07 FRONT SUSPENSION
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07 FRONT SUSPENSION
Ive been thinkin bout upgrading my suspension along with lowering it. On my fxr I have a racetech "gold valve" set up and love it. The responsivness is phenominal. So I figured I would look into running a similar setup on my roadglide. Upon further investigation I read in hot bike(vol 39, no 7 ) that after 06 H-D went back to revised damper rods and also added pop off valves. They are claiming these valves are the same thing as the race tech gold valves. So with this info Im assuming i dont need to switch to the racetech set up being that the HD pop off valves are the same things ?? So this all being true- can I go ahead and install a factory hd lowering kit and assume my front end will be high performance ? Also would switching to a race tech synthetic fork oil be a good idea as well ?? Thanks in advance guys !!
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RE: 07 FRONT SUSPENSION
Shortly afer purchasing my '07 SG I took it to Race Tech and had it lowered and emulators installed. It was the first '07 they had worked on.As I was waiting they brought in the HD valves to show me along with one of their valves. The Race Tech valve was much more substaltial. They were pretty amused. As to how much better their valve works I couldn't say, but it was like a Hummer sitting next to a Jeep.
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also whats the difference between gold and non gold ??
also whats the difference between gold and non gold ??
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RE: 07 FRONT SUSPENSION
Traxxion Dynamics makes an outstanding front catridge suspension - ACS-20 .
I know a few folks who have made the switch and rave about it. They will make it to length , not cheap but well worth it , they install . They are in Woodstock ,Ga near Atlanta.
I'm going with them as soon as the budget allows , with a 1" drop. Normally you'd be grinding with that , but not an issue with this .
I know a few folks who have made the switch and rave about it. They will make it to length , not cheap but well worth it , they install . They are in Woodstock ,Ga near Atlanta.
I'm going with them as soon as the budget allows , with a 1" drop. Normally you'd be grinding with that , but not an issue with this .
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RE: 07 FRONT SUSPENSION direct bolt on
A suggestion. I did not try and make a heavy, outdated stock Harley front fork by putting a (good band-aid) on it acceptable. I started with good inverted forks, re-sprung, shimed and re-valved them. Comes with a pair of 6-piston calipers and an I personally upgrade to 12.6" dia. set of floating rotors (your choice). I made the triple trees and all adapter to fit any FL model. Direct bolt on, no special tools needed & easy conversion. The end result is a 26 degree rake, 3,14" of trail with front suspension: Inverted telescopic, coil spring, fully adjustable spring preload, 14-way adjustable rebound damping and 13-way adjustable compression damping. As far as drop, just unloosen the pinch bolts and lower the tubes. I will be at Sturgis with a bike. The smoothest ride of any Harley I know about. Seeing is believing!
Below is a photo of the forktubes and trees naked without any other parts to show details.
Howard, motorcyclemetal.com
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Below is a photo of the forktubes and trees naked without any other parts to show details.
Howard, motorcyclemetal.com
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