I can imagine there are very few people on here still running the stock shocks. What shocks are you running and what length? I currently have some Progressive 412's 11.5" but looking to go to 12.5" or 13". How big of a difference would an extra inch make both in comfort and in looks?

 

I have the Progressive 440's in 13" with HD springs. I can't comment on the ride yet as I'm down for the Winter and haven't ridden with them yet.

 

I've got RK lowered air shocks on the GF's Nighster. Mucho better!!

 

if you do a search it seems there was a thread on putting touring air shocks on sportys , the 13" ones and the 12" ones . you can get them cheap on ebay .there is also a thread telling how to change the oil to diffrent weights to improve the ride,

 

Think you could post a picture of your bike from the side? I want to see how different it looks, height wise, compared to the stock look.

 

Visually it doesn't look much different. This is all I've got. It's also on a jack so the shock is fully extended:


ETA: I have the Ricor Intiminators in the front, so I went with the 440's so I'd have the same IAS technology in the rear.

 

This.

 

Ohlins HD916E:

Bought from www.HardRacing.com

Also got a fork suspension kit from www.racetech.com

 

What length are those?

 

11" Ultima's -