Stock Shock life - fat bastard

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Sep 2, 2009 | 03:39 PM

dmftoy1

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Stock Shock life - fat bastard

Ok, I'm a big guy and I'm wondering what type of shock life I should expect from the stockers on my 07 Dyna Low Rider? I run them one below "max" and they seem to ride ok although on a big bump they can bottom out. I've got 5500 miles on them so far and if they're something that'll wear out about 8-9k then I'd just as soon replace them once the snow starts falling so I'm good to go next year.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Have a good one,
Dave

Sep 3, 2009 | 04:57 AM

jsta

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I've got about 15.000 miles on my stock shock (2007 Low Rider). Now I'm changing them as they feel like having no damping left. I will bounce around on uneven roads. I'm going for the Progressive 430's and I'm changing the fornt springs at the same time. I know there are better shocks out there (I had Ohlins on my previous ride - a Sportster 1200R), however I'm confident it will be a step up from the ride I'm experiencing today. My dealer gave me a good price as he thought it really was ridicoulous that a 2 year old bike would need new suspension.

Sep 6, 2009 | 04:54 PM

dmftoy1

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Sounds like I should be able to get another riding season on mine then before I replace them. Thanks for the info.

Sep 6, 2009 | 06:25 PM

Mole Rat

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Now I don't know what you mean by big, I am an over 200 Lb guy. I live in SoCal so i can ride all year and I had the stock shocks for 1 1/2 years before I changed them. I had about 15,000 miles. I put on the 430s 1" lower mostly for the look.

Sep 6, 2009 | 07:13 PM

PigInaBlanket

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I was 298 pounds riding on my stock shocks for 1 1/2 years on the 2nd notch and to be honest I thought they rode pretty smooth. They still work fine but I changed them out for some Progressive 412's that are 1 inch shorter. I love the look of them but they ride rougher. They do ride a little better now that I'm 211 pounds but the stock ones were still smoother riding.