Shotgunshock update
Shotgunshock update
What's up everyone? So I feel like o have to share my experience with Shotgunshock.
did a lowering kit on the bike and it rode absolutely terrible, it was expected but not that bad, was on the market for an air ride set up so I Emailed JD and we spoke about a kit and how they offer a strong discount to any HDforum member which I thought was great. Soon after a used set popped up here on the classifieds, I jumped on it and everything checked out fine. I called Shotgun and explained how I bought a used kit out of a different bike bla bla bla, they congratulated me on buying a set of their shocks and seemed happy that although it was used I went with their set up, they said I needed a couple of different thing to make it fit on my bike including a $55 compressor bracket... They sent me this package with the bracket, a t-shirt and everything that I needed to install the kit on my bike FOR FREE!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it, I called on a Tuesday and had a box at my house on Thursday, keep in mind they are out of California and I'm in Massachusetts!!!! They have hands down the best customer service I have ever dealt with. I will recommend them to as many people as I can. Quality of their product is A+, install was easy and smooth. As far as the ride goes. It's the smoothest riding bike I have ever had, better then my old road glide with progressives. If I knew it would ride like this I would have done this kit a very long time ago... If you're considering going with air go with shotgun 10/10 times
did a lowering kit on the bike and it rode absolutely terrible, it was expected but not that bad, was on the market for an air ride set up so I Emailed JD and we spoke about a kit and how they offer a strong discount to any HDforum member which I thought was great. Soon after a used set popped up here on the classifieds, I jumped on it and everything checked out fine. I called Shotgun and explained how I bought a used kit out of a different bike bla bla bla, they congratulated me on buying a set of their shocks and seemed happy that although it was used I went with their set up, they said I needed a couple of different thing to make it fit on my bike including a $55 compressor bracket... They sent me this package with the bracket, a t-shirt and everything that I needed to install the kit on my bike FOR FREE!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it, I called on a Tuesday and had a box at my house on Thursday, keep in mind they are out of California and I'm in Massachusetts!!!! They have hands down the best customer service I have ever dealt with. I will recommend them to as many people as I can. Quality of their product is A+, install was easy and smooth. As far as the ride goes. It's the smoothest riding bike I have ever had, better then my old road glide with progressives. If I knew it would ride like this I would have done this kit a very long time ago... If you're considering going with air go with shotgun 10/10 times
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 175
Likes: 12
Love my Shotgun shock I do wonder why my compressor looks like something I bought at walmart to pump up air mattreses for 10 bucks ,and yours does not, I realize they fit in different places depending on the application.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,086
Likes: 5
From: London, UK
After a 2k ride the other weekend with lots of twisties, I think I'm going to give up on my shotgun shock. It's the ABS version, so has a smaller compressor. And that might be the source of the problems I'm having with it. I just can't get it to maintain high enough pressure for any length of time. I know how to operate the thing, but if you don't believe me, try this little test:
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
If I spend a couple of minutes EVERY TIME I RIDE, I can get the shocks acceptable for around-town riding, but it's much too soft for aggressive riding in the turns.
So, together with the wasted time before each ride, the fact that replacing the rear suspension jacks up my insurance premium, and the fact that I have to drop the shock at the front (which means disconnecting it and taking the compressor off to) in order to change the trans oil, the "cool" factor is no longer worth it for me.
I've got another trans oil change coming up, and this time the shock is coming off completely. If there's anyone in the UK that wants to pick one up cheap, then hit me up.
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
If I spend a couple of minutes EVERY TIME I RIDE, I can get the shocks acceptable for around-town riding, but it's much too soft for aggressive riding in the turns.
So, together with the wasted time before each ride, the fact that replacing the rear suspension jacks up my insurance premium, and the fact that I have to drop the shock at the front (which means disconnecting it and taking the compressor off to) in order to change the trans oil, the "cool" factor is no longer worth it for me.
I've got another trans oil change coming up, and this time the shock is coming off completely. If there's anyone in the UK that wants to pick one up cheap, then hit me up.
Really? I didn't know that! I'll look into it for sure, thanks homie
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After a 2k ride the other weekend with lots of twisties, I think I'm going to give up on my shotgun shock. It's the ABS version, so has a smaller compressor. And that might be the source of the problems I'm having with it. I just can't get it to maintain high enough pressure for any length of time. I know how to operate the thing, but if you don't believe me, try this little test:
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
If I spend a couple of minutes EVERY TIME I RIDE, I can get the shocks acceptable for around-town riding, but it's much too soft for aggressive riding in the turns.
So, together with the wasted time before each ride, the fact that replacing the rear suspension jacks up my insurance premium, and the fact that I have to drop the shock at the front (which means disconnecting it and taking the compressor off to) in order to change the trans oil, the "cool" factor is no longer worth it for me.
I've got another trans oil change coming up, and this time the shock is coming off completely. If there's anyone in the UK that wants to pick one up cheap, then hit me up.
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
If I spend a couple of minutes EVERY TIME I RIDE, I can get the shocks acceptable for around-town riding, but it's much too soft for aggressive riding in the turns.
So, together with the wasted time before each ride, the fact that replacing the rear suspension jacks up my insurance premium, and the fact that I have to drop the shock at the front (which means disconnecting it and taking the compressor off to) in order to change the trans oil, the "cool" factor is no longer worth it for me.
I've got another trans oil change coming up, and this time the shock is coming off completely. If there's anyone in the UK that wants to pick one up cheap, then hit me up.
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,086
Likes: 5
From: London, UK
Yeah, I've had JD contact me directly, and he was very helpful. Even sent me out a whole new shock to check that it wasn't the fault of that. But I think the lower quality of our roads, and the tighter bends, we have over in the UK are partly the cause of why the Shotgun doesn't live up to my expectations. And whilst it works fine for 80% of my riding, the hassle factor, continued insurance cost premium and being let down on the remaining % have finally got too much for me after 2 years of riding with it.