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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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Default RE: ADJUSTING REAR SOFTAIL SHOCKS

ORIGINAL: 2008 NIGHT TRAIN

TROB666, I do not see anything in the Nighttrain Thread???
He was inviting you over there to chat, not pointing you to an answer.


As far as wanting more sag, making the shock preload softer will make it sag more, but it would probably result in wallowy handling.

Best to just fork out $100 and get a lowering bolt kit.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: Broken Leg Rider

The boards are a warning. Lot worse happens shortly after. I thought all the softails were on the same frame? Guess that's too simple.

I remember the salesman asking me to sit on the Fatboy and saying "Better check to see if it fits you". It did. Why would you buy a bike that doesn't fit you?
Frames are the same, the features are not...I've ridden a Fat Boy, and they're not meant to belaid into the curves...afriend of mine will be grinding the boards on his Fat Boy in the same curve my loweredNight Trainis nowhere near the pavement...

A Night Train has lean angles of 31.0/34.0 degrees...a Fat Boy
has 28.0/30.0 degrees...that's simple math...you're going to scrape and have bad things happen much sooner on a FB thana NT...
 
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