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From: Camp Lejeune, NC
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I'm getting ready for Daytona in March and want to have my suspension squared away before I go. I'll be riding from VA down there and want a nice comfortable ride. I'm planning to do the work myself.
This will be for a 2004 Road King FLHRI so I have conventional forks on both sides (according to the service manual).
This will be for a 2004 Road King FLHRI so I have conventional forks on both sides (according to the service manual).
I'm getting ready for Daytona in March and want to have my suspension squared away before I go. I'll be riding from VA down there and want a nice comfortable ride. I'm planning to do the work myself.
This will be for a 2004 Road King FLHRI so I have conventional forks on both sides (according to the service manual).
This will be for a 2004 Road King FLHRI so I have conventional forks on both sides (according to the service manual).
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
or none.
I have pretty good results on my baggers with a stock set-up.
I have other bikes with worked forks, but the bagger is fine as is.
a softer floaty ride is better for 8 to 10 hour days in the saddle...
it's kinda like what do you want to take cross country a Cadillac or a Camaro
mike
I have pretty good results on my baggers with a stock set-up.
I have other bikes with worked forks, but the bagger is fine as is.
a softer floaty ride is better for 8 to 10 hour days in the saddle...
it's kinda like what do you want to take cross country a Cadillac or a Camaro
mike
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From: Camp Lejeune, NC
I've done the heavier fork oil thing and while it stiffened up the front end, it didn't fix the design flaws. And the ride was very rough on uneven roads.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: lancaster, pa
pre ordered the mono tubes back in 09? Mostly very positive at the cost of loosing some of the soft ride ,noticed they are a little less forgiving in the rain. They are half to 1 inch lower because of false advertising at the time but kept them on, the trade off was worth it to me. Same issue with rear shocks but that's another thread...
That rocking chair affect from the stock springs was fixed ,thats the big thing imo
Riding down from PA and my checklist keeps growing
That rocking chair affect from the stock springs was fixed ,thats the big thing imo
Riding down from PA and my checklist keeps growing
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From: Davie, FL
Experience
I have found that some Sport Bike former riders have more experience in what actual suspension should feel like. Of course, not feeling the road is the HD touring riders main priority and still handle respectably. I do have experience in riding many different systems from the stock OEM crap to the best HD FLT suspension. Most systems are just that and ride like crap, however, there are many on this forum who just do not know any better and recomend what they purchased, not ever experiencing any thing else. Price is also another factor. You usually get what you pay for.
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From: San Quirino, Italy
I have found that some Sport Bike former riders have more experience in what actual suspension should feel like. Of course, not feeling the road is the HD touring riders main priority and still handle respectably. I do have experience in riding many different systems from the stock OEM crap to the best HD FLT suspension. Most systems are just that and ride like crap, however, there are many on this forum who just do not know any better and recomend what they purchased, not ever experiencing any thing else. Price is also another factor. You usually get what you pay for.
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From: washington dc
Last winter I did ricor valves (tweaked by fabrik8r), race tech springs, and CCE's upper triple tree upgrade. The CCE mod adds pinch bolts to the top whereas pre-14 OEM fork tubes are only pinched in the lower triple tree bracket. Previously I had tried a 60/40 mix of SE/stock FL oil.
The valves/springs substantially reduced the chronic brake dive of the OEM setup. I highly recommend this easy and not too costly mod. Changing oil alone is better but not enough for me. The CCE upgrade gave me a new bike. My bike tracks straight and has precise handling in comparison to oem. Much better low speed handling. This mod was about $1k and I did the work. A lot of work. I recommend it to all of us who have bikes that we intend to keep or that we have put mucho $$$ into motors and bling. Very nice compliment to FastHarley's fine ohlins, which I have on back.
The valves/springs substantially reduced the chronic brake dive of the OEM setup. I highly recommend this easy and not too costly mod. Changing oil alone is better but not enough for me. The CCE upgrade gave me a new bike. My bike tracks straight and has precise handling in comparison to oem. Much better low speed handling. This mod was about $1k and I did the work. A lot of work. I recommend it to all of us who have bikes that we intend to keep or that we have put mucho $$$ into motors and bling. Very nice compliment to FastHarley's fine ohlins, which I have on back.
Last edited by jefla; Feb 8, 2015 at 10:46 PM.