Rear shock help.
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We have Ohlins front and rear now. Jus' sayin'!
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Ok, here's what you do to fix the issue. First check to see how much air is still in the shocks. Then let a little out. Then little a more out. Keep doing this until there is no more air in the shocks. At which point take them off your bike and throw them away. Install a good set of coilovers and be forever happy that you ditched the crappy stock air shocks.
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That is the right thing to do IMHO. I messed with other brands of modest shocks before biting the bullet and buying good quality ones. Like you and Mrs W, Mrs B and I ride together and getting better shocks has transformed the ride. Be warned however, as once you have a comfy ride back there you will realise how poor the forks are - and before you know it.....
We have Ohlins front and rear now. Jus' sayin'!
We have Ohlins front and rear now. Jus' sayin'!
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That is the right thing to do IMHO. I messed with other brands of modest shocks before biting the bullet and buying good quality ones. Like you and Mrs W, Mrs B and I ride together and getting better shocks has transformed the ride. Be warned however, as once you have a comfy ride back there you will realise how poor the forks are - and before you know it.....
We have Ohlins front and rear now. Jus' sayin'!
We have Ohlins front and rear now. Jus' sayin'!
oh well mono tubes soon 
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What is your combined weight? The manual states 50# pressure for 2 up riding. I've got a 2012 FLHTK and I used 50# for two up and 35# solo. Our combined weight 2 up was around 340#. The ride wasn't to terribley bad. However the handling sucked.
I installed Ohlins about a year ago. Once I got them setup and broken in, the ride and handling was greatly improved. However the trade off is I do have to pull the bags and adjust the sag when riding 1 or 2 up. Not a big deal as it takes only 15 minutes or so. I feel it is worth it considering the vastly improved ride and handling.
I installed Ohlins about a year ago. Once I got them setup and broken in, the ride and handling was greatly improved. However the trade off is I do have to pull the bags and adjust the sag when riding 1 or 2 up. Not a big deal as it takes only 15 minutes or so. I feel it is worth it considering the vastly improved ride and handling.
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There are several recent threads about shocks and forks, so it might be worth your while to search though and read them.
Having recently replaced both my tired stock air shocks, with Bitubos, AND my front factory fork springs with Progressive mono tube cartridges, I can say, once you do this, you will wonder why you didnt upgrade sooner.
Good Luck
Having recently replaced both my tired stock air shocks, with Bitubos, AND my front factory fork springs with Progressive mono tube cartridges, I can say, once you do this, you will wonder why you didnt upgrade sooner.
Good Luck