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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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i have the slammer kit in my superglide me and my wife combined weigh 300 lbs mno bottoming no wire rubbing and easy as hell to install they are front drop in springs and yes 10 1/2 inch shocks the bike dropped 2 inches and looks evil henry
looks good - any quality issues? how 'bout cornering at that height?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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looks good - any quality issues? how 'bout cornering at that height?
I think the stuff is good quality rides nice cornering feels good and i didnot scrape my pegs. henry
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bluechiphank
i have the slammer kit in my superglide me and my wife combined weigh 300 lbs mno bottoming no wire rubbing and easy as hell to install they are front drop in springs and yes 10 1/2 inch shocks the bike dropped 2 inches and looks evil henry
What about your kick stand? Did you have to change it for the shorter one?
 
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Originally Posted by bluechiphank
i have the slammer kit in my superglide me and my wife combined weigh 300 lbs mno bottoming no wire rubbing and easy as hell to install they are front drop in springs and yes 10 1/2 inch shocks the bike dropped 2 inches and looks evil henry
What about your kick stand? Did you have to change it for the shorter one?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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I was told by a harley parts person that progressive owns burly
 
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What about your kick stand? Did you have to change it for the shorter one?
bosken did a piece on cuting the kick stand which is next on my list henry
 
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i have been busy making spikes and customizing my bike henry
 
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i have been busy making spikes and customizing my bike henry
Do you still have the stock kick stand in these pics? It looks to be OK. Are the springs on the rear shocks as strong as the factory ones for supporting the weight?
 

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