air shocks
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 215
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From: DFW, Texas
Suggestion: Check out Motorcycle Metal emulsified shocks http://www.motorcyclemetal.com/gpage26.html no air, no more air leaks, no more checking air pressure. I just replaced the factory air shocks on my 2009 SG with the 2-2-A and I really like them, and my wife loves the ride over the air shocks. Howard is a forum sponsor and offers discounts to the members here, read through his site and try and understand as much as you can before you call him, from my experience he didn't tell me this is the "one" you need, he told me about several based on our conversation and then I had options, I read through the site again, called him with some questions and made my decision. Hope this helps, lots of threads about the Ohlins he provides, I read a bunch of them, one thing that stood out for me was someone said don't buy a pair off the shelf and expect them to be the same, of course I wouldn't know since I checked prices on the model I chose (different numbers between Ohlins part no and MM part no, HD 039 vs 2-2-A) and found for his customization I was going to spend $2 more before shipping, it was a no brainer for me.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 234
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From: Madison
I went with Progressive 412 shocks for budget reasons. I cannot compare to any of the more expensive shocks but they are night and day better than the air shocks. Big difference on these is you need the supplied collar wrench to adjust preload where as some of the more expensive models it can be done by hand. I never need to change mine so I did not think that feature was a big deal.
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From: Staten island NY
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why are you replacing? what are you wanting to achieve? lower stance? improved comfort? stiffer? adjust ability? there a lot of options depending on what you are looking for out of a shock
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