Touring Models Road King, Road King Custom, Road King Classic, Road Glide, Street Glide, Electra Glide, Electra Glide Classic, and Electra Glide Ultra Classic bikes.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Full SG suspension upgrade: complete

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 08-27-2016, 03:10 PM
rv7garage's Avatar
rv7garage
rv7garage is offline
Road Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ill Annoy
Posts: 1,156
Received 198 Likes on 157 Posts
Default Full SG suspension upgrade: complete

As the title says, front and rear have been upgraded. Supershox on the rear, and Legend Axeo monotubes in the forks.

I installed the Supershox first, and went out in search of all the bumps I could find. The Supershox made a really tangible difference, soaking up bumps much better than the factory air-adjustable ones ever did. They're easily adjustable, and I am currently at 1.5 turns on the adjustment collars... Might go all the way up to setting 2 for solo riding, with lots of preload left on the table for 2-up and heavy touring. So, big improvement there.

Then I went ahead and removed the forks and installed the Legend Axeo monotubes. Per their recommendation, for my weight and type of riding, I left them set at the factory "zero turns" setting. Took my first ride with them yesterday, and am very impressed! R/R tracks, bridge joints, potholes- the front suspension now just soaks these things up and asks for more. The Axeos are expensive, but very much worth it IMO.

I think this combo of the Legend front end and the Supershox in the rear is a real winner. The bike is safer, more comfortable, more capable and more predictable on less-than-perfect road surfaces.

If anyone has any questions about Supershox or the Legend Axeo monotubes, please let me know
 
  #2  
Old 08-27-2016, 03:15 PM
Zerk's Avatar
Zerk
Zerk is offline
Banned
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Straight Jacket Memories and Sedative Highs
Posts: 7,406
Received 827 Likes on 655 Posts
Default

Harley needs to step up the suspension
 
  #3  
Old 08-27-2016, 06:25 PM
rhuff's Avatar
rhuff
rhuff is offline
Elite HDF Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: 48.067222,12.863611
Posts: 3,903
Received 1,118 Likes on 732 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by rv7garage
As the title says, front and rear have been upgraded. Supershox on the rear, and Legend Axeo monotubes in the forks.

I installed the Supershox first, and went out in search of all the bumps I could find. The Supershox made a really tangible difference, soaking up bumps much better than the factory air-adjustable ones ever did. They're easily adjustable, and I am currently at 1.5 turns on the adjustment collars... Might go all the way up to setting 2 for solo riding, with lots of preload left on the table for 2-up and heavy touring. So, big improvement there.

Then I went ahead and removed the forks and installed the Legend Axeo monotubes. Per their recommendation, for my weight and type of riding, I left them set at the factory "zero turns" setting. Took my first ride with them yesterday, and am very impressed! R/R tracks, bridge joints, potholes- the front suspension now just soaks these things up and asks for more. The Axeos are expensive, but very much worth it IMO.

I think this combo of the Legend front end and the Supershox in the rear is a real winner. The bike is safer, more comfortable, more capable and more predictable on less-than-perfect road surfaces.

If anyone has any questions about Supershox or the Legend Axeo monotubes, please let me know
What year is your SG?
 
  #4  
Old 08-27-2016, 08:45 PM
rv7garage's Avatar
rv7garage
rv7garage is offline
Road Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ill Annoy
Posts: 1,156
Received 198 Likes on 157 Posts
Default

It's a 2015
 
  #5  
Old 08-27-2016, 09:04 PM
just plain john's Avatar
just plain john
just plain john is offline
Elite HDF Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Pasadena TX
Posts: 3,783
Received 97 Likes on 78 Posts
Default

How difficult was the monotube install? I've never been inside the tubes.
 
  #6  
Old 08-27-2016, 09:20 PM
rv7garage's Avatar
rv7garage
rv7garage is offline
Road Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ill Annoy
Posts: 1,156
Received 198 Likes on 157 Posts
Default

The forks were surprisingly easy in the end. You need a 3/4 hex socket, and also a 4" long 12mm hex socket, and some sort of a fork vise will really help as a 3rd hand- I bought the Jim's tool. Regardless, really very easy. Just use the instruction sheet included and refer to the service manual for torque specs.
 
The following users liked this post:
Back-n-Black (08-27-2016)
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
oldbie
Touring Models
23
12-04-2018 02:29 PM
dbdicker
Touring Models
15
11-18-2018 02:15 AM
dave the welder
Milwaukee Eight (M8)
14
07-16-2018 10:01 PM
PDX_Zoom
Milwaukee Eight (M8)
134
09-19-2017 05:06 PM
sixgun95
Touring Models
29
06-28-2016 02:28 PM



Quick Reply: Full SG suspension upgrade: complete



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:55 PM.