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Put on my Progressive shocks today (Read 358 times)
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Reply #15 -
09/29/05 at 06:42:35
Very nice looking bike. I really like the black/chrome theme. That is what I want mine to be like as well.
I am planning to repaint mine with a pearl type black paint. I will wait for the middle of winter to do that though.
You have definitely earned a GOLD STAR today.
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Reply #16 -
09/29/05 at 07:00:42
Thanks Michael.
Just for comparison's sake...
Stock shocks at highest setting:
Progressive 412-4214C shocks at lowest setting:
Oh, and for anyone that is wondering, that is a .50 cal ammo box on the back. It's painted with rustoleum hammered metal black and padlocked. It may not be pretty but it's tough, waterproof, and just about the right size for some tools, basic spares, flashlight, first-aid kit, etc. It's mounted to the luggage rack with neoprene washers between the box and rack.
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1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
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09/29/05 at 19:17:20
Talking about black...two weeks ago when I went on the March of Dimes Ride there was a guy who had his Harley painted with the TUFF STUFF/RHINO LINING coating that is sprayed in the back of pickup trucks. It was very different seeing it on a bike but I liked it...a lot. That is one tough coating.
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Reply #18 -
09/30/05 at 08:49:50
Rob, that
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a nice looking savage! I bet blacking out the fork lowers would look pretty good too.
A lot of folks with rats also use the rhino hide stuff.
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Reply #19 -
09/30/05 at 10:52:17
vroom1776 wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:
Rob, that
is
a nice looking savage! I bet blacking out the fork lowers would look pretty good too.
A lot of folks with rats also use the rhino hide stuff.
Thank you. That might look good. However, I'm considering some black fork boots and if I put those on, I'd definitely want to keep the lowers as they are.
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1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
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Reply #20 -
09/30/05 at 11:44:47
Savage_Rob wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:
Thank you. That might look good. However, I'm considering some black fork boots and if I put those on, I'd definitely want to keep the lowers as they are.
I agree with you there. I am still very much thinking about the fork boots, but my lowers are already black...
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Reply #21 -
10/01/05 at 10:50:12
Savage_Rob wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:
Progressive Suspension
is a manufacturer of suspension products - a brand name.
Well, yeah, but "progressive" was also a type of spring/shock setup that was born in the early 80's with the popularity of off road and dirt bikes, I believe. Sort of a performance thing to have springs with progressive compression rates.
Anyway, your bike is looking good there, Rob. Looks like you could get a 24" tire in there now
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on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:
Well, yeah, but "progressive" was also a type of spring/shock setup that was born in the early 80's with the popularity of off road and dirt bikes, I believe. Sort of a performance thing to have springs with progressive compression rates.
I beleive your talking about the [glow=yellow,2,300]mono-shock [/glow]
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10/01/05 at 13:56:11
I beleive your talking about the [glow=yellow,2,300]mono-shock [/glow]
Not necessarily. Sure, some of the early single shock set-ups used progressive wound springs, but they were also prevelant in the traditional dual shock set-up as well.
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Reply #24 -
10/02/05 at 07:20:34
bentwheel wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:
I beleive your talking about the [glow=yellow,2,300]mono-shock [/glow]
Not necessarily. Sure, some of the early single shock set-ups used progressive wound springs, but they were also prevelant in the traditional dual shock set-up as well.
Yep. That is all that I was talking about.
I wonder if that is where the Progressive Insurance company gots its name....not
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Reply #25 -
10/02/05 at 07:55:49
The mono-shock I got for my SR500 project has a progressive wound spring.
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Reply #26 -
10/02/05 at 14:59:32
Yeah, that's why I capitalized Progressive to indicate a name rather than just an adjective.
Another note: Beside the need to adjust the headlight, I'll need to modify my
homemade bike lift
. It's now too narrow to lift the bike with the new height. I've realized just how often I use it instead of the actual hydraulic lift now that it won't work. I think simply adding a 2x4 to the side should do it though.
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1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
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Reply #27 -
10/03/05 at 18:27:20
These are progressive shocks made by Progressive - the 4207 is 105/150lb/in and the 4214 is 120/170lb/in 105 or 120 lbs to compress the first inch and 150 or 170 lbs to compress the last inch.
Rob, can you try to measure the lift the 12.5inch shocks produced over the stockers - looks to be 3 to 4 inches
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Reply #28 -
10/03/05 at 21:10:37
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on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:
Rob, can you try to measure the lift the 12.5inch shocks produced over the stockers - looks to be 3 to 4 inches
I'll see what I can do. It'll be pretty close anyway. I won't be able to be completely accurate without swapping back though.
I'll say this much: It was sure easy to get my hands inside the fender to reinstall my saddlebag supports with the bike leaning on the sidestand. The first time I did it, it was a knuckle scraper. If I'd lifted the bike the first time it would have been easier than on the sidestand - but not nearly as easy and it was this time on the sidestand.
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Edit:
The lift is almost exactly three inches. However, that's the difference between the stockers'
highest
setting and the new shocks'
lowest
setting. The ride is very different now. Bumps are not transmitted directly to your spine anymore.
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1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
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Reply #29 -
10/10/05 at 12:09:00
thanks rob - been trying to figure out which part number would lift the bike very little if any and still give
us some better shocks - I believe the stock spring rate is between 90 and 100 closer to 90 as best I can tell by coil count and wire diameter with about 2 inches of travel.
If you measure your stock shocks at rest (or just laying on the floor) are they 10" or 10.5" ?
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