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Any riders near 5ft tall have experience with air ride system?I lowered my Dyna to get my feet down now it bottoms occasionally.Not a good feeling.if you ride the city can you raise and lower as much as needed?Was the expense worth the ride?
I'm not short but I wanted a lowered bike but I like riding in the mountains.
I ran legends on my old street bob and had no issues with them aside from one of the power wires rubbing through.
I did note that my belt and pulleys were completely clapped out at 85,000km. On my Fat bob with 90,000km on the clock (running Progressive 444s) the belt and pulleys are like new. I put that down to the static ride height vs the suspension cycling more often as it did on the bike with air ride.
I'd still run legends air ride again, just not on my daily/beater bike as I need to get maximum mileage out of all my parts and minimise downtime.
I ran legends on my old street bob and had no issues with them aside from one of the power wires rubbing through.
I did note that my belt and pulleys were completely clapped out at 85,000km. On my Fat bob with 90,000km on the clock (running Progressive 444s) the belt and pulleys are like new. I put that down to the static ride height vs the suspension cycling more often as it did on the bike with air ride.
I'd still run legends air ride again, just not on my daily/beater bike as I need to get maximum mileage out of all my parts and minimise downtime.
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From: Black Hills of South Dakota
I am closer to 6' but I do have legends on my Dyna. You can definitely set them lower and softer for city riding and with the push of the button pump em up for freeway riding or rougher pavement. And its just as easy to hit the deflate button and let it back down very quickly.
The only thing I would recommend is getting the air pressure gauge so you can easily see where you have the air pressure set to. I am adding one this year. There is a sweet spot where the needle movement either side of the static point is basically the same. Having that gauge will let you get it to a predictable height easily and run em back up to a predictable point reliably.
Tall Timber makes an interesting observation. I never thought about it but the bike does indeed ride like you are on a cloud. So the suspension is working a lot leading to the extra wear. I am not a high mileage rider. 3000 miles in a year is a lot for one bike for me. But that is an interesting point.
The only thing I would recommend is getting the air pressure gauge so you can easily see where you have the air pressure set to. I am adding one this year. There is a sweet spot where the needle movement either side of the static point is basically the same. Having that gauge will let you get it to a predictable height easily and run em back up to a predictable point reliably.
Tall Timber makes an interesting observation. I never thought about it but the bike does indeed ride like you are on a cloud. So the suspension is working a lot leading to the extra wear. I am not a high mileage rider. 3000 miles in a year is a lot for one bike for me. But that is an interesting point.
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