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Nov 25, 2008 | 01:01 PM

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rounder

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Originally Posted by gdaf72

Does anyone know how to tell the position of the springs on a Street Bob? I keep looking but there's no marker on the shocks to show which position they're in. I'm worried about leaving each shock in a different pre-load position. I had a XLC before this and it was easy to tell where it was set. I have no clue with my new FXDB. HELP!!!

you just need to be sure to turn the shock to the lightest preload setting then count the steps on each one to insure they are even... hard to screw up.

Nov 25, 2008 | 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jcmusic

Hey dude that's not funny!!!!! LOL!!!!! Got the wrench made three turns, will ride after lunch. I think the guy at the shop misunderstood me or he is a dumbass!!! He turned them the wrong way, they were like you said all the way down.

Jay

I'd say dumbass.... the guy was unable to see if your bike was lowered beyond stock or not. And he turned the wrong way...LOL

Nov 25, 2008 | 02:08 PM

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Ya know I have to agree with you, he looked at it and the first thing he said was; has it been lowered? What a dumbass!!!!! Anyway took a short cruise seems to be a little better, I may need to turn them another click.
Pic's of my new air cleaner mod.

Jay

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Nov 25, 2008 | 03:54 PM

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sweet bike!!!! I just spent some time talking to works performance... their shock prices are much better than I anticipated... if you choose to get a set of new shocks they custom build them to your weight and 2up riding... it only will cost the same as buying a cookie cutter 440 from progressive which is to say $450- $500 for the pair. you can choose different models, options, and ride height... I got info. on the black tracker and steel tracker specifically.
Interesting thing also.. a 12" shock has about 2.6" of rear wheel travel. My 11" shocks...1.39".... 11.6" shocks...1.9".. not much travel in H-D suspension for sure.

Nov 25, 2008 | 05:04 PM

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Thanks bro!!! Also thanks for all your help, you made a difference in getting them done or still trying to figure out what's what!!!
BTW yours is looking good too!!!!!

Jay