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What are you Paying for Monotube & Chrome Lower Installation?

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Old 09-13-2011, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Progressive Suspension
Find it hard to believe one of the rally guys told you it was not his problem. We do share an install area with several other brands and often refer install questions to them, but anything to do with our product is ultimately our responsibility!

The original request for info was to help solve an internal question regarding time and $ alloted by a dealer for a Monotube install and how many of them are combined with chrome leg installs.
...I guess one of your guys at Laughlin was a ********.
 
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Originally Posted by Progressive Suspension
Find it hard to believe one of the rally guys told you it was not his problem. We do share an install area with several other brands and often refer install questions to them, but anything to do with our product is ultimately our responsibility!

The original request for info was to help solve an internal question regarding time and $ alloted by a dealer for a Monotube install and how many of them are combined with chrome leg installs.
apparently you didn't do installs at the last rally. I was surprised at the poor service too.
 
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Old 09-13-2011, 11:40 AM
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Tough crowd huh.
 
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Originally Posted by Progressive Suspension
We're curious... Have any of you done a Monotube kit and chrome fork legs install? How much did you spend (with install)?
HD dealer tech came over after work...1.25 hour install...$40 + beer & pizza
 
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Old 09-13-2011, 03:47 PM
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My bike weights over 800 lbs. Upgrading my suspension past where it is...seems like a waste. I'm draggin floorboards already!

Only thing I wish I could compeltely eliminate is the nose dive on braking.

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Old 09-13-2011, 04:45 PM
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Monotubes will cure that. No more brake dive. So find them a little firmer than they like though.
 
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Old 09-13-2011, 09:32 PM
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I charge 4 hours for chrome/black lowers on a fairing bagger with monotubes. 3.5 on a roadking.
If i supply the parts, i cover warranty. If the customer internet shops the parts, the warranty and labor is on them and their supplier. Of the few i have done, only had one set of defect monotubes.
 
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How much are the monotubes?

Special tool required to install?

Do they ELIMINATE dive, or just decrease it??

I do my own work.

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Originally Posted by HighLiner
How about I buy the beer and ride over and you can help me.
Where you at in MI? It might be very possible
 
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I had my local dealer remove the inner fairing on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra to have it painted to match the bike. While the fairing and nacelle were off I had them install the Monotube kit. They charged for 3 hours.
 
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