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Shocks are easy, Progressive brand, order heavy duty springs. If you want stiffer and the rear raised a couple inches to improve the ride and handling, order ones for a VS800 Intruder.
2009 had drag bars stock, right? Plan to change them out, they are okay in town but absolutely miserable for any real riding. You're going to want higher and/or wider.
Mix screw may or may not help... elevation matters. The higher up you live, the better the stock set up works. If you are under 1000' in elevation, plan on some jetting work. Plus one on the pilot jet should be close. I run a 155 main, 55 pilot, and at 420' elevation, it is alright, at the 700 and something feet I used to live at, it smoked like an old 2 stroke diesel V8.
And plan on an immediate tire swap, the factory IRC set is pretty iffy brand new, a few years of drying out will likely let the front tire crack down to the cords. We just had a site member go down hard from tire issues on another bike.
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