Why would anyone even think to buy a shotgun shock
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Central Alberta, Canada
The compressor makes about the same amount of noise as those small compressors people use to inflate air mattresses, or the portable air pumps people have in their trunks to fill tires when they're a bit low. It's not going to be audible over anyone's engine noise, but you will definitely hear it if the bike isn't running.
Tourer
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From: pittsburgh, pa
the only thing and im mean the only thing that could make shotgun better is if it had a way to set preset setting for the shock. like once you found a setting you liked set it as preset 1, preset 2 could be bar hopping, preset 3 could be 2 up riding. that would be the only thing that could make shotgun shocks better. they are the best upgrade to any softail by far. finally got out with the wife last weekend and we took a road that normally she would have complained the whole time how bad it was. she leaned forward after we got off the road and she said its like a cadilac back here. smooth as butter.
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the only thing and im mean the only thing that could make shotgun better is if it had a way to set preset setting for the shock. like once you found a setting you liked set it as preset 1, preset 2 could be bar hopping, preset 3 could be 2 up riding. that would be the only thing that could make shotgun shocks better. they are the best upgrade to any softail by far. finally got out with the wife last weekend and we took a road that normally she would have complained the whole time how bad it was. she leaned forward after we got off the road and she said its like a cadilac back here. smooth as butter.
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From: BC
That is fkucin great idea (I had a Lincoln with seats like that - sooo handy)
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From: Illinois
I have one of those in one of my vehicles now. Why couldn't you get that switch from a junk yard and make one? I don't know, that's why I am throwing that out there, food for thought.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Central Alberta, Canada
the only thing and im mean the only thing that could make shotgun better is if it had a way to set preset setting for the shock. like once you found a setting you liked set it as preset 1, preset 2 could be bar hopping, preset 3 could be 2 up riding. that would be the only thing that could make shotgun shocks better. they are the best upgrade to any softail by far. finally got out with the wife last weekend and we took a road that normally she would have complained the whole time how bad it was. she leaned forward after we got off the road and she said its like a cadilac back here. smooth as butter.
I've had mine on the bike since January, and have only been able to really get out and ride in the last few weeks. So far it's been awesome overall. Last week I had an oil leak from my transmission case, and I was kind of ddreading having to drop the shotgun shock to get to the drain plug where it was leaking. It actually wasn't bad at all, J&S jack to lift the frame and a floor jack to lift my rear tire and I was in and out in about 20 minutes with no real difficulties.
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