10" Shocks
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From: Dallas, Tx
10" Shocks
Anyone know if these will fit on a Nightster and if they're worth a damn?
http://www.lickscycles.com/catalog/p...oducts_id=1090
http://www.lickscycles.com/catalog/p...oducts_id=1090
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RE: 10" Shocks
What do you think about thhe ride currently? If you think it's harsh now you are in for a real treat with the 10" shocks. I'm 5.6 and went the other direction on my N, up to 12" shocks and it was heaven.
Road Warrior
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RE: 10" Shocks
It's the lowest you can go without going rigid, and you can maintain SOME shock absorption. I'm only three apples tall and decided to go with the 11" Progressive 412s. If you want the slammed look and want to "feel the road" underneath you, then by all means get them....they are not bad shocks, but please remember...there ain't a whole lot of damping ability there to soften the bumps. It'll also lower the frame so you'll have to watch cornering and speed bumps. 11" seems to be about the lowest one can go and still maintain some semblance of ride quality. Just my uneducated opinion...
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RE: 10" Shocks
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It's the lowest you can go without going rigid, and you can maintain SOME shock absorption.......................................I f you want the slammed look and want to "feel the road" underneath you, then by all means get them....they are not bad shocks, but please remember...there ain't a whole lot of damping ability there to soften the bumps. It'll also lower the frame so you'll have to watch cornering and speed bumps.
It's the lowest you can go without going rigid, and you can maintain SOME shock absorption.......................................I f you want the slammed look and want to "feel the road" underneath you, then by all means get them....they are not bad shocks, but please remember...there ain't a whole lot of damping ability there to soften the bumps. It'll also lower the frame so you'll have to watch cornering and speed bumps.
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RE: 10" Shocks
Gottem, like'em. Watch your seat bolt length though... too long and you will be shreddin that rear tire... trust me..I know..
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RE: 10" Shocks
I had a set of 10" shocks they road real bad, but they looked so cool.
They have so little travel they are only a medium sized bump awayfrom riding just like a hard tail.
They have so little travel they are only a medium sized bump awayfrom riding just like a hard tail.
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RE: 10" Shocks
Well I put 11" Progressive 412's on my '08 1200 Low and it would bottom out on manhole covers and expansion strips on the highway! I weigh 180 and had the shocks jacked up all the way to position #5. I seriously do not recommend going down. I would go up to 12" like others have stated.
