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The thing is if your going to go with an aftermarket shock, I would look at the shocks length of travel. The Fox shock is about the same as the factory shock, about 1 3/4" while the RS-1 is 4". That makes a huge difference in the ride quality and how firm the spring has to be to keep the shock body off the bump stop..... I like Fox shocks I run them on my Jeep, I was just looking for more on the back of the bike.....
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Back in my snowmobiling days Fox & Ohlin were the big names in suspension , my 1995 XCR600 came with Fox shocks , try 200 miles of beat up snowmobile trails and want to go out and ride again the next day , well being younger helped as well but Fox certainly contributed .
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I believe they are very under rated. I had those Fox shocks on my Dyna. At the time, there was very limited information about them, but I decided to go with them. The way I looked at it was Fox is a very reputable company who'd been making shocks for a while. So what could go wrong. I really enjoyed them on my dyna. I never got around to doing the fronts. They hadn't come out with the cartridges until recently. I really considered doing fox front and rear on my road glide, but I wanted a little more high performance so I decided on the RWD. ENJOY!!!
btw...I LOVE that denim red paint. I've really considered wrapping my bike in that color. Paint is just way too expensive. haha
btw...I LOVE that denim red paint. I've really considered wrapping my bike in that color. Paint is just way too expensive. haha
Valid points for sure. I'm banking on the fact that I ride solo 100% of the time, and that the Fox spring rates and compression/rebound valving shim stacks compensate for travel. So far, so good, but more seat time will tell me more. I ran Fox shocks on my Jeep too and they were great, but then went with KING IPB coil-overs to get the travel I wanted in the rocks, and the valving I wanted in them for the speeds I ran in the desert.
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