Buckster Posted February 25, 2024 Share Posted February 25, 2024 I think I am going to get some new rear shocks, I serviced the air shocks a while back and it improved them a lot but they are still crap for our lovely pock marked roads so it is time to get something better. I have done a bit of research, general consensus is that Ohlins are best but at a price that is just stupid, next best are less than have the price so I’m planning on getting a set of THESE. I’m pretty sure anything will be better than stock so these should be a major improvement, I’ll be running rings round sports bikes any day now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 25, 2024 Share Posted February 25, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted February 25, 2024 Author Share Posted February 25, 2024 On 25/02/2024 at 15:24, XTreme said: Expand This isnt for you. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted February 25, 2024 Share Posted February 25, 2024 I sold some Ohlins recently for a V-Rod . We had them to fit on a twin shock race bike but the project got shelved, the buyer was well chuffed with them . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted February 26, 2024 Share Posted February 26, 2024 On 25/02/2024 at 15:22, Buckster said: I think I am going to get some new rear shocks, I serviced the air shocks a while back and it improved them a lot but they are still crap for our lovely pock marked roads so it is time to get something better. I have done a bit of research, general consensus is that Ohlins are best but at a price that is just stupid, next best are less than have the price so I’m planning on getting a set of THESE. I’m pretty sure anything will be better than stock so these should be a major improvement, I’ll be running rings round sports bikes any day now. Expand Have you checked Nitron? They're similar in quality to Ohlins for motorsport, but cheaper and made in the UK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted February 26, 2024 Share Posted February 26, 2024 On 26/02/2024 at 15:26, Pedro said: Have you checked Nitron? They're similar in quality to Ohlins for motorsport, but cheaper and made in the UK. Expand I fitted a Nitron on my previous DR650, nice piece of kit . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 Will probably order my new shocks today, done my final research and taken a lot of advice and have come to a surprise decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 10:00, Buckster said: done my final research and taken a lot of advice and have come to a surprise decision. Expand So your junking the barge and buying a Honda then 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 10:05, boboneleg said: So your junking the barge and buying a Honda then Expand Go fuck yourself in the arse with your peg leg. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 It’s all very exciting, I will post pictures once I get them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 13:01, Buckster said: It’s all very exciting, I will post pictures once I get the steel girders. Expand So you're definitely going uprated then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 Once they are fitted I will go hunting for sports bike riders to humiliate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 17:28, Buckster said: Once they are fitted I will go hunting for sports bike riders to humiliate. Expand Why? Are you fed up with just humiliating yourself? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 19:39, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Busabeast ? Expand I don't ride a sports bike anymore its classed as a hyperbike apparently... Though not that he'd get anywhere near me given his hardly accelerates like it's tied to a large ships anchor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 19:43, busabeast said: I don't ride a sports bike anymore its classed as a hyperbike apparently... Though not that he'd get anywhere near me given his hardly accelerates like it's tied to a large ships anchor Expand You’d be faster even on a Vespa, dude! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 21:29, Pedro said: You’d be faster even on a Vespa, dude! Expand Shut it wetback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 17, 2024 Author Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 21:40, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Wetback.....? Mexican? Expand Yeah, well he is a Mexican. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 21:29, Pedro said: You’d be faster even on a Vespa, dude! Expand You have a point, what has to have gone through someone's mind when they've stooped so low and bought a bike that is slower than a vespa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 17, 2024 Share Posted April 17, 2024 On 17/04/2024 at 21:50, busabeast said: You have a point, what has to have gone through someone's mind when they've stooped so low and bought a bike that is slower than a vespa Expand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 18, 2024 Share Posted April 18, 2024 Only make that Hardley's have anything over on, is Hoover..... coz they can carry (2) dirtbags! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 18, 2024 Author Share Posted April 18, 2024 On 18/04/2024 at 00:33, YamaHead said: Only make that Hardley's have anything over on, is Hoover..... coz they can carry (2) dirtbags! Expand Getting trolled by a human toaster is a new low, even for me, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 18, 2024 Author Share Posted April 18, 2024 Despite all of your playfulness, I know you only do it because you all feel inferior to me. I have decided out of kindness to give you a rundown on my research process and what led upto it. When I lived in the colonies and bought the bike, the standard air assist shocks were never that impressive but were fine as the roads in the USA are damn well made, I had more concerns over the front forks and addressed this with single rate springs and better dampeners. I covered well over 30k miles like that and road all over the states. When I moved back to the U.K. I actually had use of a 950 Adventure for a year while a friend was working in S.A. so I left the Harley in storage in Georgia, the second year I had a Triumph Thruxton R which I really liked but wasn’t a distance bike, so I started making plans to bring the glide over. Almost immediately I realised that the rear shocks were no match for the pock marked cart tracks of Scotland but I soldiered on and eventually I decided to drain the shock oil and put a heavier weight in. This made a big difference but it was still far from good. So this last year I started researching rear shocks. I knew just about anything would be better than the standard units but the engineer in me meant I needed to learn all the differences in construction and price versus quality. I also wanted them sprung for my weight which is something that made a huge difference when I did the front end. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 18, 2024 Author Share Posted April 18, 2024 On 18/04/2024 at 09:59, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Don't know Buck , but I think whatever shocks you put on there your still going to be limited 2.5 inch of travel...there just isn't enough movement for the suspension to absorb the nasty stuff...layed back riding position... your still going to feel the impact directed to your spine... Expand That’s not correct for a number of reasons, but you will have to wait for the rest of my explanation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 18, 2024 Share Posted April 18, 2024 Definitely getting them setup for weight of you plus the bike will/should make some kind of difference, but you'll still be working to the limitations of the limited travel of the rear mudguard? Or isn't that going to be much of an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 18, 2024 Share Posted April 18, 2024 On 18/04/2024 at 12:40, busabeast said: Definitely getting them setup for weight of you plus the bike will/should make some kind of difference, but you'll still be working to the limitations of the limited travel of the rear mudguard? Or isn't that going to be much of an issue? Expand He’ll raise it a bit, go more sporty and have more travel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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