not the greatest pics, but you can see how high its lifted with 13" shocks.

for touring, this is the way to go.

 

Slightly better shot:

 

you gotta raise that font end!!! that jus dont look right like that imo. im sure they are nice and comfortable tho.

 

oh no. i'll do anything but raise the front. the rake and trail is improved. i'm thinking about dropping the bike a wee tad more up front.

sometimes i think i should have bought a triumph thruxton

 

Hmmmm. What do they measure exactly?
Here's yer pic lightened up some so you can see them better.

Might look good on my scoot

 

I've not measured them. I believe HD shocks run 1/4 inch shorter than claimed. So anywhere between 12.75-13.0 inches.

Since you carry a passenger, I think you'd get serious bang-for-your buck out of these. Granted, I just came from stock nightster shocks so i'm easily impressed.

If you don't like the height or dampening, you could always add/remove air and change to different oil. Being able to customize the shock was a deciding factor for me.

 

holy crap! the Nightster looks f*cking BAD *** raised off the ground!!!! it looks absolutely beautiful from every angle!!! i love this bike!! especially the clipons!

and all that stuff strapped to it? priceless! thats how my bike looks when i take it for trips!

stock nightster = ugly,

stock nightster with clipons and rear end raised = one of the best looking sporties ive seen.

 

Might have to look into getting some of these

 

others' results are here: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sportster-models/279712-road-king-shocks-on-sportster.html

joe those aren't clip-ons. i inverted the stock bars. to be honest, its too much drop. i'm thinking of buying a bender and making a set of sport/touring bars. i like the down-turn from the risers because when on the highway i lock the throttle, lay down on the tank bag, and hold onto the drops like an old board-tracker. feet go on the passenger pegs. i can almost sleep in that position.

i'm probably gonna go with an 18" rear wheel and get rid of that big fat monster up front. after riding with a coupla vintage racers this weekend, i'm convinced fat tires are not for me. big round skinnies are where its at.

 

Do you need a different sidestand with this set up? Does the bike lean over too much.