My dyna has works shocks and race tech forks and my Ducati has ohlins and it is my canyon carver

 

Me too, but it is oh so much fun to be able to keep with or pass so-so riders of sportbikes on tight twisty roads while riding my pig-*** Harley.

 

what kind of shocks are you running lucky dave? I have the works fork springs and progressive 412's in the back, but made the mistake of going with 12" shocks. Damn! Guess there are 14.25" progressives I want to try, might be a little tall though, if there is such a thing.

 

I have Works Performance on the back.
If I had it to do over I would spring for Ohlins like I have on my Aprilia and ZRX.
They're expensive, but you get what you pay for.

 

Ohlins are the shiznitz. Methinks they may be of relatively little value for ginormoosely heavy Harleys, particularly when it would take a huge dump of $$$$$ to address the weak flex-frame issues of the Harley beast.
I suppose any incremental step is better than anything stock on these porkers however.

 

The Ohlins 36PRCLB 340 plus/minus 5 mm(13 3/8") with 88mm stroke and front fork drop-in cartridges on my 06 StreetBob made it possible for this old fart to stay with a couple of good riders on their Triumph Speed Triples last summer at Deals Gap and surrounding roads. The Tru-Track took care of most of the 'hinge in the middle of the bike', and the shocks made all the difference in the world. I never knew I could ride a Harley like that until I upgraded the suspension to Ohlins. Not cheap but what a helluva difference. No more scraping on the corners and a lot more confidence. Jay

 

Music I tell ya to mine ears
Way to represent that Harleys can have some capability and act almost like real motorcycles on twisty roads. So often you see a gaggle of bad-boy Harleys holding up granny in her '68 New Yorker and about a dozen other Sunday drivers out for a leisurely and slow drive on twisty roads.

 

Am building a FXDB into a FX/XR. Should be a real fun bike.
After a lot of lookin around, Ohlins are the way to go. Check with Howard at motorcycle metal, a HD Forum sponsor. He's some kind of suspension Guru. Uses Ohlins and can build you what you need - for a decent price. For the performance minded rider, the suspension and tires are not the places to cut corners or pinch pennies as your a$$ is on the line, or on the road. Your nickel, your choice.

 

I used 13" Air shocks from a Touring bike:


Although I am still dragging the stock exhaust, it is a big ride improvement for minimal cost (<<$100). It helped to lift the jiffy stand too:

Added 1/2" aluminum block on the bottom. Keeps it from leaning too much.

 

Mud has a great write up on lengthening the front end which I plan on doing myself soon. this will add for some more clearance in the corners.


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