Has anyone revalved the stock suspension or gone to something like an an Ohlins or Progressives yet ? Or got benefit from a change of fork oil or pre-load adjusters?
My 18 is by far and away the best ride and handling HD I've owned but I have a bad back(Spondlylolisthesus) , so yea I ride then I suffer for a week or two, then next time I have mobility rinse and repeat sorta thing , trying to alleviate some of the down time .

 

Wish I could say I was the first to do these, but it will be awhile yet.
Hope you can get it sorted, having the bad back, but such a nice new bike that you probably can't stay off is a dilemma!

For those interested:

Looks like Ohlins are now mass producing new shocks and front end cartridge kits for the new M8 Softails.

FOUND HERE





ÖHLINS SHOCK ABSORBERS H-D SOFTAIL 2018-<br/>





ÖHLINS CARTRIDGE KIT NIX 22<br/>

Very trick.

 

Yea Bobs I've seen those and I'd say they are awesome man BUT I can't afford to go that way unfortunately so a revalve both ends or emulators even pre-load caps is about where I'm at man.
Got a ride in up my local range last night man,fooking awesome my back is smashed now though (worth it), scraping all the way around my favorite bends man,I grew up here on Dukes man , that's another reason for some suspension feed back too , I'd like to put the longer shock or lengthen the rear and use pre-load caps or stretch the front a little so I can sit up higher in the stroke and get a little extra clearance and suppleness. Gonna grind my left foot peg and shoe off if I don't.
One of the boys will upgrade soon I'd say and have feed back , I might ring my local suspension guy tomorrow and find out the score that way.
Cheers man.

 

Looks like Race Tech (racetechinc) are releasing a rear shock for the new M8 Softails in a few days.

May, or may not, be a cheaper option?




#racetech

 

Tasty !

 

hells no, man. hold out on them there... no. looks like a science experiment. hope you can find something. sucks to not be able get out.

 

I'd hope that's not the finished product , never seen any Race-Tech gear that unfinished so yea it must still be in the pipeline.

The Ohlins regular 46 line not the STX-46 I wonder of there's a shock there that might fit my Bobber.

 

http://www.bungking.com/shock-extens...oftail-models/

 

Yea there's a vid of a couple of guys fitting these up somwhere.

 

Some more info on the Race Tech M8 Softail Rear MonoShock.
Made to order, custom to weight/riding style etc.
Also custom lengths, ride height adjuster, hydraulic preload adjuster & rebound adjustment.
From $799.00.