Question Shocks
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 5
From: Sunnyvale, Ca.
Question Shocks
I have a 2009 FLHTCU Santa gave me a pair of: ProfileŽ Low Touring Shocks 54635-09
Lower the seat height of your Touring model without compromising the ride. The ProfileŽ Low Touring Shocks have been revalved for a comfortable ride while lowering the seat height by up to 3/4". The kit maintains the air adjustability feature of the stock shocks.
QUESTION / CONCERN: "Comes Stock on FLHX, FLTRX"
Would I be correct: 1.) These shocks are not valved for a Heavier FLHTCU ?
2.) These shocks will bottom out all over the place when riding 2 up
fully loaded for a 3 day trip ?
I could use some real world feed back.
Thanks
Lower the seat height of your Touring model without compromising the ride. The ProfileŽ Low Touring Shocks have been revalved for a comfortable ride while lowering the seat height by up to 3/4". The kit maintains the air adjustability feature of the stock shocks.
QUESTION / CONCERN: "Comes Stock on FLHX, FLTRX"
Would I be correct: 1.) These shocks are not valved for a Heavier FLHTCU ?
2.) These shocks will bottom out all over the place when riding 2 up
fully loaded for a 3 day trip ?
I could use some real world feed back.
Thanks
I got a set of the low profile for my bagger (EG) after trying several air ride systems and being dissatisfied with them all. I found that the lower shocks do not ride nearly as smooth as the regular height 13" shocks. I am in the process of changing the oil in the different versions of the stock shocks (although Harley says it can't be done) and testing them. Once I have completed testing on the oil change in the shocks I'll post up my results.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 577
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
I posted on another thread about how they do tend to bottom, especially in the city over hard expansion joints or cut up pavement. They do well over larger flowing bumps, however you do lose some of the ride quality. Note, my tourpak is off on my 09 Ultra and i weigh 165lbs and have not had the wife on with the profile shocks. I also run about 35 to 40 psi of air because i like a firmer ride. Hope this helps.
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 5
From: Sunnyvale, Ca.
Thanks
Thanks everybody, Great input !
E Goodies, after reading your responce:
I called up my local MX race suspension LE:
http://www.le-suspension.com/services/shocks.html , he said he does this all the time with BMW and HD, drains the stock HD oil and replaces it with 30wt. to 50 wt. oil depending on the size of the rider of the bike..
Look forward to what you find....
E Goodies, after reading your responce:
I called up my local MX race suspension LE:
http://www.le-suspension.com/services/shocks.html , he said he does this all the time with BMW and HD, drains the stock HD oil and replaces it with 30wt. to 50 wt. oil depending on the size of the rider of the bike..
Look forward to what you find....
Former Sponsor
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,360
Likes: 453
From: Davie, FL
Air shocks and heavier oil. Heavy oil = more stiction (a form of friction). What you are doing is slowing the action down and making your ride worse for more of the time. The size of the orifice determines how quickly the oil gets sucked in and expelled out. Using heavier oil also does the same thing but with many other unwanted results. Buy a product in the beginning that works well. If HD could make these 12" air shocks work any better they would as they have excess to a lot of different oil. This is how your air shock works.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 5
From: Sunnyvale, Ca.
Shawa
BUT...Harley Suspension is made by: SHOWA.... ??????
Showa 99% of all Metric bikes in the world use them so maybe the heveier weight oil works ?
Showa 99% of all Metric bikes in the world use them so maybe the heveier weight oil works ?
Air shocks and heavier oil. Heavy oil = more stiction (a form of friction). What you are doing is slowing the action down and making your ride worse for more of the time. The size of the orifice determines how quickly the oil gets sucked in and expelled out. Using heavier oil also does the same thing but with many other unwanted results. Buy a product in the beginning that works well. If HD could make these 12" air shocks work any better they would as they have excess to a lot of different oil. This is how your air shock works.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 5
From: Sunnyvale, Ca.
Ohlins
FastHarley, on your web site, you have Ohlins for Harley
QUESTION: Ohlins shows Only the follow shocks that they make for Harley ???
are you making them to spec. or ??
I ask this as LE can not get any Ohlins for my 2009 FLHTCU Harley. Yes he is number 1 Ohlins distributor for USA....
LE: http://www.le-suspension.com/
http://www.ohlins.com/Product-search/?query=harley
Harley-Davidson FLHRC-I 1998-1998 (2 products)
Harley-Davidson FLHRS (3 products)
Harley-Davidson FX-D 1991-2006 (8 products)
Harley-Davidson FX-DWG 1993-2006 (8 products)
Harley-Davidson Sportster -2006 (12 products)
Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod 2002-2006 (2 products)
Harley-Davidson XR 1200 2009-2009 (1 products)
QUESTION: Ohlins shows Only the follow shocks that they make for Harley ???
are you making them to spec. or ??
I ask this as LE can not get any Ohlins for my 2009 FLHTCU Harley. Yes he is number 1 Ohlins distributor for USA....
LE: http://www.le-suspension.com/
http://www.ohlins.com/Product-search/?query=harley
Harley-Davidson FLHRC-I 1998-1998 (2 products)
Harley-Davidson FLHRS (3 products)
Harley-Davidson FX-D 1991-2006 (8 products)
Harley-Davidson FX-DWG 1993-2006 (8 products)
Harley-Davidson Sportster -2006 (12 products)
Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod 2002-2006 (2 products)
Harley-Davidson XR 1200 2009-2009 (1 products)
Air shocks and heavier oil. Heavy oil = more stiction (a form of friction). What you are doing is slowing the action down and making your ride worse for more of the time. The size of the orifice determines how quickly the oil gets sucked in and expelled out. Using heavier oil also does the same thing but with many other unwanted results. Buy a product in the beginning that works well. If HD could make these 12" air shocks work any better they would as they have excess to a lot of different oil. This is how your air shock works.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
* There is no air valve, just air adjustable spring pre-load
* The silver damper
*sucks the oil in on compression stroke slower than the shock shaft is trying to move (slowing it down)
*expels the oil out on rebound slower than the shock is trying to expand.
Former Sponsor
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,360
Likes: 453
From: Davie, FL
trackadaptor you making them to spec. or ??
<<< We developed own products with Ohlins USA.
We developed the Penske shock for the Dyna & FL. I do not think it was too much of a stretch when Ohlins asked me to develop the HD market. For your information Ohlins USA is the biggest Ohlins distributor in the USA, That is the only people I work with except for the engineers in Sweden when developing new products. I do what I do and do not involved myself what others do. Maybe that is why what you see on my site you can not find any other place. In the near future we will have the Ohlins replacement XR1200 forks finished, I think about by the end of the week. I am pretty sure that you will not find that in that shop what you think is the number 1 Ohlins distributor for USA. It is a real big world out there.
<<< We developed own products with Ohlins USA.
We developed the Penske shock for the Dyna & FL. I do not think it was too much of a stretch when Ohlins asked me to develop the HD market. For your information Ohlins USA is the biggest Ohlins distributor in the USA, That is the only people I work with except for the engineers in Sweden when developing new products. I do what I do and do not involved myself what others do. Maybe that is why what you see on my site you can not find any other place. In the near future we will have the Ohlins replacement XR1200 forks finished, I think about by the end of the week. I am pretty sure that you will not find that in that shop what you think is the number 1 Ohlins distributor for USA. It is a real big world out there.
Last edited by FastHarley; Jan 6, 2010 at 12:21 AM.