Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
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RE: Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
ORIGINAL: XTrooper3936
In my experience, air shocks have the ability to provide a smoother, more comfortable ride if they are properly set up. The key is having them pressurized to the correct psi for your weight/load.
In my experience, air shocks have the ability to provide a smoother, more comfortable ride if they are properly set up. The key is having them pressurized to the correct psi for your weight/load.
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03-14-2008, 05:37 PM
RE: Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
Thank you. The book say u can go so high and I set them at 35 psi. Whcih i sunder the limit.
Think is, mine keep leaking and leaking. I brought them to HD's and 1 will not bother with it and the other thinks they fixed it about 3 weeks having my bike but it is not fixed. I do not want to bring it back to them. When I got the bike back, items were missing from it. Sheesh!
So I was thinking about the springs..........
Thank you!
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Think is, mine keep leaking and leaking. I brought them to HD's and 1 will not bother with it and the other thinks they fixed it about 3 weeks having my bike but it is not fixed. I do not want to bring it back to them. When I got the bike back, items were missing from it. Sheesh!
So I was thinking about the springs..........
Thank you!
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RE: Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
Bro, 35psi is way to much, with that much air it'll feel like your riding on a hard tail.When ridingone up and no gear, IMO I'd recommended around 20psi. As far as leaking, mine and everyone I've rode with has an issue with their shocks leaking after a while, I suppose it's a HD thing. Hope this helps, Good Luck... "D"
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03-14-2008, 06:58 PM
RE: Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
Mine have never leaked or even lost air pressure, but I only ride with 4-8 pds. I just put my stock 13's back on after trying the Progressive 412's. The 412's were just too stiff for me and if I lowered the setting things would bottom out. After putting the stockers back on the ride seems much smoother and more comfortable, but now my bike looks like a stink bug as I lowered the front when I put on the 12" 412's! I want to try the Ultima 12" air shock, but can't seem to find much feedback on the ride quality.
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03-14-2008, 07:20 PM
RE: Which Give You The Smoothest Ride? Air or Spring Shocks?
ORIGINAL: harleykris
Mine have never leaked or even lost air pressure, but I only ride with 4-8 pds. I just put my stock 13's back on after trying the Progressive 412's. The 412's were just too stiff for me and if I lowered the setting things would bottom out. After putting the stockers back on the ride seems much smoother and more comfortable, but now my bike looks like a stink bug as I lowered the front when I put on the 12" 412's! I want to try the Ultima 12" air shock, but can't seem to find much feedback on the ride quality.
Mine have never leaked or even lost air pressure, but I only ride with 4-8 pds. I just put my stock 13's back on after trying the Progressive 412's. The 412's were just too stiff for me and if I lowered the setting things would bottom out. After putting the stockers back on the ride seems much smoother and more comfortable, but now my bike looks like a stink bug as I lowered the front when I put on the 12" 412's! I want to try the Ultima 12" air shock, but can't seem to find much feedback on the ride quality.
Harleykris, did you sell the 412's? How big of a person are you?