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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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I have a question. Is a bicycle frame type hand pump ($16) with pressure guage from walmart just as good as the hand pump from the HD dealer ($60) for adding air to the road king shocks?
 
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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a bicycle pump is likely to blow the air lines off.

the H-D pump ( and there are other sources) is more like a syringe---and easy to pack too.

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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mkguitar
a bicycle pump is likely to blow the air lines off.

the H-D pump ( and there are other sources) is more like a syringe---and easy to pack too.

mike
I agree. The HD pump is very small and introduces a VERY small amount of air with each stroke. And, it doesn't take very many strokes to raise the shock pressure quite a bit. Just buy the correct one and you don't risk damaging your expensive to replace (MUCH more than $60) shocks. JMO.

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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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I tried going this route also and couldn't find a bicycle pump that had low enough readings for the shocks. The HD pump is worth it. You can find them on craigslist and ebay for the half the price.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 04:12 AM
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Yep, go with the HD pump. Should be plenty of used ones available with many riders upgrading the stock shocks and no longer need the pump...
 
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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I definately agree with everyone. Plus like stated before the stock pump is cheaper than replacing the shocks after you ruin them
 
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Plus...HD pump has the sweet HD logo...
 
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I bought a bicycle pump for mountian bikes. The pump is for the front shocks. There is a meter on the pump so I don't over fill my tires. It worked fine and did not take up too much space. Since the purchase I changed my shocks to progressive, not because I ruined the old ones, but because the old ones had a slow leak and I go tired of pumping them up. When riding two up they tended to bottom out. This no longer happens with the progress shocks.
 
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My buddy owns one and it seems to do the job well i believe if i had to do it again i would have bought one from walmart also
 
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