Low Rider with V-Rod Front End
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From: Marina del Rey
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Thanks all. My Low Rider is an 08 and the V-Rod front end is an 06, both are 49mm fork tubes so the swap is pretty straight forward. V-Rod front wheel, Brembos, discs, axle and spacers. Had to purchase an 11/16ths master cylinder for a Fat Bob, used stock take off brake lines from an 09 street glide touring bike.
Wondered if you are satisfied with suspension aspect, or if further modifications are necessary.
Good work.
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From: Livermore, CA
The V-Rod damper rods have a little more rebound and compression damping than the Dyna. I swapped over my Ricor Intiminators inertial cartridge emulators and also the springs I had shortened from the Dyna forks to the V-Rod forks. The V-Rod front is more controlled than the Dyna was with the same mods. In the rear I have Ohlins. I have re-valved dirt bike suspensions for many years so I had to play with the Dyna front end spring rate and oil level for a while before I was satisfied. Everything I did with the Dyna front forks worked better with the V-Rod forks. I machined some extension sleeves to lengthen the travel of the V-Rod forks from 3 inches to 4 inches to match the stock Dyna travel. I am running my oil level at 4 inches from the top measured without springs or emulators and the forks completely compressed.
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