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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 06:30 AM
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Thinking of swapping out the 11" HD air shocks on my 07 Street Glide to Ohlins #2. Looking for input from anyone.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:00 AM
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Don't look back, just do it!

I am completely stoked with my 2-2A's Ohlins.

No more hassle with my then leaking stock air shocks!



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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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I have the 3-1 ohlins on my 09 sg. Had these now a few years and really happy with them.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:49 AM
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I just put 2-2A's on my bike. I have not put enough miles on them to break them in, but I can already tell they're better than stock.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:20 AM
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I have the 2-2 b, on my roadglide ultra and had them on my 09 ultra prior to that, best upgrade I did for both bikes. I had them rebuilt by Howard after 40k last year. The wife and I do a lot of 4 and 5k road trips and we love the shocks. We thought the Harley air shocks were awesome in 2001 when we road a friends new road king, it was a great improvement over the pan and shovels we rode up to that point, never owned an evo bike.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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Thanks for all the input, don't want to make a bad decision spending the kind of money for shocks. Haven't found anyone who was unhappy with them.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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I can't comment on onlins but have heard they are really good but expensive. I went with Progressives on my 09 SG and now have them on my 13 SG and have been very happy with them. The first weekend after I put them on, the wife and I did a 260 mile ride and realized how bad the stock shocks really were. The Progressives were $549 and I switched them out in an hour. Any choice will be better than stock!
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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I have had the #2-#3's on for at least 5 years. Howard did a fabulous job getting the valving spot on as well as the spring rate. They work very very well.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by shrydog
I can't comment on onlins but have heard they are really good but expensive. I went with Progressives on my 09 SG and now have them on my 13 SG and have been very happy with them. The first weekend after I put them on, the wife and I did a 260 mile ride and realized how bad the stock shocks really were. The Progressives were $549 and I switched them out in an hour. Any choice will be better than stock!
If your interested in the 2's I would call Howard with Motorcycle Metal and tell him your a member of this forum. He gives a discount to forum members. I think you will find out that the cost difference is not that significant.
 
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