2016 road king shock upgrade
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2016 road king shock upgrade
2016 rk standard with air shocks,13 inch I believe, here’s my question. Looking for a little bit lower ride height even after my seat mods, I know legends is top of the line, however would a set of 12 inch take off shocks from a newer special (whenever they went to the **** adjustment) be an upgrade or do I just need to deal with what I have until I could afford the legends?
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2016 rk standard with air shocks,13 inch I believe, here’s my question. Looking for a little bit lower ride height even after my seat mods, I know legends is top of the line, however would a set of 12 inch take off shocks from a newer special (whenever they went to the **** adjustment) be an upgrade or do I just need to deal with what I have until I could afford the legends?
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Watch the forum and eBay for take off 12" shocks both air and new style. Air can be found for less than $100 and the newer style at $200 or less. Then save for higher end shocks. You should be able to resell what you bought for near purchase price. Now you get the lower rider while saving for a better set.
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Watch the forum and eBay for take off 12" shocks both air and new style. Air can be found for less than $100 and the newer style at $200 or less. Then save for higher end shocks. You should be able to resell what you bought for near purchase price. Now you get the lower rider while saving for a better set.
Great minds think alike! Ordered some premium versions of the new style, going to see how I like them!
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I put 12" Progressive 444 shocks on my '04 Road King this spring and could not believe the difference in the ride and handling of the bike. Of course I have an affliction called "gear acquisition syndrome" and ended up trading the Road King in on an almost new Ultra Classic, but not before removing the expensive Progressive 444's and reinstalled the original air shocks.
Those almost new shocks are now in the Classified section of this forum in case anyone with a '98 to '08 touring bike wants to get a good deal on them with free shipping.
Those almost new shocks are now in the Classified section of this forum in case anyone with a '98 to '08 touring bike wants to get a good deal on them with free shipping.
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