Recently on a bike trip to the Tail of the Dragon, I experienced some bouncing from the rear suspension. On Hwy 28 along the river there's some fast sweepers and the road is a little rough. Coming out of the turns I would feel the bike's rear bouncing but if I gave it full throttle it would settle down. I have Progressive 412's for rear shocks and only has 5 position for preload. Dose this sound like a dampening or rebounding issue? Or what are your thoughts? BTW I'm riding fast, and do scrape floorboards on some sweepers!

 

 

Yes it does. Damping & rebound are both controlled by the valving in the shock. Too bad neither are able to be adjusted on the shocks you have.

 

 

ProAction has a great video on how the rear shock works and setting it up. And if you call they are awesome to deal with. Truth is you get what you pay for and you bought a junk shock,been there done that,Not trying to offend anyone.

 

The 412s are a budget "stock replacement" quality shock. Better than stock for sure but not a premium shock. I doubt they provide the chassis control of a higher quality shock.

You might also be experiencing some flex due to the rubber mounted motor. I installed one of these and it really stabilized the bike in fast corners. https://www.alloyart.com/bagger/tour...-09-to-present

 

Thans for all the feed back, I'll give Pro Action a call.

 

When I first got this bike I was certain some sort of stabilizer was needed when hitting the twisties and sweepers. After upgrading front and rear suspension, their is no need. It would be interesting to try one though. Perhaps a very small benefit exists but can only be realized after installing a stabilizer.
.

 

Interesting you brought up this point. I put a stabilizer on a 2008 FLHX and while it did help some it was not a fix. Like I have said several times now on these suspension / shock threads, if I knew 10 years ago what I know now the very first money I would have spent over exhaust, tuners, chrome or any other accessory would have been on PREMIUM TUNED SUSPENSION.

Until you try it you will not believe it. I am sure it would have had a more positive impact over handling than the stabilizer.

I'm excited about doing the front end this winter. Just don't want to rush the riding season too fast!

 

Give Howard at Motorcycle Metal in Davie Fl a call. He's a forum sponsor and will set you up right.