I am more than happy with my Burnout Cycles kit, which is high quality, adjustable. Slammed my XBNZ 2".

TedMan

 

I ordered this kit the other day and should be installed by this weekend or first of the week. Ill be sure to post pics and a review. Hopefully its as easy as advertised. Ill post back with results.

 

Look forward to hearing about the install. From what I have read not everyone is all that happy with 400 shocks anyway and want air ride. If this is as advertised I will order too. Curious if it rides like a log wagon after the install though. Bad thing is I have to buy a lift too!

 

Ive been watching this thread since it was written. My interest as spiked and I am REALLY currious to know how does it ride?

 

wow, not to dog this company but I wouldn't spend that kind of money when you can get lowering bolts for 20 bucks and they work just fine. There is a thread on here that is super detailed on how to install them, I did it according to those instructions and had no issues, no industrial press, no special tools.

just search and you shall find.

 

**i believe the primary idea for this "new design" is to lower your bike without having to remove the shocks at all. I looked at their web site and watched the video and that is my conclusion. This is the only kit i've seen that works like this. I would say a very simple install. The basic bolts, as cheap as they are, require shock removal and disassembly utilizing a press...or something similar. There is another kit available through jp cycles costing around a hundred bucks that require the shock to be removed but not disassembled. So...take your pick !! **

 

Yep the kit sold through JP is from Burnout cycles and is a pretty good kit. I ran it on my Fatty, my dad has it on his Heritage and im running it on my Luxe until I get off my *** pocket and spring for the Shotgun Shock. I run mine on the bumpstop. Nothing wrong with it and like said no disassembly of the shock required.

 

Got the kit early last week and finished installing it this weekend. I ordered the version of the kit where I you have to drill out the stock retainer cup yourself. They also have a kit where they supply the cups with bigger holes already. I didnt have a bit large enough so I had to get a step bit from work. You do have to raise the rear tire as far as you can to get in there to get the c-shaped spacers in and have room to tighten. That was a little tricky. I was using a motorcycle jack to work under. After they were installed it was all downhill. Very easy from there. We got a ton of snow early last week so it'll be awhile before I can ride it to see how hard the ride is. I will have some pics up later. The garage is getting cramped with the bad weather, so Ill have to take it outside for pics this week.

 

From what I can tell, the best feature of this lowering kit is that you don't have to deal with busting the rear shock bolts off. But you sacrifice adjustability.

I put a burnout kit on one bike and lowering bolts on another. I would do either of them again but if I had to choose, it would be the bolt kit. The Burnout kit was $109. The bolt kit was $20 + $20 for shop to install, shocks off the bike. In both cases I took the shocks off the bike. For one install, I was swapping the swingarm so took shocks and swingarm off as a set and then had direct access to rear shock bolts; a lot easier.

I know others have their own shock press or have rigged something to DIY the bolt installs. But even paying a shop to do it like I did brings the total cost to way under a kit cost.

I'd rather have the ability to adjust the height if I wanted, and enjoy the cost savings too, than to pay the extra coin for convenience on install. I have to get under the bike either way. I don't want to understate what a PITA the rear shock bolts are, but is it really worth $60-80 to you to avoid taking off two bolts?

Besides, you could DIY a kit like this for the cost of a few washers from Lowe's. Slip washers onto the front shock bolts where this collar attaches to achieve the desired ride height. The ratio is 1/4" on the bolt to about 1" in height. Yeah, you have to take the shocks off for this, but it's a lowering "kit" for under $5 and its adjustable.

Bottom line, I would pass on this lowering kit and go with bolts or the stupid-inexpensive washer method. It is a great concept but there are just too many less expensive alternatives out there that also give you adjustability.

 

Any of these lowering kits will work on any bike in the Softail family.