Any of you running progressive shocks,if so how do you like them?Here in the NorthEast,we have some major road obstacles,potholes sinkholes over culverts,etc.My stock RK shocks hit hard,was hoping for a softer ride.

 

Progressive 440's provide a nicer ride than the stock HD shocks.

~John

 

[sm=exactly.gif] Progressive 440's are the way to go.

 

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Progressive 440's have no rebound dampening and clunk (teeth jarring) when they top out.

 

I have never had any clunk whatever from the set I've run for the last two years,

The ride is awesome(WAY WAY better than HD air shocks)

~John

 

GOOD PRICE ON PROGRESSIVE 440's

 

To elaborate a little, I ride an 04 ROADKING CUSTOM

The Custom came stock with 12" Harley lowered air shocks. With those awful shocks it rode like a stagecoach. I could not believe how rough it rode regardless of air pressure.

My old 01 Heritage had a MUCH smoother ride which was not what I was expecting from a "touring bike"

I bought the Custom new, & after two weeks of being beaten half to death by those shocks I knew something had to change. On the advice of someone on the CVO message board(the CVO Electraglides came with those same crappy shocks) I ordered a set of 12" standard spring 440's. The difference in ride quality from that swap was night & day, the bike immediately bacame a true pleasure to ride. I no longer had to studiously avoid every bump & expansion joint in the road similar to riding my old rigid frame Shovel. On the CVO board, there are MANY MANY people using & highly recommending the Progressive 440's.

I recently swapped the 440's for the Draggin Bagger air setup thinking that would allow me to lower the bike at parking lot speeds(I am only 5'6" with short legs)& still have a smooth ride out on the road. That is not really the case however, the height adjustment works just fine but the ride is noticeably rougher & I'm not totally happy with it. Unfortunately, that seems to be the case with any of the air ride setups the more I research it. I know a guy with the Hi-Lo setup & it rides just like my DB setup, & I got an email from another guy late last night running the Legend setup. His comment was "I love my setup, but I can't really describe it as a cushy luxurious ride -it is definitely a harsher ride than a good quality standard shock setup)

When I get time, I will probably reinstall the 440 shocks.

~John

 

The 440's? I have a set of 416's on my 02 RK,put them on too late to try them out.My 05 RK is in need of a set,thank for all the comments. Dog

 

Love my 440's. I swapped out my lousy stock 12" Street Glide shocks for a set of 12" 440's (standard spring) and have been happy ever since. They definitely provide a superior ride.

Doug