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Anybody have any knowledge about these forks? I'm done had the 1200 kit installed on my 883 iron and it goes! I'm undecided about changing the gearing for more top end and better mileage. My electraglide is for highway and the sportster is my toy. What about the rear shocks? What's really good and what's practically really good for a good price? I should have mentioned I am easing towards cafe style. I'm keeping the entire rear fender becuase my bike came with the 1/4 mile paint set that I really love. So, clip ons, maybe rear sets, lower the speedo, I'm not sure about a 1/4 fairing yet.
Last edited by rusherbob; Jul 29, 2017 at 07:29 AM.
Reason: forgot to include direction the bike is taking
Darthxrinzler had a set on sale in the classifieds- most people who are looking for the best ride go with emulators and straight rate springs in front - I opted for the progressive monotube setup in the interest of reliability (dont want to deal with front fork seals) .
I am running progressive 444 at the rear and they are considered the best bang for buck (within reason). The best would be something from Ohlins / Bitubo or the progressive 9xx series. These are serious money.
you may want to look at the classifieds to get a deal .
I have the SE Adjustable front fork kit installed.
The new forks are about 1 1/2" longer from the top of the lower fork slider to the bottom of the triple trees.
On the side stand I get about 5 5/16", I measured the original forks at ~3 7/8".
The HD 716 338 mm Ohlins shocks raised the rear about 1 5/8" measured from the ground to the swing arm bolt center.
I added the 2008 Roadster Jiffy Stand, the increased height caused the bike to lean more on the stock Jiffy stand. Jiffy Stand P/N 49722-08BHP
I installed the kit on my Roadster and like it, though the installation was a PITA. The washers HD supplied are about 2mm oversized and that made installation impossible the first time but it went OK after I turned them down to fit (chucked them up in my drill press and spun them against a file). A couple of special tools are required, I improvised by using a bicycle axle for the damper rod extender (an odd thread, 10mm x 1 IIRC) as shown, also Ohlins shock wrenches and ratchet straps to compress the springs. Even though my Roadster was already a full height model the fork kit lifted the front end about an inch or so...don't know the exact amount but it was enough to require a headlight adjustment. Went with Ohlins base model shocks in back and they work well...
The third photo shows the stance with the HD fork kit plus Ohlins shocks installed.
Last edited by 08xl1200r; Feb 19, 2021 at 08:16 PM.
I installed the kit on my Roadster and like it, though the installation was a PITA. The washers HD supplied are about 2mm oversized and that made installation impossible the first time but it went OK after I turned them down to fit (chucked them up in my drill press and spun them against a file). A couple of special tools are required, I improvised by using a bicycle axle for the damper rod extender (an odd thread, 10mm x 1 IIRC) as shown, also Ohlins shock wrenches and ratchet straps to compress the springs. Even though my Rodster was already a full height model the fork kit lifted the front end about an inch or so...don't know the exact amount but it was enough to require a headlight adjustment. Went with Ohlins base model shocks in back and they work well...
The third photo shows the stance with the HD fork kit plus Ohlins shocks installed.
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