Ricor VS Progressive 970
Cruiser
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From: Tempe, AZ
I'm not quite sure if you were referring to my statement, but I was referring to the piggyback reservoirs getting in the way, not the length.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
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Piggyback reservoirs? You may be right, but those stick out rearwards and would seem be the same issue no matter how long the shocks are. Reservoir is gonna stick out the same on a 10 inch shock the same distance it's gonna stick out on a 13 inch shock...
Otherwise though... once you look at your bike and see it you'll see that both the pipe(s) and the fender struts are mounted to the frame/engine, and they don't move with the suspension. Short shock, long shocks, makes zero difference. What matters is strut to pipe distance.
The swingarm is the thing that moves with the shock length, but that is inboard of the saddle bags and if your saddle bags hit your swingarm you have different problems.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
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From: Manila, Philippines
[QUOTE=buellrider76;10243083]DonN, I saw that they recommended going as long as possible and didn't quite understand why. What was the reasoning you where told?
If you want the shock to work well, its gotta have travel. 12" is the minimum but 13 would be better. I have the 12 and its good when rode in Singapore and Malaysia, but I now ride on some of the worst roads in the world, the Philippines...
If you want the shock to work well, its gotta have travel. 12" is the minimum but 13 would be better. I have the 12 and its good when rode in Singapore and Malaysia, but I now ride on some of the worst roads in the world, the Philippines...
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Southern Indiana
He can powercoat them for you, but I was impatient and had him ship the yellow. I'll powercoat them black when I get other parts done this winter.
That doesn't happen either, you simply flip the shock... ezpz
Cruiser
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From: IL
You can save yourself a ton of money by installing a good used pair of Touring Air Shocks:
Infinitely adjustable via air pressure and the extra travel really smooths out the ride. You will have to purchase a special pump, but I think everything cost me right around $100.
There are plenty of guys that remove their stock shocks to lower their bikes and sell them off cheap. It may make the bike look better to some people, but it does a real disservice to the comfort and handling of the bike.
My original intent on doing this mod was to determine if I really wanted to go with 13" shocks. I was planning on buying new Progressive 440s and I was not sure if I wanted to stick with 12" or go to the longer 13". The ride is so nice with the Touring Air Shocks, I decided to leave them on and put the money somewhere else.
Infinitely adjustable via air pressure and the extra travel really smooths out the ride. You will have to purchase a special pump, but I think everything cost me right around $100.
There are plenty of guys that remove their stock shocks to lower their bikes and sell them off cheap. It may make the bike look better to some people, but it does a real disservice to the comfort and handling of the bike.
My original intent on doing this mod was to determine if I really wanted to go with 13" shocks. I was planning on buying new Progressive 440s and I was not sure if I wanted to stick with 12" or go to the longer 13". The ride is so nice with the Touring Air Shocks, I decided to leave them on and put the money somewhere else.
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