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Old Feb 11, 2016 | 01:14 PM
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Well it seems like I have a little cash left over after my motor and audio upgrades so I was wanting to upgrade to a set of Ohlins on my 13 FLHX. I am a bit confused on exactly which ones to get. I spoke to Howard and he seems to be out of stock on the 2.2 till May so I was thinking about the 3.3. I was hoping to get some feedback from riders who actually have Ohlins. I ride about 70% alone and was wondering what it takes to set them up for 1 up vs 2 up etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
 
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I ran the Ohlins 3-3 , I now have the 6's . I set them up and dialed them in for me solo , when my wife rides I add 3 turns of preload per shock , it takes all of 3 minutes to do and is perfect
 
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Old Feb 11, 2016 | 05:47 PM
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I ran the Ohlins 3-3 , I now have the 6's . I set them up and dialed them in for me solo , when my wife rides I add 3 turns of preload per shock , it takes all of 3 minutes to do and is perfect
Were you happy with the 3-3's?
 
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Changed my Progessive for Ohlins 3.3. last year.
Just love them, the best investment I've put on my TK14
 
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Changed my Progessive for Ohlins 3.3. last year.
Just love them, the best investment I've put on my TK14

Which Progressive shocks did you come from?
 
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Old Feb 11, 2016 | 06:22 PM
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Which Progressive shocks did you come from?
912, they was ok, a knotch over the stock ones.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2016 | 07:41 PM
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I had Progressive 944's on my previous bike, installed Legend Revo's on my 14TK along with there new Legend AXEO front end kit. Could not be happier.
 
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Originally Posted by aaa1988
Were you happy with the 3-3's?
Yes I was happy with the 3-3 , I've ran Progressive 940 , Ricor and JRi , the Ohlins 3-3 are very good and you will be happy if you choose them
 
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Unless you tried the Ohlins..........
 
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Ohlins #6 here. Never looked back. The stock Harley air **** shocks suck. Howard will dial you in on the best choice for your riding style.
 
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