery has a very low capacity and should be replaced.

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Charging System Test:

Next, you'll want to determine if your charging system is working and properly feeding your battery when the motorcycle is running.

Place the voltmeter leads to the battery terminals. (positive to positive and negative to negative).

Start your motor and bring the RPM's up to approximately 3,000. You'll want to see a reading of 13.8 to 14.5 volts to know that your stator and regulator/rectifier are operating properly and charging your battery. If not, then you likely have a motorcycle charging system problem.

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Best Practice & Battery Maintenance:

Consider keeping your motorcycle battery on a simple inexpensive battery tender that just plugs into a wall outlet. The tenders come with a pig tail that you can hook permanently to your battery. It just has a positive and negative lead to hook to the battery. Most new Harley's all come with the pigtail already installed. Just plug it in and it maintains your battery.

It's an inexpensive way to assure you get the most life out of your motorcycle battery. Even during the summer warm months you can use it, such as a time you may not be riding for a week or so. The worst thing you can do is just let your motorcycle battery sit without being on a tender for longer periods of time. Who wants to prematurely buy a new expensive motorcycle battery?

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Video-Install 944 Ultra Touring Progressive Shocks on a Harley Davidson | Adjust Sag

May 7, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

Video-In this completely free DIY video we show you how to install Progressive shocks on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. We used a set of Progressive 944 Ultra Touring shocks and installed them on a Harley Street Glide.

These Progressive shocks were specifically designed to deliver a comfortable ride at a 1″ lowered stance. The 944 Ultra Touring shocks utilize all the suspension travel provided by their full-length units, but in a 1″ lowered ride height. The unique Ultra Touring spring combination not only delivers a lowered ride height while it's being ridden, but also while it’s on the side stand.

After we show you how to install the Progressive shocks, we'll show you exactly how to adjust the proper sag so you get the best ride!

Save yourself a ton of money by not having to take your Harley to the dealership to have these types of projects done. You can do this right in your very own shop or garage and right on the kickstand. Plus, have the absolute satisfaction of wrenching on your own Harley!

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Video-Rokker Red Selvage Motorcycle Protective Riding Jeans-Biker Review & Test

April 27, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

Video-Many of you Bikaholics out there wear traditional leather chaps to protect your legs from the elements and to give you some limited protection if you were to go down. There is nothing wrong with chaps if that's how you choose to roll. I just don't like the inconvenience of taking them on and off, the bulkiness, and the weight.

I am a rather progressive biker when it comes to equipment and I'm always looking for better things. Especially, things that have style to them and can protect me better than old school traditional motorcycle cruiser gear.

There are an array of companies now making protective riding jeans. They vary in the protective materials they use and in price. These jeans offer protection from the elements and offer so much more protection than chaps if you were to go down on your motorcycle.

In this video, I am focusing on the Rokker Red Selvage Jeans. The Rokker Red Selvage Jeans are made from heavy duty 13.5oz stonewashed selvage denim and feature an internal layer of 100% Schoeller-Dynatec fabric for extreme abrasion resistance. An added benefit of Schoeller-Dynatec is its water repellency and wind-blocking properties to keep you safe and protected from the elements. Rokker Red Selvage Jeans have a protective layer of 100% Schoeller-Dynatec running the entire inside of the jeans, which of course greatly increases the price.

In contrast, jeans such as the Drayko Drift Jeans, which I also reviewed, have protective Military+ Grade DuPont™ Kevlar® and DSM Dyneema® panels just in key areas of the jeans, which keeps the cost down.

The Rokker Red Selvage jeans full interior protective panels did keep my legs warmer than the Drayko Drift jeans limited lining (panels) during cold weather riding. Both jeans were about the same when riding in hot weather and they do breath a bit. They are hotter than regular jeans of course but totally bearable.

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The Rokker philosophy is style and protection without compromise, and the Rokker Red Selvage Jeans achieve both.

Note: We have found the Rokker Red Selvage Jeans to run small and suggest going up one size if you are between sizes.

Features:

Fits similar to a Levi's 510 or Diesel low rise jean
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Video-Install LED Lights on a Harley-Davidson-Tutorial | Ciro 3D Shock & Awe & Fork Mounted Illuminators

April 22, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher 2 Comments

Video-We show you exactly how to install the Ciro 3D Shock & Awe LED Engine lighting kit on your Harley-Davidson motorcycle. To complete the entire look you should add Fork Mounted Illuminators and a Saddlebag Extension kit. You can add these items at the time of purchase in the Law Abiding Biker Store! The Shock & Awe LED lighting kit can be used on any motorcycle with a 12-volt system. It doesn't matter the make or year of the motorcycle as the kit is very universal. We guarantee you can install these LED lights with the help of our detailed tutorial video.

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The Ciro 3D Fork Mounted Illuminators will work on 2000 and newer FL Harley-Davidson touring models. This is due to the fact that they are shaped to specifically bolt onto those years/models.

Note: The Fork Mounted Illuminators are an add-on and not required to get up & running with the Shock & Awe kit.

The Ciro 3D LED lighting kits come with everything you need for the install. There are the LED light strips, wire extensions, splitters, control/power/Bluetooth box, control knob, 3M double sided sticky tape, and dialectic grease. There are additional bolts, washers, and nuts for the Fork Mounted Illuminators.

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Your first impression when opening up the box is that the product is “quality”. Everything is packaged well. The LED light strips, wires, extensions, and splitters are thick. Other motorcycle LED light kits out there on the market can be very cheap and thin, thus they won't last. The light strips are sealed very well, so moisture will never be a problem.

My favorite thing about the Ciro 3D Shock & Awe kit is that you can add to it later if you like. Every LED strip you put on your bike has another plug on the end to continue on with another LED strip. The main Bluetooth power block has two channels coming out of it. We hooked channel 1 to run the left and right side of the motorcycle and channel 2 to run our front Fork Mounted Illuminators. With the awesome Ciro 3D Shock & Awe intuitive smartphone app, we can have our front wheel LED's a different color/pattern than the main bike LED's.

There is also a control knob that you can mount in a convenient location for controlling different colors and modes of lights. However, the smartphone app allows even more control and makes the LED's programmable.

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Video-How To Use the Sena Cavalry Bluetooth Half Helmet-Bluetooth Sync & Pair

April 10, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

Video-Sena was nice enough to send us some Cavalry Bluetooth half helmets for review and testing. In true style, we put these helmets to the ultimate test in a real world biker environment. And we learned how to use the Bluetooth headset system during our testing. I wanted to pass along what we learned in this free tutorial video. I also did an in-depth review of the Cavalry helmet, so make sure you watch that video too.

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In this completely free video, I show you everything you need to know on how to operate the Bluetooth headset system built into the Cavalry half helmet. The headset built in is a Sena 10R. I show you how to pair your smartphone, play music, play radio stations, set station presets, check battery levels, pair with other Cavalry half helmets, menu systems and much more. You can pair with up to three other Cavalry helmets for single or group communications.

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NOTE: You'll definitely want your smartphone perched safely in a Biker Gripper Cell Phone Mount, so you can safely see it while in use with the Sena Cavalry half helmet.

Make certain when you get your Cavalry helmet that you immediately update to the newest software version for correct operation.

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NOTE: The Cavalry helmet does pair with the Sena Freewire Bluetooth transmitter/receiver. When the two are paired, this allows you to have wireless integration with your Harley-Davidson Boom!™ Box Infotainment System. You can give voice commands directly to the Boom Box system and hear anything coming out of the Boom Box such as music and GPS voice directions wirelessly inside your Cavalry helmet.

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Video Review-Sena Cavalry Bluetooth Half Helmet | Does it Work?

April 10, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher 10 Comments

Video-Sena sent us a couple Cavalry Bluetooth Half Helmets for testing and review here at Law Abiding Biker Media. We put them to the ultimate test in a real life motorcycle riding environment. What does this helmet mean and does it work for the real world everyday biker out there? We answer this and many other questions you may be asking yourself in this review video.

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The Sena Cavalry Helmet is US DOT approved, is of great build quality, and fairly light weight. It has a Sena 10R headset Bluetooth system built right in and integrated nicely. The speakers are built right into the helmet and sound great for a helmet style headset. There are ear flaps that help direct the speaker sound into your ears. You may also want to check out my complete tutorial video on how to used the Sena Cavalry Bluetooth headset system.

This helmet allows you to pair your smartphone directly to your Cavalry helmet. Built into the upper front portion of the helmet is a noise canceling microphone. You can listen to your music wirelessly and make phone calls going down the freeway at 70+ mph. Yah-really, in a half helmet! You can also pair your Cavalry helmet with up to three other riders for group or single communications at a max distance of 1/2 mile was our findings.

Note: I was actually very impressed at how well the Sena Cavalry Half Helmet microphone and speakers performed at freeway speeds on a fairing motorcycle! I didn't even have to turn the volume all the way up at 70 mph. The technology is amazing and Sena did it right.

The Cavalry helmet does pair with the Sena Freewire Bluetooth transmitter/receiver. When the two are paired, this allows you to have wireless integration with your Harley-Davidson Boom!™ Box Infotainment System. You can give voice commands directly to the Boom Box system and hear anything coming out of the Boom Box such as music and GPS voice directions wirelessly inside your Cavalry helmet.

Note: My findings are that up to about 40 mph on a fairing bike, you can give voice commands via the Cavalry Helmet if paired directly with your smartphone or via the Freewire to the Boom Box fairly consistently. At above 40 mph, the software in the smartphones and Boom Box just simply can't understand or recognize what you are saying. That's due to the extra wind noise over your voice through the helmet's microphone.

This is only for voice commands (40 mph). Having actual phone conversation, communicating to another rider with a Cavalry Helmet, or listening to music is just fine at 70+ mph. Instead of telling your phone to “dial” a particular name/number in your contact list via voice command, you could simply just reach up and hit the contact on your smartphone to dial. That is if your smartphone is sitting securely in your Biker Gripper Cell Phone Motorcycle Mount!

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The Calvary helmet is definitely geared more towards a touring rider with a fairing or windshield, which helps cut down wind noise, so you can hear the music, make phone calls, use rider-to-rider communications, and give voice commands. The capabilities of the Sena Cavalry helmet are greatly reduced if riding a motorcycle without a fairing due to the added wind noise. If just riding around town or slow country roads, you may be able to use the Cavalry helmet on a motorcycle without wind protection.

The Sena 10R headset that is built into the Cavalry charges fully in about three hours and has about 10 hours talk time. There is also an FM radio built in with station presets. Of course, you can pair your Cavalry with Sena's beautiful smartphone app to easily manage settings. Using Sena's desktop app for MAC or Windows, you can plug your helmet in and update the software, which should be done immediately.

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See my Sena Cavalry Bluetooth Half Helmet Tutorial video where I show you how to operate and pair it with other devices:

Video-How To Use the Sena Cavalry Bluetooth Half Helmet-Bluetooth Syncing & Pairing

Overall, I love this half helmet and I don't think anyone purchasing it would be disappointed. The only addition I hope Sena makes on the next version is to add a built-in drop-down tinted sun visor like so many other half helmets out there already have.

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Video-How to Install Front Fender & Wheel on Harley Davidson-DIY

April 9, 2017 By Ryan Urlacher Leave a Comment

Video-In this free DIY video we show you how to install a front fender and front wheel on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. We did this because the front fender had a dent and we needed to replace it.