Progressive shocks by bikers choice
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jcmotors has them for 165.00 with free shipping. I havent tried them but I suspect they are like the prog 412's which are comparable to stock on a dyna. Id do some research before ordering the heavy duty shocks, theres a lot of posts on the dyna forum about them having a harsh ride
http://www.jcmotors.com/csearch.aspx...hoice%20Shocks
http://www.jcmotors.com/csearch.aspx...hoice%20Shocks
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Those look like what I just put on my FLTR. Mine aren`t bikers choice brand, but they look about the same. The stock air shocks were POS`s for me, the air would blow out of them and I would be bottoming out over bumps all the time, no matter how much air I put in them.
The Progressive's with HD springs gave me just what I needed, more pre-load, no more bottoming. Next step for me is the fork springs for Progressive and my bagger will track like a sport bike in turns.
I am pleased with them, they are doing what I need, were low cost, and I installed them myself n about a 1/2 hour with a borrowed torque wrench
BTW I have Progressive 412`s w/ HD springs I paid about the same price.
http://www.progressivesuspension.com...ies/index.html
Hope this helps
The Progressive's with HD springs gave me just what I needed, more pre-load, no more bottoming. Next step for me is the fork springs for Progressive and my bagger will track like a sport bike in turns.
I am pleased with them, they are doing what I need, were low cost, and I installed them myself n about a 1/2 hour with a borrowed torque wrench
BTW I have Progressive 412`s w/ HD springs I paid about the same price.
http://www.progressivesuspension.com...ies/index.html
Hope this helps
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I will never be willing to pay the price for top shelf shocks. I can't possibly justify the $$ for a minor improvement in ride. I will pay 200.00 for a minor improvement. If you have the coin for high dollar shocks, that's fine by me, but personally, I could spend those dollars better elsewhere.
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I will never be willing to pay the price for top shelf shocks. I can't possibly justify the $$ for a minor improvement in ride. I will pay 200.00 for a minor improvement. If you have the coin for high dollar shocks, that's fine by me, but personally, I could spend those dollars better elsewhere.
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On your touring bike $188 shocks will ride like...$188 shocks. Might even be worse than stock HD - do yourself a favor & invest in something that's going to "improve" ride vs. negate.
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I use to fell the same way, "There is no way a $700 pair of shocks are that much better" boy was I wrong, before our summer trip from Chicago to Key West my wife bought me a set of 944's for my birthday, where have these been all my life! the ride is like night and day, even in the Chicago area with our great roads, I have yet to bottom out with me and her on, me=240 her=165, this is the best upgrade I've done, and I've added a lot!