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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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Looking for a good replacement for worn out stock units , any recomendations ?
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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How much you wanna spend? Progressive 440's, Arnott air ride, Legends air ride....
 
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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I have the Penske and the Progressive and running tests on them now. The Penske is a wonderful shock but may be too much for my messed up back. It sure handles well, and I have 4 springs, so you change them out too. Not sure what I am going to do, but the Progressives are leading for now. I'll let you know after our trip out to Gettysburg.
 
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Originally Posted by GEARMASHER
Looking for a good replacement for worn out stock units , any recomendations ?
Joe
I've had Progressive 440's on my last 3 bikes and can vouch for them being much better than stock. I recently switched to Works Street Trackers and they're most definitely a cut above the PG's. As far as I'm concerned anything would be an improvement over the stock shocks.

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What do these Progressive 440s sell for and where's a good place to buy them? Thanks!
 
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arnott air ride....they are a little more expensive, but man..pump them up and it rides like a cadillac ~~~~
 
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Hey rock92 ,How much air in your system for the Cadillac ride ?
 
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arnott air ride....they are a little more expensive, but man..pump them up and it rides like a cadillac ~~~~


I'll 2nd that. What a great ride.
 
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I'm using Works shocks. Nice ride. Just looked at the Arnott. Man that is a sweet setup. My friend just installed it on his Vrod.
 
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