bikingb wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:


Makes a remarkable difference once the rear suspension starts to work bit more doesn't it?

SirWilhelm wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Hmm, my Progressive shocks came with a spanner wrench for that purpose... similar to the one below.

Out this afternoon in the heat (92F) and riding around for 2 hours to see how the shocks played at the 3rd notch. Much easier that OEM-stock ones, and the height of the saddle was so nice when stopped at lights.
But, I did find a problem. With the increased angle to the ground of the kick stand, when I filled with gas while on the stand and then leveled the bike, guess what oozed out from under the cap?
Ch...... So I learned that we will fill up, with bike upright.
Did find a real hockey puck and will try to find some liquid weld or something to attach it to the kick stand. Depending on the resulting angle I might have to use two, but we'll try one first.
But the ride is noticeably improved!
Still not like in the car, but more like a 74 Ford Pickup.
Steering is so nice now. I am going to get either of the fork braces, as I could see and feel the front wobble at 70 on our fine roads here.
Came around a corner, at 15, and saw the loose gravel, straightened, but still had some rear slide. But stayed up and on the road, although did cross line into oncoming. Luckily it was a neighborhood street and no traffic on it.
Thanks for the help guys. Now to get some more miles and learning under the belt.
Oh, and with the new fender height, the saddle bag brackets were a breeze to put on. Did wish I had the racheted box end  set in metric, as it was a bit slow. I added two washers on each bolt and all tightened down nicely without going thru the nut.
Cheers
Bill

I have the fixed ones and really want the flex head ones. The fixed head ones I have have a switch to change direction so that they are not stuck going one way. I found the fixed head at Sears at Christmas on sale. Now waiting for next tool sale to get the flex head ones with the direction change flip changer. Sure beats socket wrench and head in a tight space (under the fender, etc.)
Bill

Regarding photos, I was going to take photos of making the lift, then decided 21F was too cold to mess around outside. There is the link in the Tech section that shows a Harley based one. I used wood on hand which was 2x6 and added one across the ends of the two bolted together. And I didn't drill a hole for the pipe all the way thru, I just mounted the flange with four good screws. If I were doing repais on a regular basis, I would add carpet to the cycle side, and maybe eye hooks for tie downs. And drill the hole for the pipe all the way thru, just to make sure it doesn't pull off in the middle of lifting. As to length they said four foot, but I made mine 3 feet and it was more than wide enough for the Savage. Again, if I was regularly doing mods where I needed to arinse the bike, I'd get more elaborate. But......

Here is the link from the tech section:
http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/bikelift.htm

Darned Texas weather. One day 85F and the next 21F.
I'm ready for spring.

4232c is for lighter loads the 4233c is for a bit heaver load - yes I had talked to them in the past and they won't discount it much if they don't stock it for some reason or other

I got mine from the same dealer, and they had them on eBay and I just watched for him to post the ones I wanted. Versus going to their store site.
Need to go ride, it has warmed here from 25 to 65F
Cheers