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For now, it looks like I'll be moving forward with the TB rear fender.
So as far as the gap goes, new shocks can help reduce the gap but I don't need to worry about closing it completely.
One more thing to keep in mind when your looking at pics, or if lowering your bike. The fender will be closer to the tire with weight on the bike, the more you weigh, the closer it will be....With the Thunderbike fender on my Rocker, lowered with the 422 shocks, it sits with a 1" tire/fender gap, that drops to 3/4" when I'm sitting on it, and I'm 160lbs.....
Last edited by Rocker B; Nov 29, 2016 at 05:19 PM.
One more thing to keep in mind when your looking at pics, or if lowering your bike. The fender will be closer to the tire with weight on the bike, the more you weigh, the closer it will be....With the Thunderbike fender on my Rocker, lowered with the 422 shocks, it sits with a 1" tire/fender gap, that drops to 3/4" when I'm sitting on it, and I'm 160lbs.....
Good point you mentioned there Rocker. The point with the 422s is if you want to reduce the amount of sinking in when load is added you must increase the preload making the bike/rear very stiff. Is it like that on your Rocker, too?
Good point you mentioned there Rocker. The point with the 422s is if you want to reduce the amount of sinking in when load is added you must increase the preload making the bike/rear very stiff. Is it like that on your Rocker, too?
I have them set where they come from the factory, which is the least amount preload, at around 165lbs (with gear) I can get away with it. I still have a little travel left, but if I were much heavier I would be sinking down and sitting on the swingarm bumper stop, and either have to increase the preload, or raise the rear some, which of course wouldn't look as good but would ride better....
Last edited by Rocker B; Nov 30, 2016 at 03:10 AM.
I have them set where they come from the factory, which is the least amount preload, at around 165lbs (with gear) I can get away with it. I still have a little travel left, but if I were much heavier I would be sinking down and sitting on the swingarm bumper stop, and either have to increase the preload, or raise the rear some, which of course wouldn't look as good but would ride better....
That's really good info. I'm weighing in at about 170lbs but I ride often with a passenger who's in the 130lbs range. I'm guessing that complicates things a bit?
That's really good info. I'm weighing in at about 170lbs but I ride often with a passenger who's in the 130lbs range. I'm guessing that complicates things a bit?
The best option for you would be an air-ride system, but Progressive also has a model 422 RAP (Remote adjustable preload) that would work better for you then the standard 422. It has a remote adjuster that mounts behind the left passenger peg. The Progressive site says " the rap system allows for easy tuning of the shocks to account for changing loads or the addition of a passenger"......That way you can keep the bike sitting lower and just add more preload when your gonna be riding 2 up.
Here's an update! The fender from thunderbike arrived and we got it installed. There was some grinding work to do to get it to fit correctly (as someone mentioned). The original seat pan doesn't really fit all that well. So we'll either be making a new one or trying to mod the original to make it fit.
I'll try to put pictures up, but not sure if I'm allowed to do that. My other ones never showed up here.
Here's an update! The fender from thunderbike arrived and we got it installed. There was some grinding work to do to get it to fit correctly (as someone mentioned). The original seat pan doesn't really fit all that well. So we'll either be making a new one or trying to mod the original to make it fit.
I'll try to put pictures up, but not sure if I'm allowed to do that. My other ones never showed up here.
Ah nice, if my mechanic can't get my seat to do what we want I'll order that plate. He's thinking he can warm it up and reshape it.
Not sure about dropping the rear just yet. Though the gap is a bit big right now. Once it's back together I'll see where it sits with a passenger and take it from there. I'd like to to be closed up a little bit though!
One concern s the lean-angle. Even right now at the standard/stock height I scrape the pegs pretty easy. I'm worried that lowering it will reduce my turning potential too far! Any thoughts on that?
Ah nice, if my mechanic can't get my seat to do what we want I'll order that plate. He's thinking he can warm it up and reshape it.
Not sure about dropping the rear just yet. Though the gap is a bit big right now. Once it's back together I'll see where it sits with a passenger and take it from there. I'd like to to be closed up a little bit though!
One concern s the lean-angle. Even right now at the standard/stock height I scrape the pegs pretty easy. I'm worried that lowering it will reduce my turning potential too far! Any thoughts on that?
Of course an air ride suspension is the best way to reduce/eliminate the peg scraping, you can lift the bike higher than stock, if needed in the twisties....but the first thing you should do is lose the stock offset pegs with feelers, and replace them with something shorter and smaller in diameter, that stick straight out with no feelers. That will make a big difference, and even if you lower the bike, the new pegs will still probably be higher then the feelers on the stock pegs are now....I also installed Progressive fork springs, and they really reduce the amount of nose dive in turns, which helps with the peg scraping problem as well....
Here's my Ness pegs, something like this will help a lot with the lean angle!! I also have the 3" forward control ext., I think having the pegs further forward probably helps even a little more.
Last edited by Rocker B; Dec 22, 2016 at 12:47 AM.
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