I bought hand held pump with gauge from Walmart. No problems works great and fits in saddle bag

 

+1 on the HD. precise, won't damage and easy to take with you

 

you will be pumping in non harley air, which will void your warranty. and will cause your bike to make very loud noises out of the exhaust, in an attempt to purge itself of foreign contaminants!!!

 

I bought one of those off brand pumps to save a buck. Waste of money compared to the HD pump. I now use the HD pump and wouldn't use anything else. Do yourself a favor, buy the HD pump...you won't be sorry.

 

I've only had my RG for 2 wks now. It had no air in the shock when I got it, I used an air compressor I got at Costco it has a guage and a quick release valve (no air leak) and it fills very slow, I put 10lbs in it and it does ride better. Anyway how often does the air leak out, how often should I check it?

 

I see new air shocks in your future. Not cool to use a air compressor on HD shocks. They are not built for that type of air use.

 

Is the pump overpriced for what it does? YES!

Is it still worth it to have over an off-brand? YES!

Just buy the friggin' pump and move on to more important things.

 

HD's looks to be made by Progressive. Pretty much the same price. Maybe somebody else makes it for both of them but I haven't seen who that might be. It is precise, easy, and lowers your chances of damaging the system. Just buy it.

 

The HD pump is a good well made tool . it won't lose air when you unscrew it.

I ran 26psi in my stock 13" shocks solo and 36psi two up .

I now have Bitchin Bagger 11" drop shocks .
They are stock shocks that were cut down ,diffrent spring ,diffrent oil, a stop so you can't bottom out on the fender and tear up your wiring harness like with lowering blocks

In theses air shocks i run 24psi solo 30psi two up.

Expermint with diffrent presures till you find what works best for you .
Check your manual for max presure for your year bike .

I think newer bikes max psi is 50lb ........40lb on older bikes.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

 

I think the SG can go up to 70psi. Gotta be a real fat bastard to need that psi, though.