My Progressive's puked :(
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From: Central Iowa
My Progressive's puked :(
I've had my 08 Dyna for 2 weeks now. The original owner installed a pair of progressive 412 shocks. This weekend after my first short trip on the interstate I noticed they were leaking. I went for a quick ride last night and it wasn't good.
I'm pretty bummed that these died on me after only two weeks of ownership (They were on the bike most of the 7K miles that are on the bike so they're only new to me)
I'm going to call progressive today to see if they're under any warranty.
If not, what other options are there for shocks?
So far all I've found are Progressive, Drag Specialties, and Ohlin (expensive).
I'm pretty bummed that these died on me after only two weeks of ownership (They were on the bike most of the 7K miles that are on the bike so they're only new to me)
I'm going to call progressive today to see if they're under any warranty.
If not, what other options are there for shocks?
So far all I've found are Progressive, Drag Specialties, and Ohlin (expensive).
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Look into Works as well. Ohlins are expensive but I feel you get what you pay for. I had 440's on my bike and didn't think they were worth the cost. As said above you can get a set of stock shocks for a great price and see if you're happy with them.
Last edited by nevil; Sep 28, 2011 at 12:31 PM.
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Actually, I just installed a set of shocks from a Fat Bob onto my Street Bob and I couldn't be happier. These things are as smooth as the air shocks on my Geezer-Glide.
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JPcycles now sells a pair of 11" & 12" shocks for $179. They're made by progressive.
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Even if you're packing 450 lbs. with 2-up? I'm trying to get a decent ride without bottoming, and the stockers are harsh as hell with the preload dialed up to "5".
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JPcycles now sells a pair of 11" & 12" shocks for $179. They're made by progressive.
These might be worth looking into!
http://www.jpcycles.com/product/700-238
These might be worth looking into!
http://www.jpcycles.com/product/700-238
Many years ago I had 412's on a previous FXR, way better than the stockers were. But, that was then.