Pine wrote on 09/13/13 at 11:10:31:I found a set of 412's on ebay used for $170 shipped. So shock upgrade on the way.
I took the day off from riding the bike... I missed it and am back on today. Though we have a 20% chance of afternoon showers.
I keep getting more and more invested in this bike.
quoting myself.. how sad is that....
Shocks came in ... I just installed them. Took less time than to chew a stick of gum.. er I am still chewing that stick actually.
The new ones were the 11.5" so the seat has come up a tich'. Just waiting to cool off before I check it out.
I used the bumper mount towing dolly to lock the front tire, then just used a floor jack to raise up the rear tire. When the old one came off, the tire swung down to be the PERFECT size the for the new shocks. They simply slid into place. Kinda scary easy... something has to go wrong somewhere???
I ordered the tool to adjust the spring preload.. should be in in a few days. Then I can dial her in.
Before ( original shocks and tires)
After new shocks and tires:
Holding the front tire still: