so i just put on my RK shocks and i went to check the air pressure and when i put the guage on the valve, small amounts of light oil came out. is this ok or do i have a problem?

 

from what others have said, if its just a small amount like im talking about lil drips then its all good...

your okay. But Put some air in and go have a beer or smoke and come back later and see if it holds air, if no then you have a problem

 

I have streetglides on my nightster, but mine leaked some oil in the box but not too much and i put them on and they're fine.

just see if it holds air.

 

ok thanks doc, when i put the psi gauge on it read just under 10 psi out of the box so i assume that they will hold air but im gonna put in more psi and try again. what is the max PSI you can put in these shocks?

also i read that the air you can put in/remove is not the shock itself, it is just the rebound or pre-load or something like that and the shock cant be adjusted, can anyone enlighten me on this?

 

no worries man, thats what we are here for.
- as far as the max air you can put it all depends on what year your shocks came from? i believe any shocks before 2007 the max is 30psi and anything after 2007 i believe the max is 60psi. I may be wrong on this but just to be on the safe side just put up to 20psi until your able to figure it out.

- you are correct, the SHOCK itself can not be adjusted it self. The air is there to act as a rebound for load thats put on the shock. So the more aire you put in, the stiffer the ride, the more you take out the more bouncier the ride.

- Now there is a company out there that you can send your shocks to and they will take it apart and shorten the springs to your desired preference. They seal it up and put new oil in and ship it back to you. the company is http://bitchinbaggers.com/.

 

With some help from a post from Certainteed and some one on one communication with DocHolliday, I put on my RK's from an 07 last night on my 09 Iron. Easily done, rides like a dream, and NO oil leak. I've heard from others about the minor oil leakage, though. No one seems to have any negative impacts from it. Good luck, and ride safe.

 

HEY DOCTREY!!!!

hows it going man? so you got them on huh? im glad you were able to get them on with no issues man. Ride safe and have fun bro.

 

Yea if they were shipped to you with the Schrader valves in the will leak a bit.

There are lighter / heavier weight oils you can mess with but bottom line they are preloaded for a 700+ lb bike.

I don't run any air in them when I ride solo or with a rider. They are off a Ultra and they ride great as is. Night and day difference thenthe shocks you see in my sig.


Enjoy!

 

thanks guys. the shocks i got are 12 lowering shocks from 2007. so small oil leak is ok. i removed all of the air from mine anyhow.

 

I hope you guys that are putting these BT air shocks on are investing in the hand pump to pump them up. The shock reservoir is real small on those shock and can be blown out real easy by applying air from an air hose.