2019 Indian Roadmaster First 1000 Miles Thoughts Stage 1 and TABs Zombies

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4 жыл бұрын

This is the first 1000 mile review of the new to me, 2019 Indian Roadmaster. I did trade my VTX I had, that was on some older videos. The timing was right, for a 15 year old upgrade. And man does this RM have it all! I'm not sponsored or anything by any of these companies. I put the links here because I think they are good parts and items that I have used so far.
Basically it's blah blah blah til:
10:41 Stage 1 Exhaust Sound
12:27 TABs with Zombies
13:09 Horn Test. Turn it down if you turned it up to hear the exhaust! lol
Then more blah til the end after the exhaust sounds. But still my thoughts on this Indian. I like it, I can't wait to have my first long trip on it!
Pretty good Ride Command tutorial since I am still learning it, and didn't talk much about it other than some of the features I have already used: • Indian Ride Command 20...
Indian Stage 1 Exhaust: I knew the moment I started it up and left the dealer, I didn't like it. Just not loud enough for me. Sound is individual perception, and these only got "loud" if you rapped out the RPMs, or revved it with this setup. Too low for me. The tips I picked from the dealer, and kept with the other exhaust I got. These barely had 500 miles on them before I replaced them.
TAB Performance Slip Ons with Zombie Baffles. Almost 500 miles on these now, too. I know I'm just short of 1000 on the odometer, but its close enough. www.tabperformance.com/Indian... Their home page has all models listed for motorcycles they make exhaust for. As well as the first responder discount. In addition, the tips are cheaper as a pair if you buy the slipons together with them. Individual tips on their site are much more expensive. I really like the sound of these. Much louder on start up. Accelerating, or really accelerating, everyone will hear it with the zombie baffles. I wanted louder, and these are great. The buildings in the video I think create kind of a echo with the sound bouncing off the one behind the camera and in front. But a great sound with these. Many great YT vids on Indians to hear, too! This video sold me on them: • TAB Performance Exhaus... And he has a couple more vids to hear more of them on his channel. All I had was my MotoZ3 so that's the best sound and video it'll have. Hope it's ok for those considering exhaust sounds!
Here is where I got my throttle rocker/throttle boss tabs on my grips. They are the velcro version: throttlerocker.3dcartstores.com/ They are not cruise control. I forgot to mention the actual real electronic cruise control feature on this bike. These are nice so you don't have to grip the grip the entire time, you can use the palm of your hand to help disperse grip power on the throttle to roll it or release it.
Skene Design for P3 tail light, and front Photon Blasters. He has new light designs, but same great function. It's called a "conspicuity flicker" the light operates on a hertz frequency to give it the "shimmer" that is exacerbated by the camera frame rate. A bit pricey, but provide great visibility. I use the Photon Blaster with Alert feature. Two quick presses of the brake within one second, they will flash a pattern like the rear brake lights do.
P3: www.skenelights.com/online-st...
Photon Blasters: www.skenelights.com/online-st...
Backrest: bigbikeparts.com/templates/pro...
YT Channel Link: • Smart Mount™ Drivers B...
Good quick video about their backrest. You can see the parts number in the video description. As well as a direct link to it. Check out the installation instructions too. I always like that to know what I'm getting in to when it arrives. Considerably cheaper than the Indian store. As well as no issues so far with it, with a wide range of adjustability for height, and forward and back lean once set.
Diode Dynamics: www.diodedynamics.com/stage-s... This company is where I got the extra LED lights I mounted to my highway bars. They are very bright, and throw a ton of light. They are nice for night riding, to keep an eye out for wandering animals.
Air Horns: www.autozone.com/electrical-a...
If you're looking for a good place to start learning about Indian Motorcycles indianmotorcycles.net many knowledgeable Indian owners there to learn before you buy. Tech help, and a plethora of other ways to make riding great and fun!
If you made it this far, thanks! Please, any questions or comments feel free to leave them. Happy to help any way I can, or help someone if they are looking for some answers about Indian or a Roadmaster.

Пікірлер: 27

@TheLoneRanger745 3 жыл бұрын

ITS. BEAUTIFUL,. AND WITH. THE. ICONIC COLORS SCREAM. INDIAN RED. TAN LEATHER SET. AND. MOST OF ALL THE FRONT FENDER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD , EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD CHOOSE . BEAUTIFUL !!!

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I love it too! The only thing that holds it back is the traffic out here!

@CarlosEnriqueAmaro 2 жыл бұрын

Sick sick ride

@johnnydangerously7186 3 жыл бұрын

2019 Road Master, Best bike I have ever owned. Stage 2 Indian cams, cobra slip ons, with fuel moto tuner provides smooth, bountiful roll on power for two up touring.

@leewalker6933 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds good 👍

@michaeltaylor7843 2 жыл бұрын

We are jumping from a 04 vtx1800c to a 21 roadmaster icon they are amazing bikes

@MarshalZhukov 2 жыл бұрын

I put 11000 miles on this bike in a year. Couple trips that added some mileage. The only thing that holds it back is the traffic! Glad I got mine, best decision I ever made!

@chevylover1973m 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in reality better, but on cellphone speakers it sounds very metallic. I miss the low bass on these. So not my kind of .....but taste is different for everyone. You like it - that's what is important.

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

Yep true. Unfortunately the phone is all I have for now. Can hear a difference between the two. But I'm happy to meet somewhere within reason if someone wants to hear it in person, too! Taste is definitely different for everyone!

@Dertysoul 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review, just bought RoadMaster 2 days ago. Any suggestions, coming from a Kawasaki Vulcan S and Victory Octane. Weight is heavier, but very balance, still adjusting to weight and getting familiar... ANY THOUGHTS WOULD BE GREATLY HELPFUL APPRECIATED. Also what horn did you add?

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

Well the Vulcan and Victory look like smaller bikes. Kind of like Scouts or similar I guess? I'd recommend finding an empty parking lot and spending some time doing some handling. As you can see in the video, I was doing the same. I did a lot of stuff off camera, but tried to simulate the same area traveled for the exhaust comparison. Coming from a mid sized cruiser myself, the Honda VTX Retro model, I find that this RM handles a little bit better. And rides so much better. I feel pretty good with low speed maneuvers, but I still like to go practice it in an empty lot and get in some 18 foot U turns. It has kind of a long wheel base, but it's doable on this big bike. I have been adding a lot of LED aftermarket lights which haven't caused any codes to pop on the can bus system Indian uses. But the horn has. So if you install an aftermarket air horn and wire it up with a relay it will probably pop a code. I am going to see about adding a resistor to that circuit so hopefully it won't pop a code. I can use the horn for short bursts before the system cuts it off. An error reads too little current on the circuit. Have to turn off and back on to clear it. The growing pains with the can bus system. But I hear there are some can bus friendly like fuse blocks you can get. I will have to look in to that later. I initially had a Stebel Nautilus horn installed. Great and loud small air horn. I put it at the front of the frame tucked just in front of the motor. A little bit of the pump was sticking out in front of the frame and it dented the fender. If you mount anything there, just make sure nothing is sticking out through or in front of the frame. I just went to an Autozone and got the plastic air horn. While looking for somewhere to mount it, I thought the only place was down the front of the frame. The bells are just below the bottom of the frame tucked in the slots on the highway bars and I mounted the pump out of view to the frame, behind the left side leg fairing with a steel pipe clamp. There's a link below for a part number. I went with plastic since I noticed the cheap chrome one I had on my Honda got some corrosion from winter riding. And another thing another RM owner told me at the dealer was to take care of the rims too, during winter riding so the salts and stuff don't put spots on them. I went over to indianmotorcycles.net and would recommend you check it out and join too lots of nice folks there and good info for all Indian models. I'm still learning there, too. Please feel free to ask away if you have any more questions!

@rainkaru1946 3 жыл бұрын

Very different bikes....

@rainkaru1946 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarshalZhukov Victory is good

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

@@rainkaru1946 Never had the chance to ride one. But the models I saw sure looked good too!

@dennispartrick8472 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very interested in the air horns on the Roadmaster. Where did you get them and how were they installed?

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

There is a link in the description for them. Just some plastic ones from the local Auto Zone. I zip tied them up against the down tubes on the frames. The bells nestled in to the bottom of the highway bar. I got the plastic ones, so the chrome ones wouldn't corrode since I ride year round. And if they hit the ground or fender hopefully they would just break and not cause any damage otherwise. For the pump, I used a steel hose clamp, and clamped it also to the down tube of the frame near where the stock horn wires are located. It's currently splice wired in to the stock horn switch. It's tricky with the horn because if I use the relay, it's too little current, and if I just use the stock switch wires, it's too much. I can only get about a one and a half second blast before the canbus system gets mad and cuts it off either way it is wired. I think I need a resistor to put on it. I know the Buffalo Brand air horns will work on the Indian electrical system. But for now, short taps on the horn are immediate and responsive, and loud. It will also toot when I push the button to double lock it and activate the alarm.

@TheLoneRanger745 3 жыл бұрын

SOUNDS. GREAT. Maybe a little raspy. Probably better under load cruzing at two k,.

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, at 2 and 3k RPM, it's not very loud at all just cruising along. At about 80MPH the RPM is close to 3k or almost right at it. Can hear the radio and stereo no problem. But if I get on it hard or roll on the throttle quick, then you can really hear the sound of the Zombies!

@rainkaru1946 3 жыл бұрын

Wind protection is not so good as Victory XCT.....true

@TheLoneRanger745 3 жыл бұрын

I think I'd run fish tails also

@MarshalZhukov 3 жыл бұрын

I looked for fishtails a little bit but went with the current ones that are on it. I really thought it would look great with the fishtails, too. May get lucky and score a pair some day!

@jeffrobodene1485 2 жыл бұрын

Have you been drinking? You almost dumped the bike and couldn't drive in a straight line.

@MarshalZhukov 2 жыл бұрын

Yea slalom around the little cones requires swaying back and forth. And the second one I simulated. Otherwise everything else was pretty straight. And hard braking on a new bike, just getting used to it. Barely probably had it a few weeks. Love it! And I never drink and ride. Tried to simulate the difference between stage 1 exhaust and the Tabs with the same pattern as the first half so the sounds would be bouncing the same ways in the parking lot. Not sure if your comment is supposed to be positive or negative, but if the bike were to have fallen, better to do it in a parking lot with no traffic. But I don't feel it was "almost dumped" by any means. Now that I've had it for a lot longer, been practicing slow speed maneuvers and really loving it! Big heavy bike, but technique really makes it a pleasure to ride at slow speeds! You can see me in Robert Simmons Paying it Forward practice session #35. There, it almost did get dumped! Do you ride? Do you practice? Come on out and lets find a parking lot if you're nearby! Always great to meet new people and practice!

@jeffrobodene1485 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarshalZhukov Just busting your nuts. Your bike sounds amazing. I had a 2015 Roadmaster with Rush War Horse slip-ons and it did not sound anything like your bike. Very nice!

@MarshalZhukov 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffrobodene1485 Hah thanks. Could have used a wink or funny emoji after it xD I can't say enough about the Tab Zombies! Absolutely love the sound of them so much. The stage 1 was woefully inadequate.

@jeffrobodene1485 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarshalZhukov 😁 I did not know I could insert an emoji. LOL. Sorry man. Ride safe.

@MarshalZhukov 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffrobodene1485 I was thinking like, I didn't do THAT bad haha! Hoping maybe to get a few shooting vids up again one of these days. Got a range out here I might join!