Hey guys, I'm looking at lowering my 06 street bob... What do you guys suggest for the best way to do that? The little blocks or whatever or shocks?

I ride 2 up sometimes and I weigh like 160 and she weighs only like 100 lol... I'm also looking at getting a 180 or 170 rear tire eventually...

So what's the lowest I can slam this thing without bottoming out?

Do you think the 10.5 burly shocks would be too low?

 

i would advise staying away from lowering blocks, i put the 11 in prog on my wideglide it looks awesome but does ride rough, also lowererd front one in

 

Ditto!!!
My experience with the Prog 11's... But then my bike is mostly a bar hopper....

 

well i'm planning a good road trip... so exactly how bad is it? i mean i'm young so i think i could withstand it a lot more... but i'd like to know how much different it is than stock

 

Why stay away from the lowering blocks?????

 

Don't quote me, but don't they change the angle at which the shock compresses?

 

Weighing at 160 it will be stiff for you, think of it as stock suspension is like riding in an old cadillac, how it glides down the road swallowing every bump. Lowering it with shocks will decrease the comfort, it will feel bouncy, I weigh 230 with my Burly Slammer kit and it is tolerable, long distance rides I have yet to try. They do have 5 presets on the burly 10.5".

 

I weight 180 and my wife is about 100, I installed the Burly Shocks, neither of us have any issues with the shocks. Last month we went on a 1500 mile trip (two up) and it felt good, those sudden bumps and dips didn't though, but they don't on any bike that I have ever riden. We took mostly back roads, maybe 200 miles on the highways, and as I am sure you know, they aren't keep up as well as the highways. Anyway, I like the shocks and would recommend them. And as others have said, stay away from the blocks, to many horror stories.

 

The best way to go is with shocks. The easiest and cheapest is with blocks. I'd go shocks. You have a wide selection of shocks to pick from and one of the choices is bound to be just what you need. Most lowering blocks do indeed change the shock angle and thus change the handling characteristics of the bike. It may be a slight change, or it may be great, but it does change.

 

after much trial and error with this (blocks included), i've settled with progressive 11.5" 440 shocks, and progressive fork springs with screaming eagle heavy oil. this setup rides pretty good - almost as good as stock.
in my experience suspension is something you don't want to have suck, because when your suspension sucks you wont enjoy riding your motorcycle nearly as much. if you want to lower bike and not regret it - you gotta spend some coin and do it the best possible way you can afford. alot of people go cheap here simply because cheap components are readily available. HOWEVER.. many riders report that they like their lowering blocks just fine! I can only speak from my experience on the matter.