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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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What I meant was you can feel them on a soft without buying a 2011, make your decision on the 08 instead of asking if an 11 with shocks is what you want.......try em.

Shock wise....the 08 and 11 are identical
 
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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I'm hoping to get my 422s installed tomorrow. I will post up my thoughts on the differences between the the lowering bolt and the 422 after I get a chance to take it out for a long ride.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dissociative
What I meant was you can feel them on a soft without buying a 2011, make your decision on the 08 instead of asking if an 11 with shocks is what you want.......try em.

Shock wise....the 08 and 11 are identical
gotcha..that makes a lot of sense..good advice, thanks.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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I'm hoping to get my 422s installed tomorrow. I will post up my thoughts on the differences between the the lowering bolt and the 422 after I get a chance to take it out for a long ride.
Any results yet or am I jumping the gun?
 
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Any results yet or am I jumping the gun?
I haven't had a chance to take it out for a long ride yet, but I was able to get in 2 short rides. The difference between the lowering bolts and the 422s is pretty dramatic. I have the 422s slammed as low as they go (which is probably 1/2 lower than the bolts) and it handles bumps and potholes a million times better. Well worth the money.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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That's definitely good to hear.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:16 PM
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I like my 422s.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Looks like it may be the 422's til I hit the lottery...then move to the air shocks.
 
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alright, I am sold. I am going to buy these shocks myself (the 422s). What do you have to do for install? Jack the bike up, pop out the old, and pop this one in???? thats how it would seem to me...
 
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I have them on my train,slammed 2 inches with pro. Dropn's in the front.i ride 2 up on weekends and its fine
 
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