Air ride shocks
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Cruiser
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Thought that very thing last night - must work for 99.9% of the folks out there and not have any issues. Point taken and appreciated.
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I think I'd be a bit cautious about putting in separate Schrader valves. If one shock happens to leak your going to end up with one shock with air and the other without. Seems to me this would cause a distinct handling problem or at the very least uneven wear on the rear tire.
Not to be insulting but how are you checking your pressure? The Schrader valve on the shocks are deeper than the ones on your tires. They require a special fitting and pump as the volume of air in the shocks is very small. A normal bicycle or hand air pump is liable to harm the shock. You can get the shock pump at the dealer. If you are using a bicycle pump it will show air pressure until you until you remove the fitting on the valve. The HD pump is designed so as a very small of air is released when you remove the fitting from the Schrader Valve.
Not to be insulting but how are you checking your pressure? The Schrader valve on the shocks are deeper than the ones on your tires. They require a special fitting and pump as the volume of air in the shocks is very small. A normal bicycle or hand air pump is liable to harm the shock. You can get the shock pump at the dealer. If you are using a bicycle pump it will show air pressure until you until you remove the fitting on the valve. The HD pump is designed so as a very small of air is released when you remove the fitting from the Schrader Valve.
No insult to me at all. I am not a very mechanically inclined guy so any and all education from everyone here is much appreciated. I have a very thick skin.
I did notice that the valve looked a bit different than my bike. I have a Trek and have the pump for that shock and thought I could use it on my Harley, but maybe I cannot. I might just be fighting a battle of there is air in them and then it leaks out because of the pump I use. Not sure, but I figure I will go to the dealer and get a little education.
I filled them and sprayed a soapy solution and saw no bubbles so I am probably the main culprit :-)
Thanks again and no offense or insult taken.
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I am in total agreement with this statement. When I finally understood the system I thought it seemed a bit flimsy etc... for such an expensive bike.
If others have not had many issues with it then I rest my case, but I have found a lot out there about having to cut lines etc... every now and again because they start to leak.
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I'll trust a brass Schrader valve threaded directly to the shock body over 4 $0.50 push fittings and flimsy plastic line any day. To each his own but I've always found the quality of the shock plumbing to be completely mickey mouse and decidedly out of place on a $20K+ motorcycle. At the very least, they could have used compression fittings.
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These fittings and nylon hoses are use on highway trucks and other heavy equipment worth a lot more than any Harley. I have experiance with them on million dollar railway equipment and find them very durable and reliable. I have used the one touch fittings multiple times on heavy equipment without an issue.
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