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Air pressure in Street Glide rear Shocks?

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Old 12-23-2008 | 01:27 PM
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Default Air pressure in Street Glide rear Shocks?

Just a question for my fellow street glide riders.

What PSI do you have in your rear shocks?

I'm 6'1" and weight 205 and have the factory recommended PSI (8-10 psi)in my rear shocks and it sometimes still bottoms out no matter what speed I'm riding at.
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 01:30 PM
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5'9", 205 lbs and 10lbs front and rear, except when they bleed out. I'll look for the leak one day!!!
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 01:45 PM
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Salers guy from local HD said that for best comfort try 15lbs for single rider and 20 lbs if taking a passenger (I split the difference at 18 and bike rides great!)
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 02:01 PM
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I run 15 solo and 23 with wife (I'm 205 and she's 125)
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 02:03 PM
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1 up ...12#. 2 up....20#
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 02:14 PM
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I'm 6' 1" @ 215lbs and I run 15 psi solo.
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 02:24 PM
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approx 20 lbs all the time, one up or two.
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 02:48 PM
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I'm 190, I like 12lbs.
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 03:09 PM
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I run 15-20 usually, loaded heavy and two up may go close to 30
 
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Old 12-23-2008 | 03:16 PM
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My Road King ain't much different.

16 -18 front

20-22 rear

I'm big so it works for me.
 


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