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Old May 20, 2013 | 06:56 PM
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My wife bought me a shock pump for my bday and I have to tell you this has to be one of the best investments so far I only had 8 lbs of air in bike well needless to say I put 28 lbs and went for 300 mile ride with wife WOW what a difference some air makes on your bike Definitely worth the price
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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Yeah at first I thought 50$ for a pump was a ripoff but I use mine all the time. Works well
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 07:48 PM
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Do you really find that the pressure in the shock drops off that often? I'm not being a wisea$$ - seriously hadn't thought about it so I'm wanting to learn more.
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 07:53 PM
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Better than buying a pump is having a neighbor with one. But seriously thinking about going to an air ride system. Have a shotgun on the fatboy but not an option for the SG.
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 07:54 PM
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I bought one and the very next day, my riding buddy said, "ya I have one of those too in the garage." Grr.
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Disneydave
Better than buying a pump is having a neighbor with one. But seriously thinking about going to an air ride system. Have a shotgun on the fatboy but not an option for the SG.
Dave, this is your neighbor... you have officially been cut off.
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 08:29 PM
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I finally bought one a few weeks back and love it. WHen I bought it I hadn't put any air in since last season (25lbs) and it was down to 5lbs when I bought the pump. I just checked again yesterday (3 weeks after pump purchase) and it was down to 10lbs. So now I keep it in the saddlebag and adjust as needed!
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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I'm running about 30lbs. I use a bicycle pump. The Harley pump broke within a month.
Guess where it was made. Hint, think Egg Foo Young !
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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i also fell victim to getting one......... easy to use, the dealer here gives 10% off for veterans, and 5% off for purchasing accessories while your bike is being serviced (in my case it was getting the tour pack cushion replaced under warranty)... so i got a total of 15% off a 49.99 pump, can't complain to much about that.

i've used mine about 4 times, changed pressure to see how the ol lady like the different ride. is it worth 50 bucks, doubt it... is it kinda handy... gotta admit, that yes it is!
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 09:26 PM
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Now that we determined that the pump is worth the $50 I know that the older bikes used less pressure than the new ones. What is the pressure you are running in what year Harley carrying what weight?
 
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