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Old Sep 11, 2017 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LXT
I did not know their was a USB in the headstock - that's awesome!
Asked about that the other day.
Dealer showed me a small black cover there, when opened it had [2] USB ports right there.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2017 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LXT
The twisted cherry color is awesome too BTW.
Agreed!

 
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 11:16 AM
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So far I'm loving the stock suspension on my '18 Heritage. It has the taller shock like the Fat Bob. It's set to the middle and riding solo it hits the sweet spot between comfort and performance. No extra movement, but soaks up the bumps very well. Just one more thing I don't have to upgrade down the road....
 
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Hello!
Please help with rear suspension of FXDR 114.
The manual shows how to adjust preload but there is no info (anywhere) about compression and rebound. Do I understand correctly that all of these 3 things are regulated by 1 element?
 
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