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Sandman Rides
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2021
Sandman Rides the Afterlife is about motorcycling, travel, and retirement life.
My videos will share my experiences in planning and living my retirement life. They will also cover planning and going on travel adventures all from the perspective of a motorcycle rider. I take great pride in my military and law enforcement careers and show it on my riding vest. My passion for supporting and helping veterans and first responders is what drives me to create these videos and I know you will get something out of it that will make life just that much easier. I encourage everyone, regardless of your profession, to plan your life after retirement. We can travel this journey together.
My hope for this channel is that viewers will take away lots of helpful information and are entertained by its content. Join me on this ride called life.
My videos will share my experiences in planning and living my retirement life. They will also cover planning and going on travel adventures all from the perspective of a motorcycle rider. I take great pride in my military and law enforcement careers and show it on my riding vest. My passion for supporting and helping veterans and first responders is what drives me to create these videos and I know you will get something out of it that will make life just that much easier. I encourage everyone, regardless of your profession, to plan your life after retirement. We can travel this journey together.
My hope for this channel is that viewers will take away lots of helpful information and are entertained by its content. Join me on this ride called life.
Easiest Light Kit to Install on Any Bike! Nilight LED Kit
Experience the ultimate lighting upgrade for your motorcycle with the Nilight 8PCS Motorcycle RGB Led Light Kit. This video showcases the bright and durable light strips that are waterproof and equipped with a multi-color changing function. With a 4Key RF Wireless Remote, you can easily control the colors and create a colorful and cool atmosphere for your ride. Watch this video to see how easy it is to install these lights and add a touch of style to your motorcycle. Easiest RGB Light Kit to Install on Any Bike! Nilight LED Kit.
Nilight 8Pcs RGB LED Strip Lights amzn.to/3z4Fusq
Nilight Motorcycle lights bit.ly/4bbuLK7
00:00 Intro
00:40 What’s in the box
02:08 Light Strip Location
03:14 Prep Work
05:10 Clean & Prep
05:49 LED Strip Placement
10:10 Splicing Wires
10:29 Connecting Harness
10:54 Attach Power Connectors
11:06 Wire Management
11:46 Final Check
12:12 Remote Control
13:06 Pros
14:04 Cons
15:21 Who Is It For
15:36 Who Should Avoid
15:48 Final Verdict
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RidesDafterlife
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Equipment Used:
Galaxy S22 Ultra Cellphone
Ulanzi U-Pad II
TONEOF 60" Cell Phone Selfie Stick
Roskie 67inch/1.7Meter Phone Tripod
Selfie Stick Tripod, 62 inch Ultra-long Extendable Selfie Stick Tripod Stand
Quantaray Tripod
Gopro Hero 7 Black
ULANZI J12 Wireless Lavalier Microphone for USB C Phone
Tascam DR-05X Digital Recorder
Purple Panda Lavalier Microphone
Deity V-Mic D4 Mini Video Microphone
Holy Stone Drone
Nilight 8Pcs RGB LED Strip Lights amzn.to/3z4Fusq
Nilight Motorcycle lights bit.ly/4bbuLK7
00:00 Intro
00:40 What’s in the box
02:08 Light Strip Location
03:14 Prep Work
05:10 Clean & Prep
05:49 LED Strip Placement
10:10 Splicing Wires
10:29 Connecting Harness
10:54 Attach Power Connectors
11:06 Wire Management
11:46 Final Check
12:12 Remote Control
13:06 Pros
14:04 Cons
15:21 Who Is It For
15:36 Who Should Avoid
15:48 Final Verdict
sandmanrides
RidesDafterlife
sandmanrides1
Equipment Used:
Galaxy S22 Ultra Cellphone
Ulanzi U-Pad II
TONEOF 60" Cell Phone Selfie Stick
Roskie 67inch/1.7Meter Phone Tripod
Selfie Stick Tripod, 62 inch Ultra-long Extendable Selfie Stick Tripod Stand
Quantaray Tripod
Gopro Hero 7 Black
ULANZI J12 Wireless Lavalier Microphone for USB C Phone
Tascam DR-05X Digital Recorder
Purple Panda Lavalier Microphone
Deity V-Mic D4 Mini Video Microphone
Holy Stone Drone
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Review: Is The NILIGHT Motorcycle LED Headlight Worth It for your Iron 883?
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Please take a look at this video to see if you think adding LED light strips to your machine is a good idea. What do you think about these lights, and what other lights would you recommend? Start the conversation and let us know.
Trunk space💯
Going around turns
TOH Rider #103 Checking in. Well done, and thank you! I've been riding this rally over 10 years. New locations every year. All 50 States. Amazing way to ride your motorcycle.
Nice Video, I enjoyed your production.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What motorcycle ride events do you join to chew up the miles? Share your events with our community. Thanks for watching.
Very nice video. Thank you for your service.
Thank you very much!
2025 it is!!!!!
Hell yeah.
Well Done!
Thanks for watching.
Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for sharing your videos
Thank you too
Thank you for your service. That was very beautiful. I enjoyed that video. 🫡🫡
Glad you enjoyed it
Outstanding RLTW
Thanks for watching. AATW!
Very good information thank you and God bless you 🙏
You didn't say anything anything about the greatest Honda goldwing trike
We must make the trikes two adults and a baby passenger capsule this would be advanced.
Great channel Brother, I was in 2nd Brigade 3&4 Battalions 325 Airborne 1980-86 Vicenza Italy 86-90.
@georgerevels4554 I was in 1st, 3rd and 4th 325 from 82 to 87. We probably ran into each other at some point. AATW!
Sissy bikes.
Rewaco or Boom trikes are a million miles better than a Harley trike, I own a Rewaco 1600 low rider (seat height 18") and is amazing.
it’s a Trike, not a big ass sprinter… 🤦 this isn’t rocket science
Thanks for the tips
My trike is still a motorcycle! At 73 had a Frankenstein conversion kit put on my 883 Iron sportster, still a motorcycle, though it is different to ride, but got my knees in the breeze for a while longer👍😁!
Good points. 3 wheelers in CA need only a class 3 (auto) license.........har.har.har........lol.
My dad passed away last month. He left his soft tail and his trike to my sister and I. I know how to ride his soft tail, but I have no experience on a trike. It seems straight forward but your videos brought up some things that I haven’t considered. Thanks for that and your service to our country!
Can you tour on your free wheeler?
@Espinote to California and back 2 years ago. Yes, the Freewheeler is a great touring trike.
Thanks!
Airborne Brother , H Minus fellow 2 -505 PIR guy hear i ride 2023 Street Glide. But i plan on in the near future and moving up to a Trike, Keep your knees in the breeze and Ride safe
Is this road better then the dragon.
Not better or worse. Just fun to ride. Big plus...it's not crowded like the Dragon.
This is the second in the series of The Best Least Known Motorcycle Roads in NC. Which one would you recommend? I know about the best-known, but I want to know the best-least-known. Thanks for watching.
God bless you and thank for the knowledge.
One word sidecar
@@leewarry8641 I am curious as to how they handle in comparison. Thanks for watching.
You don't ride a trike, you drive it. You have to steer it like you do a golf cart. I had a chopped (extended from end, 8.5" American mags, polished "differential) Harley Servicar that was good for laughs but no way was it a motorcycle.
@USARAY1947 if it has a saddle that you must straddle, handlebars to maneuver, foot controls, two but no more than three wheels is considered a motorcycle by DMV. If it has a chair like seat with seat belts and steering wheel, then it's not a motorcycle.
@USARAY1947 DMV says if it has a saddle that you straddle, handlebars for maneuvering, hand and foot controls, then it's a motorcycle. If it has a steering wheel and chair like seat with seat belts, then it's not a motorcycle. Thanks for watching.
@@sandmanrides4318 I'll keep it simple. You ride a motorcycle, you drive a trike.
@@sandmanrides4318 Not so in California. You don't need a motorcycle license to drive a trike so by definition in California a trike isn't a motorcycle. Aside from legalize, you ride a motorcycle and drive a trike. The experiences are totally different.
@USARAY1947 what about the vehicle registration? How is it listed on the registration?
I've had Trikes and even built them in the 1970's from wrecked VW Beetles. I had one that people could test ride before deciding to order one. Today I'm old as well as disabled. I simply can't ride on two wheels anymore. Instead of going with a standard Trike I got a Sidecar and attached it to my motorcycle. At first I thought it was doing its best to kill me. Especially the first time the sidecar wheel left the ground in a right turn. Left turns and right turns are two completely different things on a motorcycle with a Sidecar. After that initial steep learning curve driving a sidecar outfit is the most fun you can have with a motorcycle. If you are an attention whore your needs will be fully filled lol. You literally can't ride around with an empty Sidecar without a cover on it. I did that when I started riding and ended up with a crazy woman in it while sitting at a Red Light. I wish I had started driving Sidecar outfits before I became old and disabled. Don't expect a sidecar outfit to cost less than a standard Trike. You can and probably will spend a lot more on the sidecar that you have in the motorcycle plus the expense of getting it attached to the motorcycle especially if you can't fabricate your own brackets to accomplish that.
Regarding steering, on a Goldwing trike a rake kit will make a big difference. Think of it like adding power steering. My trike is a 2019 GL1800 DCT Tour with CSC trike conversion.
Hi Sandman. I recently had my 2003 Goldwing converted by Motor Trike. I have 45 years of 2 wheel riding, yet when I tried the trike for the first time , I was terrified. But I started slowly, and used all your tips: push/ pull, leaning forward and into the turn, stiff arm and others. After 30 minutes of practice, I got it! Thanks to you! Much appreciated!
Can-Am for me.
Even thou most of the hardened bikers don’t class a trike as a motorcycle, I still class myself as a motorcyclist! Yes it’s a snowmobile with wheels, but it’s so much fun once you get used to how it handles. We have a 2022 Spyder RTL chrome model & enjoy it so much, having upgraded a few things to personalize it. We also have met so many people who have the same experience with different trike models. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what you ride your still getting out there with the wind in your face! Ride safe what ever you ride. Regards Stephen Alberta Canada
@fire3048 and that is what it's all about. Stay in the wind my friend.
The can am spiders are engineered built to feel and act like a snowmobile. I don't care fer em but to each his own.
I used to have a friend who was handicapped his trike had a porche 911 engine he was fast no fear
if you add an extra wheel to a motorcycle, You are no longer riding a motorcycle! stop pretending you are motorcyclist and just buy a convertible car
If you have to ware a helmet , you are a cyclist !!
I'm buying a new Amigo Tryker 300. I considered buying a small car instead. I already have a Ford SuperDuty F350 Diesel to pull my 30' travel trailer. I live 50 miles from the nearest drug store and Walmart, along a winding mountain road in Northern California. I chose the Tryker for these reasons: 1) I'm retired, over age 70. But I need to ride to Walmart about twice a month, because Walmart will not deliver food out here. 50 miles is beyond their "perishables" range. 2) If I need to buy anything that won't fit on the 3 wheeler, I can drive the truck instead. 3) Although the truck gets good gas mileage for a 7.3L engine, it can't match the gas mileage of a Tryker, which is probably over 50 miles per gallon. 4) I'd rather buy a brand new vehicle than a used car, as a "backup." 5) The winding mountain road is relatively flat. If I had to go uphill or downhill (over 6% grade) very much, I'd consider a larger engine than 300cc. 7) The top speed of the Tryker is supposed to be about 60-70 mph. There are a couple of stretches on the mountain road that allow 60 mph, but mostly it is 30-40 mph twists and curves -- it's seriously mountain twisty through a forest (CA-96). The price of a new Tryker 300cc is less than $10K, delivered.
I've always wanted a trike. My doctor told me to give up riding my Street Glide because I wouldn't be able to support the weight after my knee replacement surgery. After watching your videos, I purchased a used 2021 Ultra Tri Glide. I road from North Carolina to DC and back with no issues. I just got one of my knees replaced, the other later. I just can't wait to start riding my trike again. Also, stress to your viewers about spacial awareness when pulling a trike up to the gas pump. I almost forgot. Thanks for your videos!
Servi-car owner here. Look it up if you are head scratching.
I see a lot of low mileage HD trikes listed for sale. Buyer's remorse? Pro Tip: Rumble no longer exists on newer HD's.
I have a Softail heritage, that at 47 thousand miles, had an R&R MOTOR TRIKE conversion, now it has 97 thousand miles. They are very different from two wheels. I still have another heritage Softail two wheels that I rode. Been riding bikes since I was 16 , I love them all, as long as they do not have a steering wheel.🤔
Take a MSF class first. I did before I purchased a Can-Am Spyder. I grew up riding cycles. I hadn’t ridden since 1991 and needed a refresher course. Took the MSF in 2022. Have been riding the Spyder since then, and have been having lots of fun.
You forgot the Ryker. In Australia they cost about the same, if not less, then a lot of bikes of the same CC.
If you can’t ride two wheels, 3 wheels ain’t a option.
Thanks for watching.
@@brianhoppenrath8379 I ride a trike and it has handlebars, I'm my legs are over a 96 ci motor, I have six gears, a hand clutch, a front hand brake, a foot shifter, and a foot brake. I wonder if you have ever rode a bike with a motor.
Put a voyager trike kit on my 03- flh$ big mistake $$$ handle bars whip out of hands on turns ,going up ,down step incline ramps,your front end is rake for 2 wheels not 3! Took to factory to ck installation,done correct! Lots of crashes on Twisties,not slowing down! Definitely a different learning process to learn! I was fighting with the push and pull of handle bars at higher speeds above20 mph the higher speeds super strength to keep handle bar from whipping totally in ! The front end would go lock left or right angle and couldn't slow that turn twisting ! Oh your front end needs to be cut rake for $$$ more to be stable! Time to hang it up!
It's unfortunate it didn't work out for you. Factory trikes don't seem to have that problem. I heard trike kits can be a yes or no for most people. Thanks for watching.
Been riding 50+ years. I'm getting old with increasing health issues. My next bike will have to be a trike. Might have a year or two. Maybe.
You will not regret it.
Best move I made... Just a couple things different from 2 wheel riding... Nothing hard about the trike....
The answer is a sidecar 1/2=the price can be taken off for 2 wheeler
That's an idea to consider. Thanks for watching.
When you crash your Harley and your stubborn long haired southern man that first Harley to the core 2nd lost left arm function and left side weakness but still live to ride then a trike is my way. I took a 99 ultra and did a motor trike kit with auto clutch kit and a degree fork and it has 156.532 miles on it but it's down for 3 rebuild this winter on the motor.
Incredible. That is a lot of miles. Stay in the wind my friend.
That one bike was lit up lime a Filipino Jeepney! Lol!
I'm lighting mine soon...lol