When I bought my Ohlins(about 18 months ago) they were less than 500. I still think they are less than 550 for the #2 which are, when set up correctly, an unbelievably good shock. Spending more money to get the #3 version is nice, but certainly NOT necessary.

 

Jeez....I was under the impression that they were closer to they $1000 range. Hope I'm exceedingly happy with the Progressive's or I'm going to be pizzed!

 

His are the 3-3 from Howard at Motor Cycle Metal . they are appox a 13" shock gas and oil separated.

I agree if you have the $ it seems the Ohlins are the best set up out there and the discount from Motor Cycle metal makes a big difference in total price.

I weighed it all out and ordered a set of Progressive 940 on Monday for 459.00 and Ill give them a try. 2 of the guys in my area with SG have them and are happy with them and dont feel they are too stiff . Progressive will swap out the springs for the softer ones if they are too stiff and I live close enough to drop them off so if needed no additional cost there.

Im sure they will be an improvement over the HD Air Shocks

 

I went with the Ohlins #3 line from Motorcycle Metals , Howard gives a big discount to Forum members but they are still not cheap but worth every penny , the #2 Ohlins line with the forum discount is less than $100 more than what gipper paid for his 440's and a far superior shock , I don't care for the Progressive drop in springs , I tried them before and saw little improvement , I'm running the Progressive monotubes in my front end and love them for the price , Phat Performance has the best price on the monotubes

 

You will more than likely be happy because you are comparing them to stock and it will be a much improved ride , if you rode a bike with Ohlin's and were comparing to them you would then be disappointed

 

I'll take "much improved" at this stage! Good info for future reference though.

 

Yes you can! You started this thread by asking for suggestions to improve your ride. I spent a lot of time on HDF reading through the many threads on shocks. What I observed is that a lot of members start looking for a cheap improvement, spend a lot of money buying several different sets of shocks, then eventually buy Ohlins. I took a short cut and bought them straight-away. You can do the same!

When you ride your bike with a set of custom-built Ohlins you will join the rest of the fans of that brand. Save yourself a lot of time and effort, get on the phone and talk to Howard at HDF sponsor Motorcycle Metal. It will be the first day of the rest of your life!

 

As mentioned few times already in this thread, Ohlin's are the only way to go. If you want to do it once and do it right, call Howard at Motorcycle Metal. Great guy, and he'll be happy to chat with you.

Merry Christmas to me! #3-3

 

Check out Hagans shocks. they are custom built and about midway price wise betweeen Ohlins and Progrissives.

 

Being British old chap I have Hagons on my SuperLow. They are custom built as far as the springs go, to match rider weight, but not a patch on my Glide's Ohlins. Their Nitro models may be better, but you are getting close to Ohlins prices then.