Fork Upgrade Suggestions
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Road Warrior
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From: Atlanta, GA
Fork Upgrade Suggestions
Ok, so I am getting new shocks soon! However, IMHO the fork internals arn't worth a "Rats A$$" either. What are people here doing to upgrade their forks - I know from reading many posts that the Progressive Mono-tubes are popular. Are there any other viable choices. Race Tech seems to have some applications and I could go to Traxxion Dynamics, which is close to me in ATL, and drop some serious coin to get it really fixed up. Any opinions are greatly appreciated.
Cruiser
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From: Aurora, IL
I went with the HD Premium Touring Suspension Cartridge fork upgrade along with the rear adjustables on my 09' FLHTCU. Incredible difference in ride and handling.
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If I lived that close to traxxion I would probably have their fork upgrade already. The cost also has me hesitating but I like to blame the distance, it sounds better than me just being a cheap-o.
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I second what BARKINGSPUD said. I also installed the HD Premium Double-Cartridge front end kit and, I am very pleased. Rides better than before and definitely absorbs more of those little bumps and irregularities in the road...
Re Valve at Race Tech, and good fork oil of the correct weight and or blend may make
a good upgrade. Just changing the fork oil with something like Bel Ray multi weight oil
will make stock forks work better. Ride safe, and keep the rubber side down. <-!->
a good upgrade. Just changing the fork oil with something like Bel Ray multi weight oil
will make stock forks work better. Ride safe, and keep the rubber side down. <-!->
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I did Progressive monotubes and Ohlins and am very happy , the monotubes are a good bang for the buck
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I only have experience with the stock suspension, Ricor Intiminators and the Harley dual cartridge system.
Obviously stock isn't great even though the bike has emulators in it. The Intiminators definitely were an improvement, particularly with brake dive and front end action under braking.
The dual cartridge setup has almost as bad brake dive as stock, but the ride is pretty good.
In the rear I've run Ricors, 12" stock and 13" stock air shocks and HD Premium Ride 13" adjustables. The best ride (solo) was definitely the Ricor shocks. It was weird, even, knowing that your wheel was absorbing all the imperfections and transmitting nothing to the chassis. Pretty cool. Loaded down though, they weren't great. Not a fault of the shock or spring, it's just that you can't have your cake and eat it too. Spring it for two-up or solo, but you can't have both...
The HD Premium ride shocks are almost as good as the Ricors solo. Haven't tried two-up yet.
Obviously stock isn't great even though the bike has emulators in it. The Intiminators definitely were an improvement, particularly with brake dive and front end action under braking.
The dual cartridge setup has almost as bad brake dive as stock, but the ride is pretty good.
In the rear I've run Ricors, 12" stock and 13" stock air shocks and HD Premium Ride 13" adjustables. The best ride (solo) was definitely the Ricor shocks. It was weird, even, knowing that your wheel was absorbing all the imperfections and transmitting nothing to the chassis. Pretty cool. Loaded down though, they weren't great. Not a fault of the shock or spring, it's just that you can't have your cake and eat it too. Spring it for two-up or solo, but you can't have both...
The HD Premium ride shocks are almost as good as the Ricors solo. Haven't tried two-up yet.
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Another option is Ricor Intiminators, modified and set up properly, they perform fantastic. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...rk-better.html follow the recipe and I'm confident you wont be disappointed.