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Help me decide...
09/18/13 at 09:59:25

Progressives...

these...
http://www.jcmotors.com/p-15027-progressive-suspension-412-series-11-chrome-r...

or these...
http://www.jcmotors.com/p-14906-progressive-suspension-412-series-115-chrome-...

150 lbs, 5' 9", occassionally ride double but not very often.
I've heard the 11.5" will jack the back up a couple inches but I don't want it to look odd...although I've also heard it improves front end handling...
kinda pricey so I want some feedback from those in the know...
Thanks!

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'06 lt Blue, Dyna Power pipe, air screw 2 1/4 turns, 52.5 pilot w/ bleed holes, 150 Main, 2/3 spacer, Pirelli MT66 tires, Raptor petcock, 412-4006 Progressive shocks

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Re: Help me decide...
Reply #1 - 09/18/13 at 10:26:36

Well, you need to do a little research before you decide. The stock shock has a very limited amount of travel - so the shock does not move much. The Progressive shocks probably have more travel - so even though it is a longer shock it might actually allow the wheel to rise up higher in the fender when fully compressed. Take the part numbers you are looking at, go to the Progressive website and find out the length of the shock when compressed. Take off you stock shocks and raise the swing arm up so that the distance between the shock mounts matches the compressed length of the shocks you are considering, and see if anything hits or rubs. You can buy some travel limiting blocks from Progressive that can be installed to limit the travel a little bit.

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Reply #2 - 09/18/13 at 11:03:40

Thanks...I should probably add that I have Pirelli 140/90 15 tires...the compressed length on both the shocks I'm looking at is 9 inches...

I wasn't thinking really of clearance issues (but that's a good point) more ride characteristics and I wanted to know if the 11.5 inch shocks would look goofy (only 1" longer but raises the fender 2")...

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #3 - 09/18/13 at 11:06:05 ...goofy is in the aye of the beholder... ... I think hardtails look goofy... ...
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #4 - 09/18/13 at 11:15:45 Thanks Serow for the reality check but anyone have input about what these do to the lines of the bike as well as the ride/handling? The goofiness factor is not the biggest priority if the trade off is great performance...
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #5 - 09/18/13 at 11:18:00 Use the search function and look through some old threads. There are plenty of photos of bikes that have longer shocks on them.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #6 - 09/18/13 at 12:43:22 Inch longer shocks don't mean inch higher More like 5/8 higher per inch longer shock
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #7 - 09/19/13 at 13:58:19 I just put the 11.5" shocks on... really, if you didnt know how it sat... you really wouldn't notice now. However the seat height is up about 1/2" ha I ran outside and took 2 pics: Before shot:
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #8 - 09/19/13 at 14:02:22 Thanks Pine. Good to know... I'm looking at some on e-bay right now and a guy near my home just posted some on CL...he's gonna check the model #/Spring rating for me tonight...he's asking 150.00 but I think I might try to get him down to 100.00...
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #9 - 09/19/13 at 16:26:31 Sorry bout' gettin' off topic but, pine the wife wants to know where you got those seats or did you stuff them?
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Re: Help me decide...
Reply #10 - 09/19/13 at 16:35:56

old_rider wrote on 09/19/13 at 16:26:31:

Sorry bout' gettin' off topic but, pine the wife wants to know where you got those seats or did you stuff them?

I posted about them when I got it done. Thats the stock pans that I had a guy re-cover. The guy that did it normally does boat seats... so he knows his stuff on weather and comfort. Those seats are now over a year old. The seats have all new vinyl, and two types of foam, including memory foam.
While he did his best and it is better... its still a 30 minute seat.

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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Help me decide... Reply #11 - 09/20/13 at 08:01:30 Thanks....
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