Would you do it again?
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Road Captain
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Would you do it again?
Looking at rear shocks for a 2010 UC. I am about 220 and wife at about 140 (PLEASE don't tell her I said that). Ride solo about 60% of the time.
Looking at Progressive 940's. For those of you that have them, would you buy them again now that you have them?
Thanks
Looking at Progressive 940's. For those of you that have them, would you buy them again now that you have them?
Thanks
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I have them and ride solo mostly, they are very good for off the shelf shocks. But for me for the 2 sets of shocks and fork kits I went thru I would go Ohlins next time. Get it done, and get it over with.
Tourer
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I had the 940's for about a month. There is a somewhat noticable differance from the stock air shocks that came on my Ultra Limited, but not for what they cost.
I took them off and sold them. They made the bike sit a tad lower and still seemed to bottom out over not too big of bumps... I weigh around 200lbs and my wife is 115 at the most.
I think the benefits of draining the stock air shocks and re-filling with heavier shock oil actually worked out better for me... certainly improved the ride and obviously much less expensive and cost effective.
If I feel it does not work out or remain effective with just the "oil change" then I will look into some specialized Ohlin tuned shocks next season.
It comes down to the old adage about you get what you pay for...I just did'nt feel the Progressive shocks were worth the cost, or made a substantial amount of change to the overall ride or "feel" or handling of the bike.
I took them off and sold them. They made the bike sit a tad lower and still seemed to bottom out over not too big of bumps... I weigh around 200lbs and my wife is 115 at the most.
I think the benefits of draining the stock air shocks and re-filling with heavier shock oil actually worked out better for me... certainly improved the ride and obviously much less expensive and cost effective.
If I feel it does not work out or remain effective with just the "oil change" then I will look into some specialized Ohlin tuned shocks next season.
It comes down to the old adage about you get what you pay for...I just did'nt feel the Progressive shocks were worth the cost, or made a substantial amount of change to the overall ride or "feel" or handling of the bike.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Madison WI
no...(although, I went to 440's, then back to stock). I found that having to adjust the shocks from solo - to 2up - then back to solo, was a royal PITA..had to remove the bags. I prefer the convience of air...
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I have an 04 and at first I tried everything to get the air shocks to work for us.. 165/125 plus gear/luggage. Nothing really worked to help the wifes ride on the back.. Like you I started looking at aftermarket shocks.. It came down to Progressive or Works... I called both and customer service means a lot to me. both shocks seemed good but if I am going to spend $500 bucks - I want the best for us. I found progressive really wasn't all that interested in talking to me. Works on the other hand really spent time trying to help me. They wanted both our correct weights plus our weights wearing our gear AND the aprox weight of our luggage. those numbrs took a little work. I live in Central CA and Works is in the northern part of southern CA. After taling with Works - I decided to go with them. What I told them was this... Here are the numbers - when ready, I will come to you - install the shocks and see how they work - went to the shop - while riding there, I found a great spot on the local freeway that I first rode with my stock shocks and then installed the Works... and rode back over the same road - They passed the test - the wife was happy and thats all I needed.. paid my $$ and came home happy. Not sure about progressive but works gives you a certin amount of time to try them out and will do re-valveing for free...
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From: Nor-Kal
I am running 940's / Monotubes / Touring Link.. I am 280 my girlfriend is 105.. The setup is night and day better than the stock crap.. If I were to do it again I'd probably pony up for the Ohlins...
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The HD Premium Touring Gas Shock might be an option for you.I see they make them in the stock length now.I had the Street Glide air shocks(shorter) on my 09 Classic and switched over to the short HD gas shock and there is a big improvement in ride quality,they are smoother with no bottoming out and absorb sharp bumps much better.Plus they are easy to adjust.
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The HD Premium Touring Gas Shock might be an option for you.I see they make them in the stock length now.I had the Street Glide air shocks(shorter) on my 09 Classic and switched over to the short HD gas shock and there is a big improvement in ride quality,they are smoother with no bottoming out and absorb sharp bumps much better.Plus they are easy to adjust.