Problem with Biketronics amp
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From: Lake, Ms
Is it possible to hook up the system without a line leveller? It's just that Biketronics has come back to me saying there must be something between the radio speaker outputs and the amp RCA inputs. It should be a line leveller but if one is not present can a connection still be made, say with an adapter cable? I am going to get the dealership to check to see how it is connected when I get the bike serviced on Monday but I'd like to know if it is possible to make a connection between the radio and amp without a line leveller?
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Road Master
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From: Queanbeyan, Australia
Pulling fairing
My advice to you would be for you to pull the fairing and look for yourself. That way you know for sure. At a minimum you'd have to have a LOC (line out convertor) to hook everything up. The LOC won't have any adjustments on it and looks like the LL (line leveler). I'd wanna put my own eyes on it to be certain.
I'm not too confident doing stuff mechanically to my bike - how difficult is it to pull the fairing? Is it just a matter of a few easily accessible screws or is it more involved than that?
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Place a sock over each passing light.
Remove the 4 bolts from the inner fairing (2 each side) - set aside.
Standing in front of the bike, tilt the fairing down and look inside.
If you wanna go all the way, disconnect the 1 plug on the headlight and slide the fairing off the bike.
It's literally that simple.
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A couple of steps I would add to the fairing removal is first cover the front fender with a blanket or a thick towel to protect the paint. After the windshield is removed reinstall the center screw part way. This will keep the fairing in place after all the side screws are removed.
Skip the first two minutes of this video.
Skip the first two minutes of this video.
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From: Queanbeyan, Australia
illuminated winsield trim
A couple of steps I would add to the fairing removal is first cover the front fender with a blanket or a thick towel to protect the paint. After the windshield is removed reinstall the center screw part way. This will keep the fairing in place after all the side screws are removed.
Here's a video for removing the fairing
Here's a video for removing the fairing
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From: Lake, Ms
It shouldn't be that much more difficult. Don't depend on your dealer so much. Dig in and get to know your bike.
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Sounds like your best bet would be to find a Indy bagger shop or audio shop near you familiar with motorcycle audio. Dealer won't do much good and sounds like your uncomfortable doing it. Get it done right and be happy.
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From: Bear Flag, lower end
In addition, you should have received a BT Breakout harness along with two line levelers.
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From: Queanbeyan, Australia
Curiuoser and curioser
Curious - I drummed up the courage to strip the fairing off yesterday, and to my surprise I had 2 line levelers installed in the system.
Now I have the burning question, even though I have line levelers installed why does the bass distort so bad at high volume when that's exactly what the line levelers are supposed to prevent?
Granted I have only checked FM sound as I am waiting on funds so I can get an IPOD and check what that sounds like. But really, every input, by rights, should sound acceptable, shouldn't it?
Now I have the burning question, even though I have line levelers installed why does the bass distort so bad at high volume when that's exactly what the line levelers are supposed to prevent?
Granted I have only checked FM sound as I am waiting on funds so I can get an IPOD and check what that sounds like. But really, every input, by rights, should sound acceptable, shouldn't it?
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Curious - I drummed up the courage to strip the fairing off yesterday, and to my surprise I had 2 line levelers installed in the system.
Now I have the burning question, even though I have line levelers installed why does the bass distort so bad at high volume when that's exactly what the line levelers are supposed to prevent?
Granted I have only checked FM sound as I am waiting on funds so I can get an IPOD and check what that sounds like. But really, every input, by rights, should sound acceptable, shouldn't it?
Now I have the burning question, even though I have line levelers installed why does the bass distort so bad at high volume when that's exactly what the line levelers are supposed to prevent?
Granted I have only checked FM sound as I am waiting on funds so I can get an IPOD and check what that sounds like. But really, every input, by rights, should sound acceptable, shouldn't it?
Ok when you checked, make sure they were Line Levelers and NOT regular Line Out converters. They look very similar. The Line Levelers will have the yellowish/orange BT sticker on it. The converters will have a white and blue sticker on it.
Next if these are Line Levelers they will have two adjustments on them a gain setting for each channel and an HPF setting for each channel. The HPF is what filters out the low end distortion....too much filter and you will lose bass, too little filtering and you get distortion. Now sound quality wise, you are correct and iPod or a USB drive will sound better than FM. If you have songs on a computer you can put them on a USB stick that should only cost a few bucks and see how they sound. Once you have a song that is the type of music you regularly listen too, then adjust the HPF on the Line Leveler to clean out any distortion and set it to your taste.
If you already got in the fairing once......I'm 100% certain you can do this. Just take your time man.
