For professors!!! Shock travel comparison
#11
OP
Is the preload adjusted to the stiffest setting when two up? If not then that will fix it unless you are over the GAWR. Last camping trip I did I was one pound under GVWR and with my preload set all the way up I never bottomed out for 1500 miles.
Is the tire taller than stock? Are you still riding on the factory softest preload setting? If you are loading the bike heavier than GVWR or GAWR then no shocks will help you. First thing we need to know is the exact weight you are putting on the rear axle and if the tire is the same height or taller than it was designed for.
Is the preload adjusted to the stiffest setting when two up? If not then that will fix it unless you are over the GAWR. Last camping trip I did I was one pound under GVWR and with my preload set all the way up I never bottomed out for 1500 miles.
Is the tire taller than stock? Are you still riding on the factory softest preload setting? If you are loading the bike heavier than GVWR or GAWR then no shocks will help you. First thing we need to know is the exact weight you are putting on the rear axle and if the tire is the same height or taller than it was designed for.
Ride 2 up = 340 Lb
Rear tire = 180/55/18 should be slightly taller than stock
Rear fender = aftermarket - looks flater vs stock
The amount of tire mark that i see on the inside wall indicates a few milimeters of contact.
I noticed the tire mark on the softest, second and third (less). No touch on the hardest setting...my back was gone.
if an air 12" stock has less travel (better quality travel) than my stock 12" i may be ok.....same comparision for the 412.
.....if mathematics will not solve this....then i will go for taller
Last edited by LeonidasIssopoulos; 11-01-2013 at 12:14 PM.
#12
Ride solo = 199 Lb
Ride 2 up = 340 Lb
Rear tire = 180/55/18 should be slightly taller than stock
Rear fender = aftermarket - looks flater vs stock
The amount of tire mark that i see on the inside wall indicates a few milimeters of contact.
I noticed the tire mark on the softest, second and third (less). No touch on the hardest setting...my back was gone.
if an air 12" stock has less travel (better quality travel) than my stock 12" i may be ok.....same comparision for the 412.
.....if mathematics will not solve this....then i will go for taller
Ride 2 up = 340 Lb
Rear tire = 180/55/18 should be slightly taller than stock
Rear fender = aftermarket - looks flater vs stock
The amount of tire mark that i see on the inside wall indicates a few milimeters of contact.
I noticed the tire mark on the softest, second and third (less). No touch on the hardest setting...my back was gone.
if an air 12" stock has less travel (better quality travel) than my stock 12" i may be ok.....same comparision for the 412.
.....if mathematics will not solve this....then i will go for taller
Good luck, let us know if you het it fixed.
#13
I suspect that custom rear fender is sitting closer to e tire than the OEM fender, which makes it impossible or anybody to compare to their bikes.
#14
If your bottoming out you need more preload, heavier springs or longer shocks. In your case I would start with longer shocks. Even with longer shocks compression dampening is going to play a major role on how smooth the bike is going to ride. Genneraly speaking the more you spend the better your bike is going to handle and the better your *** is going to feel. More travel with quality dampening is the cats meow
#15
Than you guys,
yep, i think should go taller, either 412 12.5" or air-shocks 12.75".
One would expect that the builder that widen the rear to 180, and changed the fender should have forseen this.....never the less nice challenges to have....and harley friends to share with.
Most people so far point out air shocks!!!
yep, i think should go taller, either 412 12.5" or air-shocks 12.75".
One would expect that the builder that widen the rear to 180, and changed the fender should have forseen this.....never the less nice challenges to have....and harley friends to share with.
Most people so far point out air shocks!!!
#17
Genneraly speaking the more you spend the better your bike is going to handle and the better your *** is going to feel. More travel with quality dampening is the cats meow
#19
And high quality shocks don't actually cost a lot. If we keep our bikes a long time, quality shocks will give a quality ride for a long time and give back what they cost. If on the other hand we like to change bikes often, quality shocks can be swapped from bike to bike.