Rear Air Shocks 0 psi ?
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 726
Likes: 1
From: Metropolis
Rear Air Shocks 0 psi ?
Soo.. I'm going through my list of things to do to (and buy) for my Ultra tomorrow and remembered that I have a hand pump from my full suspension mountain bikes front air shocks and suspension, and decide to go and see if it will work on my Ultra rear air shocks. Might save a couple of bucks from having to buy the official HD one. It fits and there is 0 psi from when I bought my 09 Ultra last fall. I only drove it a couple of weeks like that but I wondered WTF ? I paid all that money and they didn't even check that. Along with not having the quick disconnect for the battery tender hooked up so I could charge my battery this past winter. I'm beginning to see what you guys are talking about on this forum to do it yourself.
Now I don't feel so bad that I told my wife to use the $300 that I had saved for the initial 1K checkup and go and buy me a J&S lift for christmas so I can do all my own service.
Christian
Now I don't feel so bad that I told my wife to use the $300 that I had saved for the initial 1K checkup and go and buy me a J&S lift for christmas so I can do all my own service.
Christian
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 726
Likes: 1
From: Metropolis
Ok thanks.... guess it's something to check more often if the air pressure leaks out.
Christian
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 726
Likes: 1
From: Metropolis
None at all. The pump I have is from Trek. Seems to work just fine even without the HD logo.....
Thanks for the tip though
Christian
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,979
Likes: 2
From: Northern Colorado
My Road Glide only had about 10 psi in the shocks when I bought it. It leaks a couple psi a month.
Trending Topics
6th Gear
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
From: Litchfield,N.H.
Just pulled mine out of storage last week and the PSI was the same 11# as when i stored it in Nov. I dont think you should be losing any pressure at all over time.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
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
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
From: Ontario, Canada
I lost 15 lbs out of mine each week when I first bought it. asked the dealer about it at first service and they said it was normal and found no problems. When I changed my shocks to SG shocks tighteneing all the connections seemd to fix it. Still lose abit over a month, I just check before I go on a long ride.
