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Egad! What a techno-jump from something really simple like a 750cc Harley WLA! I heard a story about one traveling to Sturgis in a group ride where the sweep was behind the old relic with instructions to flag the rider down if he stopped seeing oil fog from the exhaust. What equipment do you have to keep the wind noise out of your videos? I apologize if I've asked this before but I have memory lapses. BTW, what do you think of S100 for bike cleaning? Great ride in any event. ryde safe!

08 Goldwing and 08Road king with FoBo, Sena, brake free, Quadloc for iPhone to turn on Waze and maybe other motorcycle related GPS for speed monitoring traffic/weather assistance and Sirius XM. Next install will be a 360 camera. Way too many gadgets but all are useful, but distracting. Why the redundancy with OEM tpms and FoBo on your Challenger?

Thanks

is yours the base model? I have a 2023 base model and want to add wireless android auto

Well done my friend. All great tips to spread around. We need to be ready to move at all times. Thanks for sharing.

Hi, great video. I think I can do this! Can you post a link for your MotoHeat kit? I'm having trouble finding it online. Thank you!

Great tips. I have flashing taillights on both my bikes. Thanks for sharing.

Hey my friend, you have a fantastic bike there that you will enjoy for a long time. Thanks for the ride along. Ride Safe.

Beautiful bike! What’s the name of that bag you have on your luggage rack? Looks nice.

Hi Norman, I was hoping that you recorded a video of you replacing the clutch cable on your Indian Challenger. My clutch cable broke on my 2020 Indian Challenger & I have read replacing the clutch cable, excuse the pun, challenging. There are no videos of a clutch cable replacement on youtube. So if you happened to record your clutch cable installation, please post the video & let me know. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Cy

hey slim..this is "JES Custom Accents"..saying thanks for the review :)

First of all I want to know why these bike companies don't do these Common Sense things when they build the bikes

I purchased mine almost a year ago and recently had a trip to Thunder Bay Ontario. I got caught in the rain and my intercom system turned off and it doesn’t work so guys make sure you don’t wear it when it rains. Otherwise you’ll end up just like me and I gave two stars out of five

Why did you change the pads they were near brand new for thickness?

Hi Norm! The heat is on us too. No rain, just hot! I had to put away the Joe Rocket Jacket because even without linings and with the built-in vents it's just too warm. I wear a Bohn Armor shirt that has hard padding at all the critical strike points (shoulders, elbows and back). Makes me feel pretty safe in the unlikely event of a crash. Ryde safe!

I envy your donut! Following the Sena size chart I ordered a Large size via Amazon a few months ago and it came with the donut. Terrible fit, the chin bar would not even close over my chin. I then ordered and gambled on an XXL and it was a perfect fit but did not come with a donut. Sena support claimed they never came with donuts and said you can't buy one from them because they never had a donut. The Sena support people are nice and try hard to help but they have never succeeded in helping me with anything. I eventually was able to get a software update and , "how-to's", no thanks to Sena. Users on the Sena community forum did help me and they gave me ways completely different from the 3 or 4 ways Sena says it should be done. It has been a very bumpy road but I like the helmet features, speakers are fantastic compared to any I have had over the years. FM works great, pairing with phone and mp3 players works great. Like you the chin strap ratchet sucks compared to the aftermarket ratchets I have used on my helmets over the past several decades. There are far far far too many communications options via mesh, etc. that I can never ever remember or use but there may be riders that have brains and memories good enough to take advantage of them. Like you I have used the Sena products that attach to the side of the helmet and they have worked well. I have used 3/4 coverage brain buckets since day one but decided I needed a full coverage modular like the Impulse at less than half the cost of a Shoei Neotec 3, plus the Sena comm system which adds another 4 or 5 hundred bucks. So, very bummed over the donut, bummed I had to get the flat black vs gloss black that I have always had for the past 50 years, but I am getting more accepting of it. At 76 years old it is still baffling to me why anyone chooses to have a bike or a helmet in a matte finish color, crazy. 😉

It makes for very smooth visor movement. Thanks Robert.

Thanks for the reminder. I've been meaning to do it forever

HID headlights were the best thing that I ever did to my motorcycle. People hardly ever attempt to pull out in front of me now. I’m giving folks the finger a lot less often.

Thanks so much !

SHARP!

Good tips all around. Thanks! I'm a new subscriber!! Ride safe!!!

I ride a 2016 Indian Roadmaster and absolutely love it. The bike has low miles, just turned 10k. I don't care for the lower fairings that came on the bike and immediately removed them and removed the large luggage rack and original seat as well. I ride solo 90+ % of the time and don't care for listening to music when I ride, so removing the too large luggage rack and sofa-seat was absolutely the best thing I could do. I installed 4" Rinehart slip-ons and upgraded to a high-flow air cleaner (I had a dealer do this, as the engine needs to be tuned when adding these items, otherwise it creates problems you don't want). After these changes to the exhaust and air-cleaner, the bike immediately got 8+ mpg improvement and the low-end rumble of the engine is lovely. I replaced the original seat with Ultimate Seats solo and passenger seats and installed the back rests for each seat. I finally found a 12" sissy bar that Indian makes for the Roadmaster and will be attaching smaller hard case luggage to the sissy bar rack when I find what I want. I also installed Clearwater Light's yellow running lights on the lower front forks, this provides GREAT visibility up front, and I added blinking LED brake lights for increased visibility when braking. Wish I could attach a photo of this bile. It turns heads wherever I go, and I am so proud of it. In reality, it is now a very high-end bagger! I never experience too much heat when riding this bike, mainly because I permanently removed the lower front fairings. I rode bikes for years without any fairings and the wind on my legs doesn't bother me at all. If you are experiencing too much heat from the engine/exhaust, the first thing to do is remove the lower front fairings and let the engine breathe. We are all different. I am actually odder than the guy that created this video and I don't have any of the problems he talks about. Just find your own way. If a standard bike doesn't meet your needs, just make it into what you want. I love riding the hi--way and a big bike, such as the Roadmaster is exactly what suits me best. The club I sometimes ride with loves backroads. When I ride with them, I just take my time on winding roads... big cruisers aren't as nimble as BMWs and other smaller bikes on the backroads... but my skills are improving. Mainly, I can always catch up, so I don't worry about speed on backroads. One thing I absolutely love about my bike is that I can ride with ANY BIKE on the road and this Indian holds its own!

Interesting, because most heat usually comes from the right side. I've had mine for the past 7 years and have been out in 110 degree weather in Texas. As long as your'e moving the bike won't overheat. Sitting in traffic may be another story. I've removed the cat and added a better engine tune, added slip on exhaust and Capt Itch. Heat on my right ankle is the worst spot so I move it outboard or on to the highways pegs.

I have a 22 roadmaster. Yes, my left underthigh gets HOT. I installed a "Captain Itch" leather heat shield. It seems to move it ftom under my thigh. It's a lot better. However, I'm concerned that it may overheat the engine.

I have a 2020 Indian Challenger and when the bike is cold i too have trouble shifting out of 1st and 2nd, but once warm the issue disappears.

Good technology!! And Breathable.......😮

Just to let you know. I already installed some different rear lights. They flash. But yesterday. I almost got rear ended. Well, when the driver passed me. I saw why he almost reended me. So, as i was coming up to the next red light. I told him a few choice words. I will not say here. Yes, he was on his cell phone. 😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

Good ideas Norm. I have noticed that on my Spyder that I seem to get more attention than I did when I was riding on two-wheelers. Could be my imagination or just wishful thinking but I don't think so. In any event, keep the good content coming and ryde safe!

Thanks Norman, may I ask what type of windscreen do you have on the bike? And is it functional especially in the winter cold months. It looks very good.

I got one just like that made in China for about half the price and just as good.

How is the FM radio reception?

Yup, its a good idea. I did a tether on my Garmin XT (paranoid of it falling off). 60,000 miles no issue's

That is a great idea and looks like it will work out well. Thanks for sharing the idea. Now you got me thinking! Enjoy your day.

It's gotta be a good feeling not to be at the mercy of the dealership for a tire change. 👍

Do you keep you phone powered in the saddlebag while riding?

Here the coldest april month ever measured, in holland! I ride a road king and it took 30kms to warm her up…😂😂😂😂

In the NE we're still looking at morning temps in the low 40's and afternoon temps mid 50's, but only have seen the sun once in 4 days = 🌧 I'm enjoying watching you out on the bike 😊

I’m having my husband buy this adapter, he’s been having issues with all of them - can you do a video of how you actually hooked it up originally? Or shoot me a msg?

Nice day for a ride, Norm. Ryde safe and enjoy! Have you had a chance to hook up with Greatrydes yet?

I had the same problem as Norm on my 2020 Indian Challenger. I followed his advice and went with the Apple CarPlay dongle. I tried two different brands in the course of 3 weeks. I got them to almost work perfect using Norm's advice. Not getting it perfect, I tried something else. I unpaired all the bluetooth devices from iPhone and Challenger. I replugged my USB-A male to female inside cubby hole and stuffed it full of bubble wrap, so the cords were in there tight and could not move around when riding. I paired my Packtalk Edge to my iPhone 15 Pro Max on channel 1. I did not use motorcycle pairing on Edge (rolling jog wheel rearward), for my motorcycle , instead I paired the edge to motorcycle using "Second Phone Pairing" by rolling jog wheel forward. Then plugging my USB-C cord into my iPhone that goes to the USB-A adapter on the bike. So pair the Edge to iPhone; Edge to Challenger and plug in USB-C cord to iPhone which I have on my handlebars. The only hiccup I have is when listening to music and I talk to Siri, there is a 15 second delay before music will play again. You can get the music back faster by going to the iPhone's home screen and then dragging from top to bottom on the right hand side of phone. This will open the Control Center of the iPhone. Click on the music player in right hand corner and it will show the symbol for CarPlay is in control. Touch the symbol and change the speaker priority it to your Packtalk Edge and your music will immediately start to play again. IF you can do it my way, great. You save some money not having to buy the CarPlay dongle. If you cannot get it to work, then you have to do what you can to get it to work. Packtalk Edge was a little finicky, but I think lots of that has to do with so many different settings within the iPhone can make it conflict. In fact, I was trying to get everything to work right and couldn't. This was after installing an iPhone software update. I read somewhere after installation you might have to delete all bluetooth device from phone and bike and reinstall. I did that, then it started working properly again. One nice thing (minor) with cord vs wireless dongle, is that with wired, when you skip to next song, it is almost immediately. While wireless CarPlay Dongle there is a 2-3 second delay.

That is impressive. I think our roads are more abrasive to our tires here. Lot’s of chip stone.

I'm getting 10,000'ish +/- miles on my 2021 goldwing tour DCT.

Thank you Norman. My light bar arrived today and I wanted to see how you mounted it, but I appreciate your demo and hope others look into getting one themselves.

Good to see you out there on that beautiful bike. She sure sounds nice.

Texas a short winter = lucky In the NE winter is 5+ months = not so lucky

I did not delete bluetooth items, because of this video, BUT I thnk your advice was the key to my 2020 Indian Challenger now working with bluetooth. Going on 9 dayss of trying to get it to pair and stay. I would get my Packtalk Edge to pair to motorcycle using dongle for CarPlay. Next day, it would not work. Last ngiht I deleted all bluetooth devices on iphone that connect to bike, I had to PHYSICALLY remove Carplay Dongle so I could pair to bike (not sure why, but tried to pair Packtalk Edge10 times to bike and it wouldn't until I unplugged dongle) Then I deleted all bluetooth items from motorcycle. So starting with a clean slate: 1. I paired Packtalk Edge to bike. This is the first time I did not roll the jog wheel rearward for bike pairing, I purposely rolled the jog wheel forward for 2nd Phone Pairing on Edge to try something different. 2. Paired iPhone to bike. Even though I deleted it, bike pulled it up and asked if I wanted to pair. 3 Plugged in AnyFar CarPlay dongle and paired it. Even though I deleted it, it remembered it and asked me 3 questions to which I clicked Pair, Allow, Allow to let dongle work with bike. Then CarPlay showed up and was working. I was planning on NOT pairing the Cardo Connect app to iPhone (trying something new to avoid glitches) but the volume was so low, I had to connect the two. I paired it and everything worked fine. If for some reason if all fell apart the next day when I tried to re-connect (this was the norm for 9 days) then I would see what I would have to unpair Then came the next day and I restarted everything, for the first time, everything just worked. Now, the only thing left to test is to connect to someone using DMC Mesh and see if CarPlay is still working. So far everyting is great.

Thanks for sharing. That screen looks really good and the menu icons look user friendly. Great video my friend.

Great unit 👍 👍

Thanks for sharing the information. It's always good to know how systems like that work. Enjoy the Ride.