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Rear shocks
Road Captain
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From: San Dimas
And nobody would ever advise you (especially knowing you are not an expert shock rebuilder/suspension guy) to release the nitrogen or in anyway push on any valve or nozzle. Non-Air Shocks are adjusted by twisting things--preload collars, rebound/compression *****, ride-height adjusters, etc. If you pushed on a valve release (and I'm almost certain it had a cover that had to be removed...), you were on your own.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Ontario, Canada
Just another (cheaper) option to consider. the seats on the newer frame bikes are a lot wider than the older ones. My wife had the same problem with her new Streetglide. We had my favorite seat guy shave the sides in on the seat and cut it down a bit and put a gel pad in it. She says it lowered her a good inch, can flat foot now and very happy! I don't have to tell you what that means.
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From: Davie, FL
I don't know why so many say call howard... He sold me shocks and then gave the wrong info on the setup and I let out the nitrogen. than he wanted me to pay to ship them back to ship them back to jri to have them checked.. he should of payed to have them shipped and he shouldn't sell a product he doesn't know how to set up. the rear shocks were $1,275.00 and i'm not happy. he was also very hard to get a hold of..
ITEM: 00 I wish you to call me & we will put the shocks on together. Please have shocks in hand & instructions already read & understood.
Obviously you could not have done that. On my instruction sheet the very first picture is showing you not to touch the needle valve fill. Yes, you have JRI and you may have a reservoir either piggyback or hose mount. The same valve is on all of those shocks except when JRI came out with a schrader valve which does the same thing except you do not need a hypodermic needle. The only other thing I can think of is that you tried to force open the hi/lo compression needle valve housing on top of the reservoir. Do not even imply I do not know how to set up a shock and I am too hard to get in touch with.
Does this look familiar? These are the instructions you as well as everyone of my clients received before you ever received your shocks. The first thing on page one is what not to do which you could have done. I think you must have done the second option.
If you did not do that than you must have removed the the hi/lo compression setting by unscrewing the valve with a wrench. I would have never told you to do that and any person would have read the printed arrow on the housing.
There is no way anyone with the least bit of mechanical knowledge or common sense would have removed this housing.
For you to come on this forum and complain how I should have paid for shipping to correct your mistake that you made and than telling everyone here I do not know how to set up a shock or that I am too hard to communicate with is just HDF BS. How can you live with yourself?
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: anaheim,ca
need some advise, I have a 2000 electra on air (stock shock) want to lower the rear down to 11.5 from 13 in. Problem is is that I need a shock that is adjustable for when the wife rides to when I go solo. would like something with adjustable resevoir thats not tucked behind the saddle bag, The last thing that I want to do is have to remove my bags to adjust my shocks all the time. Any ideas? Thanks for your help
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From: new york
Howard not true you told me to buy a socket and put tape on it and back the nut off 4 turns.. I did and oil started coming out. the next day you called back and said its important I call you as you told me the wrong thing. I called you and you told me to send them back to jrs to have them checked. don't bullshit me you told me the size of the socket you told me tape ;it and you told me to back it 4 turns.. and TOLD ME YOU WERE WRONG !
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From: Creston, Ohio
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From: Davie, FL
Howard not true you told me to buy a socket and put tape on it and back the nut off 4 turns.. I did and oil started coming out. the next day you called back and said its important I call you as you told me the wrong thing. I called you and you told me to send them back to jrs to have them checked. don't bullshit me you told me the size of the socket you told me tape ;it and you told me to back it 4 turns.. and TOLD ME YOU WERE WRONG !
