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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:23 AM
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New to the lifestyle and picked up a 2011 RKC back in Nov. I discovered it has a Stage 1 upgrade that the dealer didn't tell me about. My question is, what are all of these other components?


 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:40 AM
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Looks like a tuner was added to complete the stage one you referenced
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Looks like a tuner was added to complete the stage one you referenced
Thanks KAWICKRICE! So is the item I am holding in the second pic part of the Stage 1?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:51 AM
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I'm looking to upgrade to the CD LED turn signals and trying to figure out where to plug everything in, i.e. load equalizer.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 09:40 PM
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Picture 2 is the antenna for security.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....UIT%20BREAKERS
 
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 07:47 AM
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the first photo is the main harness plug for the ecm(computer) its where the power commander is pluged inline with the ecm. The second photo looks like the tilt sensor. on my ultra that sensor is located under the seat ontop of the battery,the road king should also be there.Its possible the previous owner moved it to make room for the power commander cable.Bottom line is if your looking to tie in lights and or accessories these points are not the place to do it.
 
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Your bike has a power commander ecm , most likely it was dyno tuned so its most done right. No need to upgrade cant do better.
 
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Depending on who/where/what LED's you acquire, things will plug in differently. Best to discuss directly w/vendor and/or manufacturer and they'll make sure you (1) get all necessary parts + (2) wire things correctly. Nothing worse than electrical gremlins & (IMO) you don't want to skimp on illumination b/c the objective is to be visible.

One of the better recommended LED sources is Custom Dynamics: https://www.customdynamics.com/
 
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Thanks all.....I went with Custom Dynamics and install was a breeze!
 
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