Bitubo are a good option for a bang for the buck type shock. DK Customs does sell them. Pretty sure they set them up to your riding style as well.

 

Pro action and legend are made in the usa. I though progressive's were but again not a fan of their shocks. Like the other their cartridges are ok. I am not familiar with RWD.

Bitubo builds a nice shock. Mine are more plush than the pro actions and ohlins. Two up and loaded the pro actions perform a little better.

 

thanks man. Really looking at overall value front and back too. I’m not against mixing parts, just hard for me to wrap my head around progressive rears being crap but their fronts are good.

 

I guess I'm the odd man out.

I put the Progressive 944's on my 19 SGS.

Rode the stock shocks for about 2000 miles and hated them. Done some research and decided on the 944's.

I now have about 17,000 miles on the Progressive's and couldn't be happier.

More expensive does not necessarily mean better.

 

my $.02 is the progressive rears are harsh and the fronts for the longest time were the only mid range choice. Re-valving and new spring the fronts being the lowest cost then progressives had the middle ground and then ohlins would be the high end and are priced accordingly. Now you have the harley cartridge fork option as well as legend. I had heard bitubo had a fork option at one point but I haven heard much about them.

 

Took a quick look at Ricoh and Pro Action. PA does have a front and rear bundle for a little over $1k. Seems like a viable option. Ricoh, not sure about fronts. They just show a little valve?

 

A lot of all this is subjective based on the ride you want.....

With the 944's I had them set up a couple of different ways. HD spring, standard spring. Just couldn't get them dialed in. Rode like a truck. I think a lack of damping adjustment hurts their design.

 

Proaction for the back and use a heavier fork oil in the front. If you don't want to mess around with the oil just install the Progressive monotubes in the forks.

 

with the stock system, it seems I’m either bottoming out or riding on a solid frame. There doesn’t seem to be a nice medium. The front dives into curves, but I just change my braking habits. If I’m riding aggressive, I know what to expect and how to compensate. I’m all for smooth. I’d be happy with a nice forgiving setup that could take some corners when I want to get on it.

 

the pro action combo isn’t much off purchasing what you said. Are the pro action fronts not viable?