Category Archives: Motorcycle / Equipment

So, during the past three weeks I’ve had a chance to do something I’d never done before: installing a set of Mayhem bars on a Harley-Davidson touring bike.  More specifically, I agreed to help a friend who just took delivery … Continue reading →

It’s a little thing, but with our 2017 Road Glide I’ve been missing the reassuring “chirp” that came from the security system’s siren on our 2013 Harley-Davidson Road King CVO’s whenever the ignition was turned on or off, or if … Continue reading →

Summary Level FYI: If you own and ride a newer Harley-Davidson touring bike with one of the ‘BOOM!’ infotainment systems that controls your sound system, can call up and control select information from the ECU and a hosts a GPS-based … Continue reading →

We have achieved wireless charging on the Harley! It’s basically a wireless charging coil embedded in a rubber mat thin enough to fit behind a smart phone in a Ciro SmartPhone holder, with the circuit board now moved 5′ away … Continue reading →

For readers who follow all of my journal entries, you’re well aware that I just spent a few days installing sound insulating materials in our new-to-us 2017 Toyota Tacoma truck cab.  My reasons for doing so were two-fold: it was … Continue reading →

After making several motorcycle trips to Florida and Tennessee on our 2011 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide with all of our gear stuffed in a pair of smallish aftermarket saddlebags and a Saddleman tour bag that was far in excess of the … Continue reading →

From the Georgia DMV Website, “Georgia license plates come in many designs and types, including personalized prestige plates and plates for causes and organizations, such as charities and colleges. You may also be eligible for military tags or antique hobby plates for your classic car.”    I’m … Continue reading →

This is one of those things about Harley-Davidson that really irks a lot of owners… Here’s the deal, Harley has fitted its touring motorcycles with these car-like, touch screen “Infotainment” systems since 2013 or something like that.  The technology behind … Continue reading →

After nine months I’ve accepted the fact I’m too inseam and body mass challenged to confidently control our 900 lb, top-heavy Road Glide Ultra when making quick stops or backing it up. There have just been too many instances where … Continue reading →

Summer Windscreen As mentioned in my “One Last Change” blog entry back on 6 June, I was still on the fence regarding the Klock Werks windscreen on the Road Glide.  While I’ve gotten accustomed to the top edge of the wind … Continue reading →

Back on 6 June I wrote a blog entry about “the last change” for our Road Glide where I’d be “blacking out” the back-end of the bike by changing the rear taillight and lighting on the Tour Pak from red … Continue reading →

Back in May while we were down at Thunder Beach in Panama City Beach, Florida, our friend Jeanette had the saddle on her Black Quartz with Pale Gold pinstripe 2016 Road Glide Custom reworked to adjust her riding position.  She … Continue reading →

This is a follow-on to Tuesday’s blog that outlined the changes I’ve already made to our 2017 Road Glide Ultra, as well as what I think will be the last few changes I need to make before calling the bike … Continue reading →

I’ve really tried hard not to over-improve our 2017 Road Glide Ultra, as has been my habit on most of my other motorcycles and, in particular, the Harley-Davidson’s.  But, despite that effort, I’ve still spent more $$ on changes to … Continue reading →

Harley-Davidson did a few great things when they updated the Road Glide’s fixed fairing design back in 2015.  In addition to adding a “wind splitter vent” at the bottom of the windscreen to help with reducing buffeting — similar to … Continue reading →

One of the frequent complaints about the Harley-Davidson Wind Splitter Windshield that was first offered up as an aftermarket option and then appeared as standard equipment on the 2013 and 2014 Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) Road Kings is an annoying … Continue reading →

Yeah, it’s a big improvement!  The sound coming out of the audio system on our 2017 Road Glide Ultra might make the average Harley owner think it has a system costing twice as much from Harley, J&M or one of … Continue reading →

As mentioned in my blog entry on 15 March, I removed the fairing and gas tank from the Road Glide last week in anticipation of receiving our Cerwin-Vega B54 amplifier on this past Saturday.  By the end of the week … Continue reading →

Our 2017 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra:  We logged just over 1,100 miles on the bike during our 4-day trip to Florida, bringing the bike’s total mileage up to around 3,700.  The ride quality and rider comfort is just so ideal … Continue reading →

When we first took delivery of our 2017 Road Glide Ultra it came with the stock Harley-Davidson 15.5” tall, clear windshield (PN 57400281). It provided lots of wind protection for both me and Debbie, but I ended up looking through … Continue reading →

This is the first in a series of blog entries on the upgrade of our 2017 Road Glide Ultra’s stock sound system.  I began with just an upgrade of the stock speakers which is addressed in this blog entry.  In … Continue reading →

Anyone who has travelled with us or followed any of our travels on the Harley-Davidson touring bikes since August 2013 knows that we’re “trailer trash” when we travel. That is to say, we pull a Bushtec trailer behind our touring … Continue reading →

As mentioned in some previous blog entries, the stock sound system on the 2017 Road Glide Ultra leaves a lot to be desired. I believe it’s a 100w, 4-speaker system with really low-grade,  5.25″ speakers rated at 25 watts RMS … Continue reading →

As promised, our friends up north in Tennessee at Bushtec had a replacement center section overnighted to us.  The piece is now installed, fits-up just as it should and we’re now good-to-go for our trip down to Daytona on 9-12 … Continue reading →