Progressive Shocks on FXDF - Suggestions?
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Progressive Shocks on FXDF - Suggestions?
So I have decided to upgrade my shocks - and I cant afford them fancy ones Mud's got on his bike. These are the ones I am looking at (prices are for the pair, not each shock). Any suggestions? Any performance experiences? How is this price range? I am leaning towards the 440s, but I dont really know much about shocks:
Progressive 412 Series
[Standard or Heavy Duty]
$222.95
Progressive 440 Series
I.A.S. Shocks
[Standard or Heavy Duty]
Black: 456.95
Chrome: 496.95
The FXDF is a decently heavy bike, so I would assume I would need heavy duty shocks. I was also thinking about putting these up front (and maybe going to a HD fork oil anyone have a recommendation as to weight?):
Progressive Suspension
Fork Spring
(p/n 11-1525)
$71.95
Is this a good combination? Should I expect dramatic results? Thanks in advance for all of your help.
Progressive 412 Series
[Standard or Heavy Duty]
$222.95
Progressive 440 Series
I.A.S. Shocks
[Standard or Heavy Duty]
Black: 456.95
Chrome: 496.95
The FXDF is a decently heavy bike, so I would assume I would need heavy duty shocks. I was also thinking about putting these up front (and maybe going to a HD fork oil anyone have a recommendation as to weight?):
Progressive Suspension
Fork Spring
(p/n 11-1525)
$71.95
Is this a good combination? Should I expect dramatic results? Thanks in advance for all of your help.
Road Warrior
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I'm so impressed with the Works front fork kit that I put in mine that I'd say get Works all the way around. The front kit is around $130 and they offer shocks for around $500 I believe. I'd at least recommend giving them a call and see what they recommend. There's a few people around here that were less than impressed with the Progressive front kit.
I bought FXDX shocks for my bike, but I still may step up to Works at some point.
I bought FXDX shocks for my bike, but I still may step up to Works at some point.
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I'm so impressed with the Works front fork kit that I put in mine that I'd say get Works all the way around. The front kit is around $130 and they offer shocks for around $500 I believe. I'd at least recommend giving them a call and see what they recommend. There's a few people around here that were less than impressed with the Progressive front kit.
I bought FXDX shocks for my bike, but I still may step up to Works at some point.
I bought FXDX shocks for my bike, but I still may step up to Works at some point.
Road Warrior
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From: Brunswick, OH
I would say so, yes. But I base that on my sport-biking experience. Works is a very well respected name in suspensions in the sportbike community, and I would expect the same out of their cruiser products. I've never tried their shocks though (yet).
I can't really give you any recommendations on which particular models, but if you call them up and tell them what you want to do, they'll pick something out for you. That's what I did with the front end on mine, and the results are exactly what I wanted. They were incredibly helpful over the phone.
Oh, and I used 15w fork oil as well.
EDIT: There are also tons of higher priced options available, some I've never heard of but have been reading about in this section. There are some very smart people in here that seem to know their suspensions, and hopefully some of them will chime in. For what you want to spend though, I don't know that you can do better than Works. I think their shocks are roughly $4-500 a pair, and $140 for the front end.
I can't really give you any recommendations on which particular models, but if you call them up and tell them what you want to do, they'll pick something out for you. That's what I did with the front end on mine, and the results are exactly what I wanted. They were incredibly helpful over the phone.
Oh, and I used 15w fork oil as well.
EDIT: There are also tons of higher priced options available, some I've never heard of but have been reading about in this section. There are some very smart people in here that seem to know their suspensions, and hopefully some of them will chime in. For what you want to spend though, I don't know that you can do better than Works. I think their shocks are roughly $4-500 a pair, and $140 for the front end.
Last edited by MZBuckeye; Mar 9, 2009 at 07:12 PM.
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Works is great stuff and I agree with MZBuckeye. They are located around teh corner here in the valley. The one thing to consider is that they recommend that their shocks be rebuilt relatively often. But they do know their stuff.
Road Master
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From: Pacific Northwest
Here's what I would do, buy either works kit(includes adapters you can orient to lengthen or shorten spring duration) or race tech(sprung for your weight) both give you a better setup than progressive. If your front seems "bouncy", heavier weight oil will increase the rebound, try 15 W first. I'm not a fan of progressives rear shocks, works are better(at least they are sprung for your weight) and YSS better still, and they don't cost that more than the 440's.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
Get the works over progressives. They can build you a tracker series shock set up for your weight and style of riding for less money than the off the shelf 440's. Give them a call.
www.worksperformance.com
Howard at Motorcycle metal does Ohlins, YSS, and Penske. He says his shocks are better than works even still.
He has competitive prices as well.
www.worksperformance.com
Howard at Motorcycle metal does Ohlins, YSS, and Penske. He says his shocks are better than works even still.
He has competitive prices as well.
Last edited by rounder; Mar 10, 2009 at 11:05 AM.
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