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Mar 22, 2014 | 04:01 PM

#11

spankdog

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Originally Posted by mojo6677

I have a 2012 fat bob with a 2" tank lift and 10.5" burlys.
I am 250 and mostly ride solo. The ride is not bad at all.
When my girl rides with me it's still not a bad ride, you do feel bumps a little more..all in all I really like them

Your sig says your running 11" Progressives. Did you swap the Burlys in or out?

Mar 22, 2014 | 08:51 PM

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Northern B

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If you are running on any rough roads at all don't do the Burly's, can't comment on any other lowering kits. I am working in Toronto and have my bike there, as soon as my job sends me home I'll ship my bike back home where I have my tools and the Burleys will be coming off. Cool look but the ride is not the greatest.

Mar 24, 2014 | 12:38 AM

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topdwg

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I'm using the 10.5 Progressive 430's and I never bottom out, but I do drag on the right side on my pipe every now and then. I had the Burly's for awhile, but the ride was horrible. Buddy of mine was selling the Progressives so I figured I would give them a shot. Night and day difference, not the best ride, but good enough to ride 2200 miles there and back to Sturgis last year. And oh yea I weigh in at about 190...

Mar 24, 2014 | 12:44 AM

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topdwg

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Originally Posted by spankdog

Burly Slammers are about as low as you can go. They look badass but in my opinion the ride sucks. The roads where I live must be a lot worse than the roads where people say Burlys ride nice. Im 200 and I scraped all the time. My pegs were ground down bad and I even managed to gouge the **** out of my primary. I guess if your bike is mostly a bar hopper then they will be fine for you. I think it mostly depends on how you ride and the type of roads you ride on the most.

Gotta ask, it looks as though you have quite a good amount of money in you bike, which by the way looks great. I actually just ordered the same rims you have, sorry I'm copying you

. Anyway, why skimp on the shocks? I'm sure you know there are many different options out there that would make your bike look/ride better.

I had the Burly's too and even with the rebound set on the lowest setting I might as well had struts on. Hated the ride and though they look cool at my age looks doesn't trump function or at least they should meet in the middle...LOL.

Mar 24, 2014 | 01:27 PM

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spankdog

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From: Louisiana

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Originally Posted by topdwg

Gotta ask, it looks as though you have quite a good amount of money in you bike, which by the way looks great. I actually just ordered the same rims you have, sorry I'm copying you

To be honest I was just trying to find some middle ground between looks and performance. And I really haven't spent that much money on my bike. The wheels were the most expensive mod and you already know SMW wheels are a good value. I didn't buy a Harley to bang through corners and drift the rear end. Its just a fun cruising around bike to me. Im not made of money by any means but if anybody made a slightly shorter high quality shock I would probably buy it. But I really don't like the way a tall shock gives the bike an *** high, stink bug look. For my needs the 444s are a decent shock. They are a little shorter than stock for the look I like, black to match my bike, easy to adjust by hand, and perform better than stock. If you can show me a shorter than stock, black performance shock, I would be more than happy to check it out. But for $450 and the type of riding I do the 444s suit me pretty well.