Motorcycle Performance Audio Kit Installation

05. We pulled the rest of the ARC harness into the inner fairing access hole and secured it to the OEM harness with zip ties. Once it was routed, we secured the harness to the factory wiring and attached the harnesses power and ground to the amplifier.
05. We pulled the rest of the ARC harness into the inner fairing access hole and secured
06. We then took the black hi level input grounding lead on the five pin input harness and connected it to the ground wire plug on the bike's cigarette lighter.
06. We then took the black hi level input grounding lead on the five pin input harness an
07. Next we grabbed the supplied yellow wire with termination on one end and attached it to the amplifier in the appropriate terminal.
07. Next we grabbed the supplied yellow wire with termination on one end and attached it

08. Once secured to the amplifier we routed the orange wire to the fairing's front headlight harness. We attached it to an orange/white wire that was an unused and terminated accessory switched 12-volt wire. This insures that the amp turns on when in accessory and ignition modes.
08. Once secured to the amplifier we routed the orange wire to the fairing's front headli
09. After removing the old speakers we installed the ARC speaker onto the spacer making sure to rotate the speaker so the terminals faced to the inside of the bike. This is done so the terminals don't short out on the fairing supports.
09. After removing the old speakers we installed the ARC speaker onto the spacer making s
10. Next we plugged in the five-pin hi level speaker input plug that was provided with the amplifier. Using butt connectors we attached speaker wire to the wires extending from the plug as necessary to reach the OEM speaker wires.
10. Next we plugged in the five-pin hi level speaker input plug that was provided with th

11. Using an RCA cable we connected the amplifier to the stereo.
12. We then connected the speaker leads to the newly mounted speakers and routed them to the respected channels of the amplifier.
12. We then connected the speaker leads to the newly mounted speakers and routed them to
13. Next, we reinstalled the fuse into the ARC wire harness and turned the bike on to accessory mode. Once everything checked out fine, we got busy setting up the crossover settings and gain adjustment of the amplifier. This is probably the most important step in getting better audio.
13. Next, we reinstalled the fuse into the ARC wire harness and turned the bike on to acc

14. As per ARC's instructions we switched the output selection switch into the "high" position (red arrow). Then we turned the crossover frequency selection dial clockwise just before the "110" marking on the dial (blue arrow). To adjust the gain setting we turned both the right and left adjustments up until the indicator was just past vertical at the "1:00 o'clock" position (yellow arrow).
14. As per ARC's instructions we switched the output selection switch into the "high" pos
15. We once again checked the sound of our new set up and when we were happy fine-tuning the stock settings, we reinstalled the outer fairing, gas tank mount, and seat.
15. We once again checked the sound of our new set up and when we were happy fine-tuning
16. On our initial ride it was apparent that the audio was cleaner and more powerful than before. Thanks to Arc Audio, Adam can truly rock the horns with glee! Visit hotbikeweb.com for an audio sample.
16. On our initial ride it was apparent that the audio was cleaner and more powerful than