mines lowerd 11/2 in front and 1 in in the rear.looks great but the ride is what i would call sporty now.not really plush anymore.did i say it looks great though

 

I have 11.5 inch shocks in the rear and progressive monotubes -2 up front, bike rides great solo, I weigh close to 200lbs, if I ride anybody over 150lbs I tend to bottom out on big bumps, but I almost never ride anybody, (only 3 times in 2 years), and if you do the shocks instead of lowering blocks your rear wheel will not hit the fender or wire, and my front has never bottomed out or hit anything.

 

I lowered my 99 Eglide 2" in the front and 1.5" in the rear with Progressive 412; ended up with a very harsh ride due to the Progressives. I went back to stock shocks with lowering blocks and the rides much better. The difference in height, front to back does not seem to adversly impact handling. I have been considering the Bitchin Baggers shock mod, my questions is do you know what they change to do the lowering? How much harsher is the ride compared to stock?

 

06 Ultra....2" rear....2" front, the only problem I have is everyone who thinks I'm having problems!!

 

I suppose it depends on what kind of riding you do - if it's touring then don't do it, the ride SUCKS. If it's for show, ride quality is less important.

I had my '10 Limited lowered 1" front and rear on delivery, suffered through the first season, put Ohlins on the back (thanks, Howard) for this past season, and just got done raising it back to stock. I rode 34,000 miles this year and even though I'm 5'9" with a 28" inseam, I'll deal with the height issue rather than suffer the constant bottoming-out of a fully loaded touring bike.

 

I lower mine 5 1/2 inches every time i ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-xFf...Et6gIiuORwODcE

 

How do you do that?

 

air shocks... Arnotts, Legends, etc...

 

We usually ride 2-up and decided to go with the longer EG/RG shocks for a softer ride and better cornering clearance (right side compromised with the V&H Dresser Duals vs. stock). Takeoffs were only about $120 shipped on eBay vs. $400 aftermarket.

Easy to switch do but insignificant difference in looks to ever want to go back.

 

Oh yea... i forgot to add. I didn't lower my rear. It sits at 12" stock anyway. I lowered the front 2.5 with the progressive drop ins. I have no issues at all. Just recently switched over to the 21" front end and no ride difference. Only problem with lowering the front with the stock rim was the same as someone else said. It stood straight up on the stand which is scary . I put the 1" Shorter Arlen Ness Jiffy Stand. It sucks. No shorter at all. If anything i thnk that lowering the front like i did made the bike more reactive. I don't have bottoming out issues personally. It corners and leans at low speeds like a beast. Love it myself.





Oh yea... I know it doesn't look it but there is 5+ inches of travel in the frnt end available. It isn't going to hit the front fender unless i have a major issue.