Went on perfectly, no spacers needed. I went with the 3-3 to get the ride knowing the back would raise a little, really not noticeable. First brake in ride without setting the preload was a noticeable improvement only to get better when dialed in. Howard was great help with instructions.

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take your time and dial them in , I thought mine were dialed in and the ride was 10 X better than before , then I made 1 more adjustment and it went to 15 X better , these things are amazing

 

Cool!! Keep us updated..

 

Did the same last year. SUCH an improvement for sure!

I still can't quite get them dialed-in but that's probably because I'll ride 2-up with 75 lbs of crap loaded-up a couple of times a year, then ride 'er stripped down around town, then put the Dragonfly on and do some light 2-up runs in the mountains...etc.

The varied setups change the characteristics of course, I need to figure-out exactly what settings work best for each.

Have fun...

 

Yep, get that pre-load correct. That is the most important setting. It makes all the difference. Everything else is minor. I love my Ohlins #6 from Howard on my Ultra.

 

Damn this forum!!! Each one of these 3-3 threads I read I am that much closer to ordering a set.

They are one sweet shock for sure.

 

Might as well just do it and stop torturing yourself, in retrospect you'll realize every ride before the 3-3s you were literally torturing yourself.

 

Ok you guys are killing me here!! What is so great about theses shocks that i can't live without? I would like the smoothest ride i can get, are these what i need to achieve this??

 

DPete is that typical of what the 3-3 looks like, and would it also be a separated system? I was under the impression they all had the cooling reservoir that hangs on the outside of the shock.

 

The #3 shocks from Motorcycle Metal are an oil/gas separated shock with an internal floating piston. The #6 shocks has the remote reservoir. The #2 shocks are emulsion shocks.