Air adjustable shcok
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Air adjustable shcok
We are the proud owners of a 2012 Ultra EG Classic. It has less than 100 miles on it but I could not stop grinning as I drove it home. As I read through the manual, I cam across how to adjust the air in the shock. It seems to me that there has to be an easier way than to remove the saddlebag. As the bike is new and I do not want to make any changes to it, I was thinking I could add an extension on the valve by simply buy one from the local truck stop. I know they sale ones that are used on the dual tires. My thought was to screw it on and leave it where I can reach it and add or let air out as needed. Anyone else done that? Thougths??
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Congrats on the new ride. Adjust for single rider, adjust for 2 up, adjust for this or that - to much work for me! I'll keep a minimum (5 lbs.) of pressure in the shocks (09 Road King) giving me a VERY cushy ride. Much more than that I find the ride to stiff and we don't have any problem with the bike bottoming out, even riding 2 up.
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We were roaming Wal-Mart and I had an AH HA moment. Stopped by the bicycle section and for $20 picked up a small hand pump that has a long hose on it. Came home opened the lid on the left saddle bag lid and the hose was the right length to fit on the valve easily. Simplest mod I have ever done.
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We were roaming Wal-Mart and I had an AH HA moment. Stopped by the bicycle section and for $20 picked up a small hand pump that has a long hose on it. Came home opened the lid on the left saddle bag lid and the hose was the right length to fit on the valve easily. Simplest mod I have ever done.
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OP, the ultra has guards on the saddlebag, you can just pull the pins and let the saddlebag lean to the outside to get to the filler.
I have rubber stick on bumpers on the insides of my guards anyway ( Had a dealer tech not fasten the bag once) so no worries about marring the paint.
there are extension etc. but it may be possible to mess up the lid.
extending the air lines is fine if you want, but if you get a detachable tour pak kit, you'll have to find a new location
again, a bike pump is an easy way to blow the seals out of the shocks- the syringe type pump is very low volume, the shocks have low capacity and if over-pressured are shot. there are other brands than the one at the dealer and i saw one on the classifieds board earlier today
mike
I have rubber stick on bumpers on the insides of my guards anyway ( Had a dealer tech not fasten the bag once) so no worries about marring the paint.
there are extension etc. but it may be possible to mess up the lid.
extending the air lines is fine if you want, but if you get a detachable tour pak kit, you'll have to find a new location
again, a bike pump is an easy way to blow the seals out of the shocks- the syringe type pump is very low volume, the shocks have low capacity and if over-pressured are shot. there are other brands than the one at the dealer and i saw one on the classifieds board earlier today
mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Mar 11, 2012 at 11:51 PM.
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Here is what I ended up doing on my 09 FLHP:
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Ummm........I only have to open the lid and I can screw the pump on. I've never had to remove the bag to.get to mine. I use the HD pump and my bike is a 2011 ultra.
I keep 40 pounds in it all the time and its always perfect. I've gotten in the habit to check it every time I wash the bike. It will bleed off, every bike is different at what rate it bleeds off.
I keep 40 pounds in it all the time and its always perfect. I've gotten in the habit to check it every time I wash the bike. It will bleed off, every bike is different at what rate it bleeds off.
