Ricors shocks arrived and installed
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The 13" shocks arrived and I had a chance to put them on. Here is a pic with them installed so you can see the fender height. I only had a chance for a brief ride and I haven't had a chance to ride any rough roads or do any adjusting. I did hit a couple spots that usually throws me off the seat a little and my but stayed firmly planted. I should have some time to give these a good test on a variety of roads either Friday or Saturday.
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The 13" shocks arrived and I had a chance to put them on. Here is a pic with them installed so you can see the fender height. I only had a chance for a brief ride and I haven't had a chance to ride any rough roads or do any adjusting. I did hit a couple spots that usually throws me off the seat a little and my but stayed firmly planted. I should have some time to give these a good test on a variety of roads either Friday or Saturday.
People forget a harley can look wicked with some tall shocks too check out this FXDX! Simply, some areas people live in just need tall shocks to handle the roads. The Ricors are among the best there is right now too.
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I have them pretty close to adjusted now. i still need to work on the forks a little. I think i am going to remove some more oil. The forks should have 5" travel and i am using a hair ove 4-1/4" of that. I have previously removed some oil because they felt like they were bottoming out but were only using about 3" of travel. I previously removed about 1" of oil and that helped quite a bit. I don't need to use all of the travel but on the biggest bumps I would like it to be at about 4-3/4" so about another 1/2" of oil and i should be good.
On most roads so far these shocks are great. They have increased my lean angle and i did not scrape the pegs at all over the last two days of riding. I don't think I can give a final opinion until I have the forks dialed in perfectly or as close as I can get.
So far i can say they are much better than stock but I am not sure how much better than the air shocks i had reworked at phoenix customs. Once I get it all dialed in I will reinstall the air shocks to see. I know I am satisfied enough to keep them but I am really starting to wonder if I should be riding a different bike on some of the roads I travel.
I never really felt like I am a real aggressive rider but the guy I usually ride with rides a triumph adventurer and I can always keep up with him in the corners. With the increased lean angle the ricor 13" shocks have given me I can drop way behind on purpose and then catch up to him in the corners wicked fast. Maybe I should be looking at getting a sport bike of sorts for some of these roads I ride on.
On most roads so far these shocks are great. They have increased my lean angle and i did not scrape the pegs at all over the last two days of riding. I don't think I can give a final opinion until I have the forks dialed in perfectly or as close as I can get.
So far i can say they are much better than stock but I am not sure how much better than the air shocks i had reworked at phoenix customs. Once I get it all dialed in I will reinstall the air shocks to see. I know I am satisfied enough to keep them but I am really starting to wonder if I should be riding a different bike on some of the roads I travel.
I never really felt like I am a real aggressive rider but the guy I usually ride with rides a triumph adventurer and I can always keep up with him in the corners. With the increased lean angle the ricor 13" shocks have given me I can drop way behind on purpose and then catch up to him in the corners wicked fast. Maybe I should be looking at getting a sport bike of sorts for some of these roads I ride on.
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I am thinkin of picking up another Dual Sport. I had an XL 600 once and I loved it. I could do whatever I wanted,it could haul weight,and still had plenty of power. Plus it fits a 6ft 265lb guy. Throw on some throw over bags and your in business. nothin like ridin along and hitting some old mountain dirt roads for 15 or 20 miles. Sometimes you meet some strange people though.
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I am thinkin of picking up another Dual Sport. I had an XL 600 once and I loved it. I could do whatever I wanted,it could haul weight,and still had plenty of power. Plus it fits a 6ft 265lb guy. Throw on some throw over bags and your in business. nothin like ridin along and hitting some old mountain dirt roads for 15 or 20 miles. Sometimes you meet some strange people though.
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Here's an update on this. I have tried lots of adjustments and messed around with the forks a bit. It's as close as I think as it will ever be to being done. I have adjusted my shocks about 17 full turns from the lightest setting. This gives me the best all around ride for different road conditions and with and with out gear for shorter or longer trips.
Because I have spent so much time trying to get it just right I think I have lost my perspective on how the stock shocks rode. I reinstalled the stock shocks this morning to compare. I now can see that there is a big difference in the ride. I took a similar ride on two very different roads to compare them. The ricors were superior in both instances. One road has several bumps in the middle of sweeping curves. I made myself a little nervous taking these corners with the stock shocks and I felt much more confident on the same curves with the ricors. They really are a big improvement.
Even with the improvement in ride I have decided that I will be trading in the street bob on a Street Glide this week. I just can't decide if I should spend the extra $2000 to get the ABS, security, 103 kit (it's really just jugs and pistons no cams or air cleaner) and oil cooler.
So I guess there will be a set of Ricor shocks for sale soon. They are 13" in length and are the sport version with the weight being for a 200lb rider plus 20 lbs. of gear.
Because I have spent so much time trying to get it just right I think I have lost my perspective on how the stock shocks rode. I reinstalled the stock shocks this morning to compare. I now can see that there is a big difference in the ride. I took a similar ride on two very different roads to compare them. The ricors were superior in both instances. One road has several bumps in the middle of sweeping curves. I made myself a little nervous taking these corners with the stock shocks and I felt much more confident on the same curves with the ricors. They really are a big improvement.
Even with the improvement in ride I have decided that I will be trading in the street bob on a Street Glide this week. I just can't decide if I should spend the extra $2000 to get the ABS, security, 103 kit (it's really just jugs and pistons no cams or air cleaner) and oil cooler.
So I guess there will be a set of Ricor shocks for sale soon. They are 13" in length and are the sport version with the weight being for a 200lb rider plus 20 lbs. of gear.
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Here's an update on this. I have tried lots of adjustments and messed around with the forks a bit. It's as close as I think as it will ever be to being done. I have adjusted my shocks about 17 full turns from the lightest setting. This gives me the best all around ride for different road conditions and with and with out gear for shorter or longer trips.
Because I have spent so much time trying to get it just right I think I have lost my perspective on how the stock shocks rode. I reinstalled the stock shocks this morning to compare. I now can see that there is a big difference in the ride. I took a similar ride on two very different roads to compare them. The ricors were superior in both instances. One road has several bumps in the middle of sweeping curves. I made myself a little nervous taking these corners with the stock shocks and I felt much more confident on the same curves with the ricors. They really are a big improvement.
Even with the improvement in ride I have decided that I will be trading in the street bob on a Street Glide this week. I just can't decide if I should spend the extra $2000 to get the ABS, security, 103 kit (it's really just jugs and pistons no cams or air cleaner) and oil cooler.
So I guess there will be a set of Ricor shocks for sale soon. They are 13" in length and are the sport version with the weight being for a 200lb rider plus 20 lbs. of gear.
Because I have spent so much time trying to get it just right I think I have lost my perspective on how the stock shocks rode. I reinstalled the stock shocks this morning to compare. I now can see that there is a big difference in the ride. I took a similar ride on two very different roads to compare them. The ricors were superior in both instances. One road has several bumps in the middle of sweeping curves. I made myself a little nervous taking these corners with the stock shocks and I felt much more confident on the same curves with the ricors. They really are a big improvement.
Even with the improvement in ride I have decided that I will be trading in the street bob on a Street Glide this week. I just can't decide if I should spend the extra $2000 to get the ABS, security, 103 kit (it's really just jugs and pistons no cams or air cleaner) and oil cooler.
So I guess there will be a set of Ricor shocks for sale soon. They are 13" in length and are the sport version with the weight being for a 200lb rider plus 20 lbs. of gear.
I am interested in the shocks, do you think Ricor will re-tune them for my weight, etc?
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Thanks for all your help Brian!
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My 12" ricor shocks arrived on Wednesday. I installed them the same day. When I took them out of the box the preload adjuster was all the way out with no preload set. For you that have gotten yours has the preload been set at all or did you have adjust all the way from the lightest setting? Mine are the 12" and were tuned for a 220 lb rider with gear.
I had the opportunity to put put some miles on them this weekend. I put about 800 miles on them and rode them over the beartooth. I started out with two complete turns on the adjusters. The only instructions in the box say to set preload ant 25% of travel. OK it doesn't say anywhere in the box what the travel is. I have read here that it is 2" for the 12" shocks. With this setting I bottomed them out easily. I kept adjusting them one turn and then would ride and test. I have 7 complete turns now on them and today on the way back I did still bottom out a few times. Now keep in mind when these bottom out it is not a severe jolt like the stock shocks and I did have about 20 lbs over the 220lb weight i said I would have with gear. I am trying to get them to 9 full turns and one of them seems to just stop at 7 turns like the threads are messed up. Has anyone else had trouble with the adjusters after you put some miles on?
With the exceptions of the few times I bottomed out they ride nice.
My previous shocks were road king shocks that had been lowered to 12" by phoenix customs. They rode nice in the corners but there was certain bumps that would throw my but off the seat and I would get occasional bottoming out with 40 psi in them. The ricor shocks seem to have resolved the butt in the air at least.
With them at 7 full turns and the crude measuring I have done I am getting about 1/4-3/8" of sag. I do say I am a little disappointed with that little amount of sag that they would still bottom out. Maybe I need to have them revalved already.
Anyone that has these shocks if you have any tips on how much you had to adjust the preload I would appreciate it.
Are my expectations just to high for a 12" shock?
I had the opportunity to put put some miles on them this weekend. I put about 800 miles on them and rode them over the beartooth. I started out with two complete turns on the adjusters. The only instructions in the box say to set preload ant 25% of travel. OK it doesn't say anywhere in the box what the travel is. I have read here that it is 2" for the 12" shocks. With this setting I bottomed them out easily. I kept adjusting them one turn and then would ride and test. I have 7 complete turns now on them and today on the way back I did still bottom out a few times. Now keep in mind when these bottom out it is not a severe jolt like the stock shocks and I did have about 20 lbs over the 220lb weight i said I would have with gear. I am trying to get them to 9 full turns and one of them seems to just stop at 7 turns like the threads are messed up. Has anyone else had trouble with the adjusters after you put some miles on?
With the exceptions of the few times I bottomed out they ride nice.
My previous shocks were road king shocks that had been lowered to 12" by phoenix customs. They rode nice in the corners but there was certain bumps that would throw my but off the seat and I would get occasional bottoming out with 40 psi in them. The ricor shocks seem to have resolved the butt in the air at least.
With them at 7 full turns and the crude measuring I have done I am getting about 1/4-3/8" of sag. I do say I am a little disappointed with that little amount of sag that they would still bottom out. Maybe I need to have them revalved already.
Anyone that has these shocks if you have any tips on how much you had to adjust the preload I would appreciate it.
Are my expectations just to high for a 12" shock?
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Just an update on this. I sent the shocks off to Brian to be revalved for my street glide. I got them back this week and installed them. Unfortunately there is ice, snow and gravel on the roads and looks like the ice and snow will be here for a while. Hopefully there will be a break in the weather sometime in the next few weeks so I can test out the shocks.
I sent them back once to be lengthened to 13" and after that I traded the Street bob in on a Street Glide and then sent them back again to be reworked for it. I have not been charged a penny for any of this extra work. Thank you Brian for standing behind your product and working with me on these shocks.
Ken
I sent them back once to be lengthened to 13" and after that I traded the Street bob in on a Street Glide and then sent them back again to be reworked for it. I have not been charged a penny for any of this extra work. Thank you Brian for standing behind your product and working with me on these shocks.
Ken