How much air pressure in rear shocks

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03-16-2013, 11:59 PM

Denis1227

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Not trying to thread hijack, But I am have a 97 Electra Glide. Just put new shocks on the back. Have 30Lbs. in them. Just noticed today with the tour pack on and my wife, she is 140ish. I hit a bump and it bottoms out real bad. How much can I saftly put in to stoip this.

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03-17-2013, 01:55 AM

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I'm pushin about 250...ok maybe 265 and on myRoad King I'm running 25lbs. solo in the rear The wife comes in about 145 and I run about 30 in the rear. I did replace the shocks with the newer ones so I can run more air in them. I usually run about 5lbs in the front.My roads are pretty rough and we don't bottom out on them but I wish I could go a little lighter on good smooth roads.

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03-17-2013, 12:11 PM

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I run 35#'s all for both 1 and 2 up. Every once in a while we bottom out on 2 up and I think I need to increase to 40# but never have because we have only bottom'd out like 2 or 3 times.

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03-17-2013, 12:23 PM

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I'm on a 2010 Street Glide and at 215 lbs, solo I like 30 psi, 2 up and gear I run 50.

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03-17-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeRAD56

I'm on a 2010 Street Glide and at 215 lbs, solo I like 30 psi, 2 up and gear I run 50.

Wow I have a 09 and I weigh 235 and at 30lbs it almost throws me over the bars while breaking my back!

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03-17-2013, 06:25 PM

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I have a 2012 ultra glide and the air shocks suck no-matter what psi i tried 1 up or 2 up they rode like **** and would bottom out so dealer credited me 180.00 towards cvo shocks there so much better in every way

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03-17-2013, 06:50 PM

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At 256lbs I normally run 20lbs in the rears. Like others I keep the pump in the saddle bag and adjust frequently, but 20 is the average.

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03-17-2013, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DK Custom

What has been most comfortable for us has never even been close the the manual recommendations.

When checking different PSI even 2-3 lbs can make a significant difference in the ride.

The other, counter-intuitive, factor is that more PSI can produce a softer (cushier) ride than less PSI.

ie. at 16 psi we are not bottoming out, but when we bump it up to 19 psi it is actually a softer ride than at 16.

I found that to be true also. Ive got mine at around #25 solo....I have a 1" lowering kit on the back and its needed a heavier weight to minimize a kidney punch ride.

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07-19-2013, 01:05 PM

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air pressure in shocks

I had the same question and to all those who gave their answers,..thank you. to all those who said to "check your manual" I think most people would if they had a manual to check. sometimes the obvious isn't so obvious!

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