i want to lower my eg standard, without comprimising the ride...harley low profile shocks, or has anyone aver used the burley blocks ?

 

I have them on my Roadglide and they did the trick. Some advice here: several of us have installed these and have had the same fitment woes. You'll need to smooth the frame area that they mate to with a file or Dremel tool. The frame has a little "spine" or raised area along its center......the raised area needs to be flush with the rest for the halves to mate properly. I used a sanding drum on the Dremel tool to accomplish this. Don't forget the bottom side of the frame. I installed mine, removed them and repainted the frame area that was made bare by the grinding. Then reinstalled.
Sounds like a lot of work but it isn't....just a little time consuming. Have lots of miles on them and no problems.

 

I lowered the rear of my EG Classic a little over a year ago with the low profile shocks. I had never been happy with the quality of ride since. It definitely hit the bumps much harder. Then someone on this form made a logical statement that lowering will cause the "balance" to shift and all the shocks would not behave in the same manner. Two weeks ago I had the front lowered with the HD kit. Ahh, back to a nice ride again. Bumps were smoothed out just as they had been when I bought the bike. The reason for this story...If you lower the rear, you may want to lower the front right away if you want to maintain the quality of ride you're used to. Especially if you ride 2 up.

 

I have not noticed any change in ride quality with the blocks. I do have some friends that changed the rear air shocks for Progressive Heavy Duty standard height shocks and have had good results. I suppose one can order a lower shock from Progressive. Makes sense to lower the front, but I rode a RK custom that has a lower stock suspension from the factory. It was a pretty harsh ride compared to my stock FLTRI suspension.....especially the front. This was a dealer demo bike. Everybody I know replaces the fork oil with the Heavy Duty Screamin' Eagle when the time comes.

 

Hi

Just read your post from last June on lowering your bike. I have progressive 412's on my 05 RK Standard which lowered the rear 1 inch. Am not happy with the ride, seems a bit harsh. I am considering lowering the front end and wanted to know which HD kit did you use, the Touring Front Lowering Kit ($99) or the Profile Low Front End Kit ($195). What you mentioned about the balance shift makes sense. I'm also considering changing the rear shocks to the HD profile low touring shocks.

Thanks for any advice you can give.

 

Try the lowering kit from TJ Products, I used them for alot of bikes and cost is around 100 bucks, still rides like stock no issues...
Tony

 

draggin bagger air kit?

i lowered my Yamaha Warrior 2"s in the rear. while it looked mean, my cornering clearance was really bad and i would occasionally bottom out when 2-up

even though i think my RKC would look awesome lowered (front and rear) i really dont want to compromise the handling

 

While most here will recommend Draggin Baggers, I took the less expensive route and use the lowering brackets from www.solowmotorcycles.com . I am very pleased with the results. It lowers the bike just over an inch, and does not bottom out, even riding 2 up (a little over 300 lbs total). They are VERY easy to install. It took me all of maybe 10 minutes. Mine is a 2005 UltraClassic.

Good Luck

Note: The picture below is BEFORE the lowering brackets were installed.

 

Does your brackets require removal of metal on the frame/swingarm?

 

I removed my Burly lowering kit when I installed my Draggin Baggers. With this kit on I never noticed much change in how the bike handled on the highway. In my opinion tho I liked it better because I was able to be flat foot when stopped. Not only that I think it lowers the center of gravity on the bike to make it handle better also at slower speeds.

Also to answer your other question, no I did not have to remove any material from my bike, but yours could be different.

If you are interested I have mine for sale in the Motorcycle parts for sale forum.