How did you program the rear turn signals to come on as brake lights?
H-D digital technician software is needed to reprogram the Body Control Module (BCM) in the bike. Usually done at an H-D dealership. I had the selling dealership do it before delivery.
I put the rear shock in the bike right out of the box and set the rebound damping per the manual. The rear packed down from too much damping and it was riding low and bottoming on occasion. I then maxed out the hydraulic preload adjuster and there was still too much initial sag (with no rider weight). The spec is about 1/4 inch without rider. My bike carries the extra weight of a TourPak, a few tools in the saddlebags, plus the saddlebag guards. The bike would sag an additional 7/8 inch when I added my weight so I knew I had proper spring stiffness at 105 N/mm or 600 lbs/in.
I had to take the spring off the shock to reposition the hydraulic preload adjuster. I was able to fixture it safely in my 20 ton press. Do not try this unless you know what you are doing. It takes about 1000 pounds of force to compress the spring enough to get the retainer off. I also measured the shock eye-to-eye length and it was set at 13.0 inches which is what the documentation states. It is adjustable, so I set it to the stock shock length of 13.1 inches. I put it all back together and set the hydraulic adjuster for 7mm of initial sag with just a couple turns. More preload is now available for a touring load of gear.
I rode another 100 miles today on some really poor rough roads. I have about 700 miles on the Ohlins suspension, all on back country roads with lots of curves, bumps, and dips. The suspension works really well. I don't feel beat-up at the end of a ride anymore and the handling is very confidence inspiring.
If you're going to ride 2-up most of the time, be sure to get stiffer springs for the forks and shocks. Howard at Motorcycle Metal can set you up.
Hello Hulkss,
Thank you for the Ohlin's information.
Thank you for your time,
Lboy06
@Hulkss
I got inspired by your Hella Horn mod and did the same to mine... Wow! That thing is load...! Love it... Thank You for sharing all of your hard work here, well done sir.
I bought the horn at Amazon: Hella High & Low Tone
You get a high and low tone and can use the one you like best.
Take out the three screws holding the stock horn, put the bracket back with the two side screws. Then mount the new horn on the center bolt.
That's exactly what I am looking for and just ordered it for my Heritage. The stock horn was just not cutting it and HD claimed i could not purchase their loud horn as I have a engine guard. So with this 🙌 my problem is solved. Thanks alot for sharing.
How can you tell which is the low and the loud one?
That's exactly what I am looking for and just ordered it for my Heritage. The stock horn was just not cutting it and HD claimed i could not purchase their loud horn as I have a engine guard. So with this 🙌 my problem is solved. Thanks alot for sharing. How can you tell which is the low and the loud one?
They are low and high. Both pretty loud. 335 Hz and 435 Hz printed on the horn.
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