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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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Working on completing my bike before it gets nice enough to ride consistently hear in a month or so. Have been working on upgrading multiple aspects and suspension being one of them. Not looking to spend a ton of money to upgrade my suspension but just looking for a overall tighter and more comfortable ride. I just got done installing 13" Progressive 444 and have been pretty happy so far with them. Would have loved some really nice Ohlins but can't justify spending $1200 on some good Ohlins. I got 444's brand new for $410 so about $250 cheaper than works. I am wanting to do a budget upgrades to the front end. Here is my thoughts:
-Progressive Std Fork Springs - $65
-Amsoil Shock Therapy Oil - Not sure of weight looking at 10 or 15???
-SM or RSD Preload Adjusters - $150
-Fork Brace - looking at super brace or others.

Can I use Ricor Intiminators with this setup? Are they worth it? Looking for help choosing some parts for the front end but on a budget. Can't afford $900 for a K-Tech cartridge kit. I wish someone made a affordable budget cartridge kit.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 10:48 PM
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I did the racetech springs and Intiminators nice upgrade much improved ride. Installation is pretty easy.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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Is there much setup with the Intiminators? I really don't know a ton about them. What weight oil did you go with
 
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 11:17 PM
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10wt there is tuning with the racetech but you need to take them out to do so.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 03:02 AM
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For another $100 or so you could have gone with Hagon Nitros. All good.Anything is better than stock imo.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 09:29 AM
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I'm interested in this as well. There are so many threads on forks and shocks that it gets confusing.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 10:15 AM
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Here's a great thread on a front end upgrade on a budget. This to date has been one of my best mods, I keep wanting to get a cartridge kit but the bike feels so good and grabs the road and bumps so confidently I can't really justify $1k on a cartridge kit when this setup cost around $500. It's turned into a long thread but there's a ton of really great info in there

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...e-springs.html
 
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