2Up Riding on Sportster Forty-Eight Question?
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2Up Riding on Sportster Forty-Eight Question?
Hello Everyone, first post here.
I was wondering if I could get some advice...
I'm going to be selling my '07 ZX-6R to help pay for a new 2011 XL1200X Forty-Eight and I have a small problem that regards the max load weight.
For the most part (about 98%) I will be riding alone. I'm 5'10" and weigh in at a very muscular 200lbs.
Here's where it gets a little tricky...
My GF is mainly letting me trade my current bike in because we want something just a bit more comfortable than the Ninja. I've already found that I can easlily order another 2up seat, footpegs, and a nice sissy bar with back pad but the real problem is her weight.
She is not a small girl and weighs in at about 160lbs. I have read that the 48 has a max load rating of 1000lbs however this is just too vague for the info I need.
With our combined weights I'm under the impression we will definitely be bottoming out frequently so here is my question...
Is it possible to do some suspension work that will help us from not bottoming out? And if there is how much am I looking at for the parts and labor?
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I understand that this is kind of a crazy thought considering I could just get a bigger bike but to be perfectly honest I test drove many bikes from each family and I fell head over Harley boot heels for the 48 Sportster and the main reason I want it is for solo riding but I have to make the missus happy yano? If I could get this bike and still manage to carry her on it without doing damage to the precious bike I would be in Harley Heaven.
Any help, advice, comments are greatly appreciated but please don't suggest a different bike as thats not the topic.
I was wondering if I could get some advice...
I'm going to be selling my '07 ZX-6R to help pay for a new 2011 XL1200X Forty-Eight and I have a small problem that regards the max load weight.
For the most part (about 98%) I will be riding alone. I'm 5'10" and weigh in at a very muscular 200lbs.
Here's where it gets a little tricky...
My GF is mainly letting me trade my current bike in because we want something just a bit more comfortable than the Ninja. I've already found that I can easlily order another 2up seat, footpegs, and a nice sissy bar with back pad but the real problem is her weight.
She is not a small girl and weighs in at about 160lbs. I have read that the 48 has a max load rating of 1000lbs however this is just too vague for the info I need.
With our combined weights I'm under the impression we will definitely be bottoming out frequently so here is my question...
Is it possible to do some suspension work that will help us from not bottoming out? And if there is how much am I looking at for the parts and labor?
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I understand that this is kind of a crazy thought considering I could just get a bigger bike but to be perfectly honest I test drove many bikes from each family and I fell head over Harley boot heels for the 48 Sportster and the main reason I want it is for solo riding but I have to make the missus happy yano? If I could get this bike and still manage to carry her on it without doing damage to the precious bike I would be in Harley Heaven.
Any help, advice, comments are greatly appreciated but please don't suggest a different bike as thats not the topic.
Last edited by JohnnyNorCal; 04-19-2011 at 06:09 PM.
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The only problem was wondering what I needed to do to the suspension. From what your saying it seems a simple replacement of the stock shocks should put me in order?
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progressive shocks. go with 12" heavy duty. works great
this is where i got mine
http://www.jcmotors.com/p-14904-prog...portster-.aspx
this is where i got mine
http://www.jcmotors.com/p-14904-prog...portster-.aspx
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I'm still riding on the stock suspension, even two up (about 400# loaded). A good friend of mine has the Road King shocks on his Nightster, though, and they are really excellent. You add air when you're going to ride heavily loaded, and let it back out when riding solo. This way, the ride is nearly the same either way.
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