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Ohlins - Finally Pulled the Trigger

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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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Default Ohlins - Finally Pulled the Trigger
I finally got tired of dealing with, experimenting and spending money on air shocks for my Ultra so on Wednesday I called Howard and ordered a set of #3 - #3 Ohlins.

Hopefully by next weekend they will be on and the air ride gone. I'll have a couple pair of Harley air shocks if anyone is interested...

Add those to the LRS which should be here today and we should be ready for our 2 long (>2000 miles each) road trips planned for end of August and middle of October!

P.S. - Both Howard and the people at LRS are great to deal with!
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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+1 on Ohlins and Howard. Really made a difference on my ride, very happy.
 
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Just did the Ohlins 2-2b on my ultra, recently did a 5 day trip through the national parks in Utah, 2 up loaded. The ride was unbelievable compared to stock shocks, the wife loves the difference as well. We never bottomed out and never launched off the seat like we did with the stock shocks. It handles like its riding on a rail in the twisties. It was a simple adjustment for 2 up riding to the preload spring and off we went. I wished I had done this years ago. Enjoy.
 
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Welcome to the Club! Hope you find them as remarkable as I do.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Thanks guys, I already have monotubes out front so I hope this puts the Ultra suspension where Harley should have it from the factory!
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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Enjoy, the Ohlins are the best mod I've ever done to any bike.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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Got my LRS today, get it installed tomorrow after I finish in the yard. I'll post results after the first ride...
 
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Sorry for the ignorance, but what website can I look into Ohlins at?
 
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Sorry for the ignorance, but what website can I look into Ohlins at?
http://www.motorcyclemetal.com/gpage32.html
 
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#3-#3's and monotubes and am very happy , enjoy
 
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