Shotgun air ride....hehe
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Well i just got finished pulling out my stock/lowering bolt shocks. The left side was about 2 minute to get out. But that DAMM right side F**k F**K F**K!!!! I forgot what a pain in the a$$ it was to put in, just as much of pain in the a$$ getting it out. I almost grabbed a hax saw to cut the lowering bolt in half to get the shock out(it crossed my mind). But after time i finally got it...WHEW! I will post some pics when installed.
#32
Well i just got finished pulling out my stock/lowering bolt shocks. The left side was about 2 minute to get out. But that DAMM right side F**k F**K F**K!!!! I forgot what a pain in the a$$ it was to put in, just as much of pain in the a$$ getting it out. I almost grabbed a hax saw to cut the lowering bolt in half to get the shock out(it crossed my mind). But after time i finally got it...WHEW! I will post some pics when installed.
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#36
Well just got finished with install and did a short test ride.
I had 2 problems with install. First one was because of my stock lowering bolt shocks. I guess with the pessure of lengthened shock at about the last quarter inch or so when i took them out they agle was off so it flattened out some threads. So a tap was used to clean out some threads on my swingarm mount wich was a b*tch to get to(right side). But was fixed.
The second was the upper wirring harnes. Well i guess JD or who ever installed the molex plugs on the wires put male fitting on both ends. So i went to Radio Shack and my luck they had nothing to match. So i ended up cutting and splicing wires together. Can't even tell what was fixed. Problem solved.
Next....
I took a short ride...around 5-10 miles or so...It felt strange to me as i am used to a rigid lowering bolt ride.
It actually felt soft in the rear. System will adjust on the fly at any speed with no problems. Tried to hit every bump that i could find and ride was great. I even went to a parking lot and hit some speed bumps with bike raised up. Wouldn't think about doing that before. I am used to lifting my a$$ on bumps do to the bronco effect of lowering bolts. But with these(shotgun) the rear cruised over them with no problems.
It was only a short test ride so i still need to find the perfect ride height for me. It kind of wierd riding my bike due to a stiff front end(progressive + heavy fork oil) and a nice cadillac ride in the rear. I'll get used to though. I forgot what a nice ride felt like since i lowered my bike in the rear about 2 weeks after i bought it.
Although it took me about 7hrs. to install and run my business at the same time everything worked out great. Will post pics....
I had 2 problems with install. First one was because of my stock lowering bolt shocks. I guess with the pessure of lengthened shock at about the last quarter inch or so when i took them out they agle was off so it flattened out some threads. So a tap was used to clean out some threads on my swingarm mount wich was a b*tch to get to(right side). But was fixed.
The second was the upper wirring harnes. Well i guess JD or who ever installed the molex plugs on the wires put male fitting on both ends. So i went to Radio Shack and my luck they had nothing to match. So i ended up cutting and splicing wires together. Can't even tell what was fixed. Problem solved.
Next....
I took a short ride...around 5-10 miles or so...It felt strange to me as i am used to a rigid lowering bolt ride.
It actually felt soft in the rear. System will adjust on the fly at any speed with no problems. Tried to hit every bump that i could find and ride was great. I even went to a parking lot and hit some speed bumps with bike raised up. Wouldn't think about doing that before. I am used to lifting my a$$ on bumps do to the bronco effect of lowering bolts. But with these(shotgun) the rear cruised over them with no problems.
It was only a short test ride so i still need to find the perfect ride height for me. It kind of wierd riding my bike due to a stiff front end(progressive + heavy fork oil) and a nice cadillac ride in the rear. I'll get used to though. I forgot what a nice ride felt like since i lowered my bike in the rear about 2 weeks after i bought it.
Although it took me about 7hrs. to install and run my business at the same time everything worked out great. Will post pics....
Last edited by BLKnCHRME09Deluxe; 09-26-2009 at 12:51 AM.