Anyone lowered a 2018 Heritage
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: North Georgia
Right there with you, I have a 30" inseam as well on a 2018 Fat Bob with the Sundowner.
While I can flat-foot it, it seems like just an extra half inch would make the difference between comfort and stretching.
Turns out the Fat Bob is the highest seat of all the 2018 Softails. Harley makes a lowering shock kit; I've thought about getting it but it's not high on my priority list. Might be something you want to look at though?
While I can flat-foot it, it seems like just an extra half inch would make the difference between comfort and stretching.
Turns out the Fat Bob is the highest seat of all the 2018 Softails. Harley makes a lowering shock kit; I've thought about getting it but it's not high on my priority list. Might be something you want to look at though?
I'm not sure they make them for the 2018s yet.
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Road Warrior
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From: Ormond Beach, Florida
Follow up to my original post
Anyone changed out a Monoshock and Front suspension of an '18 Softail.
Prices for the Low Profile Monoshock and Low Profile Front suspension are exspensive enough, but the labor hours and cost I've been quoted is rediculous. Over 9 hours at almost $100/hour...WOW.
Is it a DYI job, or are special tools need and the labor cost justified.
Prices for the Low Profile Monoshock and Low Profile Front suspension are exspensive enough, but the labor hours and cost I've been quoted is rediculous. Over 9 hours at almost $100/hour...WOW.
Is it a DYI job, or are special tools need and the labor cost justified.
Road Warrior
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From: East of Tulsa
I demo rode a Heritage and then a Slim. The Heritage had a much better ride at whatever the shock was set on. The Slim had a much firmer ride to the point of being too stiff and that's with the rear shock set at minimum preload. My ready to ride weight is about 150. You may not want to trade shocks.
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I demo rode a Heritage and then a Slim. The Heritage had a much better ride at whatever the shock was set on. The Slim had a much firmer ride to the point of being too stiff and that's with the rear shock set at minimum preload. My ready to ride weight is about 150. You may not want to trade shocks.
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Road Warrior
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From: Ormond Beach, Florida
I demo rode a Heritage and then a Slim. The Heritage had a much better ride at whatever the shock was set on. The Slim had a much firmer ride to the point of being too stiff and that's with the rear shock set at minimum preload. My ready to ride weight is about 150. You may not want to trade shocks.
I find it hard to believe HD would offer a part that acutally makes the bike ride worse. Their part description says it doesn't. It says it "preserves the ride quaility."
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: new zealand
heheh
very subjective. "preserves ride quality"
Less travel is less travel.
All the best tough. I used to lower mine, now I do just about anything to improve ride quality and protect the vertebrae.
Less travel is less travel.
All the best tough. I used to lower mine, now I do just about anything to improve ride quality and protect the vertebrae.