A little Lean Angle fun

[warp9.9]

Scott; now that I have the chance to upgrade. 13 or 12.5? 444?

I'd stay with 12.5 and go with a adjustable high speed dampening not that progressive junk.

 

[Claviger]

I was under the pression 440s would not be serviced by Progressive any longer, if they do still, that's great for owners of them.

There were a couple times we came flying out of one curve, down the straight and I had to brake hard to keep from hitting you because I wasn't expecting you to do just that. One time I found the point where my ABS and traction control kicked in in Dynamic Pro ride mode.

Yeah, no matter how much power a rocket has, it's still got to throw out the anchor for tight turns lol.

Funny bout the ABS, it sure is nice to have isn't it (especially the fancy ABS you have!).

Hopefully going to a 200mm rear tire will let me track around corners faster with less angle required.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Progressive will only repair 440 shocks on warranty if you have the original purchase receipt. They will not repair them if you offer to pay them.

 

[1K9]

Progressive will only repair 440 shocks on warranty if you have the original purchase receipt. They will not repair them if you offer to pay them.

These things are at least 20 years old. They'r toast.

 

[Ishrub]

Other specialist suspension shops should be able to rebuild virtually any shock though I think.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I tried that route. I was turned down by several reputable re-builders because Progressive won't sell the needed parts even to shops.

Kind of makes me reluctant to purchase any new Progressive shocks.

 

[1K9]

Other specialist suspension shops should be able to rebuild virtually any shock though I think.

I would not even know where to start. These 440 are cheapoes. The rebuild will be more that what they cost me.

 

[Claviger]

Shock Math, because I'm curious for myself:
Progressive 444s - $600
Wilbers 540 - $780
Wilbers 640 - $981
Wilbers 642 - $1502
Nitron - $1100
Hagon Nitro - $592
Hagon 2810 - $335 (what are they smoking over there)

Colors etc add to cost for each. The 2810 is stupidly inexpensive, no idea how it rides, but its adjustable for damping and pre-load with buyer selected length and rate, pretty serious deal for $335.

Here's the interesting part, service cost and availability. Getting 4 years / 40k Miles, per service is a lot from what I've been told by the service guys for suspension, they seem to think we should do it ever 2/20k at least. So if you figure the cost of ownership including the first service or replacement in the case of the 444s, the Hagon's truly stand out as a serious value for the dollar and the Wilbers start to run away from the group because of service cost (especially on the 642s...).

Knowing none of us religiously service our suspension as often as the pros say we should, totally including myself in that, the 444s, Nitros, and 540 are fairly closely priced. I suspect the 444s would be the most comfortable, then Nitros, then Wilbers, but haven't ridden on Nitros to say. I can say the Wilbers will be far more sporty feeling than the 444s, at the cost of being far less comfortable lol. I am very curious about Nitros myself now, they offer a lot of length options and a wide range of spring rates...

 

[1olbull]

Scott; now that I have the chance to upgrade. 13 or 12.5? 444?

Not Scott here, Rick, but stay with 12.5".
No need for you to have taller than OEM length.

 

[1K9]

Not Scott here, Rick, but stay with 12.5".
No need for you to have taller than OEM length.

Yeahhh gota fit a larger CarTyre in there.