I’ve been reading a lot about progressive shock on this site, and I want to do the upgrade.

I have a 06” Custom –

Stock shock on the lowest setting
Ideally, I’d like to lower it an inch or so, definitely not heighten
I’m 5”8, 150 pounds and find that I bottom out on medium to large bumps. Ouch!
I’d like more travel, and ride 2 up 20% of the time.[/ul]

Which length should I install? 11.5, 12, 12.5?

Thanks!

 

A,I just put progressive 440 standards on my 2007 1200C, I put 13.5 inch ones on but would go for 13s if I could do it over. The outside bottom shock retaining washer just barely touches the muffler when the bike is on the jack. I ground the washer flat on one edge and just barely misses the muffler now. The 13sgive you plenty of travel I weigh 185and run the shocks one turn ffrom the softest setting.

 

1200Cdriver - did you find this lifted the height of the bike?

 

Did you check and re-adjust your drive belt tention due to changeing the height of the bike?

 

Arod and Thomas, when sitting on the side stand it sits higher but when I got on board it sits exactly where it sat with the stockers. I ran the stockers in the third step up and these nearly at the softest setting. This setting is very near the center of the travel on the 13.5 inchers.

 

When drive belt adjustment is checked its with no one on the bike.