Lowering kits and ground clearance
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From: Bedford UK
Mostly for looks, although, when my feet are down it's a little uncomfortable on my thighs because my street glide seat is so wide. I would only use the LA Choppers 1" kit since it maintains the correct shock angle, and it looks very beefy. Just thought I would kill two birds.
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From: Ladera Ranch, CA
I'm running SG shocks in the rear which brought me down 1" and a Progressive Drop-In kit in the front which I have set to bring it down 1.5". I have had my bike scrape over big speed bumps, and even smashed my Guardian Bell closed, but now I just hit the speed bumps at an angle and have never had a problem with it since. Now putting it on a jack is a whole different story. I have to roll my front wheel onto a 2x4 to get it up so the jack will fit under it.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Now that winter, sort of, has set in and riding is pretty much over for awhile, go here: http://bitchinbaggers.com/products/drop-shocks/
I highly recommend this process be used to lower the back end of your Touring Harley rather than the cheap brackets. Have had Bitchinbagger do 2 sets of shocks over the years and they come back better than before. Plus you can get them lowered to where YOU want them to be.
I highly recommend this process be used to lower the back end of your Touring Harley rather than the cheap brackets. Have had Bitchinbagger do 2 sets of shocks over the years and they come back better than before. Plus you can get them lowered to where YOU want them to be.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
I run my stock shocks with 50 lbs in them. Are you sure you have enough air in your shocks? 5 lbs does not sound like it would be enough for any weight?
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Mostly for looks, although, when my feet are down it's a little uncomfortable on my thighs because my street glide seat is so wide. I would only use the LA Choppers 1" kit since it maintains the correct shock angle, and it looks very beefy. Just thought I would kill two birds.
Mean City Cycles also has a seat mod that narrows your stock seat. +1 on seat mods. I've heard it's a good thing to do if you want to get low.
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From: Central Illinois
Rear is no problem. All depends on the air pressure. Front is much stiffer, but I set it up that way so I don't ram the fender into the driving lights cross brace or the oil cooler. I want it low without fender contact so I live with it.
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From: Cincinnati OH.
That's what the manual says to do. 5 or 6 lbs. solo, 15 lbs . two up with cargo. It had 15 ish when I got it, rode kinda rough. I lowered it to 5 and it rides pretty good.
Last edited by Cozz; Dec 14, 2015 at 04:14 PM.
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Jackson, TN
Mostly for looks, although, when my feet are down it's a little uncomfortable on my thighs because my street glide seat is so wide. I would only use the LA Choppers 1" kit since it maintains the correct shock angle, and it looks very beefy. Just thought I would kill two birds.
BTW, that is not the seat in question in the picture. That's a buddy's Street Glide seat that I tried and didn't like.
Last edited by jimmy1439; Dec 14, 2015 at 08:45 PM.