The Progressive 444 shocks went on without the need to add any inserts in the bushings. Preset them with two bars of preload. The manual talks about rings. There are bars and grooves. As long as they are similar I think it is OK. Very little sag upon sitting on the bike. Felt kind'a stiff until I got to take some pumps. The road harshness is just gone. The rear arm swings but the bike does not. I like them. They are pricy but my back is saying thanks just on a 1/2 hour ride. If you are riding stock shocks on your Rocket do yourself a favor and spend $600 bucks on a set of these.
Tomorrow Ill work on the stepper linkage removing mod and reconnect the motor and wash the Rocket. It is filthy. It would make Ms Wendy proud.
Pay attention from 2:20 on.
2:40 on is like my bike currently, too stiff back, too soft front and I suspect 95% of Rocket 3s are in the same situation particularly since they come setup that way from Triumph (though not as drastically off balance as mine).
Pay attention from 2:20 on.
2:40 on is like my bike currently, too stiff back, too soft front and I suspect 95% of Rocket 3s are in the same situation particularly since they come setup that way from Triumph (though not as drastically off balance as mine).
Thank you for the great post. I need to hop on my bike and see how it behaves under load pressure. Only have the rear preload to play with but I can still balance the front and back compressing similarly under load. My front forks were very soft before the upgrade. Now they are soft early and then give me compression resistance. Less travel with early dampening. Ill play with the rear.
How about the tyre pressure? Should the tyres be ridden harder on straight slab and softer in turn to turn roads? I have noticed that when riding slab with a softer pressure tyre I loose confidence above 80 mph. The hard pressure tyre feels steadier.
Ill have an Exedra on the bike next time we meet so you can test drive it.
Pay attention from 2:20 on.
2:40 on is like my bike currently, too stiff back, too soft front and I suspect 95% of Rocket 3s are in the same situation particularly since they come setup that way from Triumph (though not as drastically off balance as mine).
I was not very impressed with this fellow's presentation.
He was also incorrect regarding the time between front and rear wheels hitting a bump at 50 mph with a 55 inch wheelbase.
Tis not a minuscule value out many decimal points, or into scientific notation.
55 inches = 4.583 feet
50 mph = 73.33 fps
4.583/73.33 = .06 second
I was not very impressed with this fellow's presentation.
He was also incorrect regarding the time between front and rear wheels hitting a bump at 50 mph with a 55 inch wheelbase.
Tis not a minuscule value out many decimal points, or into scientific notation.
55 inches = 4.583 feet
50 mph = 73.33 fps
4.583/73.33 = .06 second
Progressive currently has a backorder on 12.5 chrome 444 shocks. Given the state of everything right now, who knows how long before they are in stock. Could I go with 12s? It run a 55 read with pilot 5 in the front. Plenty responsive for me but would the 12in shocks cause any clearance issues?
444 Series Shocks feature Frequency Sensing Technology that dynamically adjusts damping as you ride; what this means is whether you’re hitting the small or big bumps in the road, the shock distributes oil through ports accordingly to soak up the hit making for an ultimately comfortable ride. A...
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BTW, Progressive is running a "buy 444 shocks get the fork springs free" right now.
444 Series Shocks feature Frequency Sensing Technology that dynamically adjusts damping as you ride; what this means is whether you’re hitting the small or big bumps in the road, the shock distributes oil through ports accordingly to soak up the hit making for an ultimately comfortable ride. A...
www.speedaddicts.com
BTW, Progressive is running a "buy 444 shocks get the fork springs free" right now.
HD springs may be to stiff to get proper sag unless you are 2 up and loaded for bear. just something to think about, being able to set sag or not, when we sit on bike and only get an 1/2in movement that isnt correct, 20 to 30mm is needed, depends on shock 1olbull put up the math earlier for this. Until rear is set for sag the front is gonna be off.
HD springs may be to stiff to get proper sag unless you are 2 up and loaded for bear. just something to think about, being able to set sag or not, when we sit on bike and only get an 1/2in movement that isnt correct, 20 to 30mm is needed, depends on shock 1olbull put up the math earlier for this. Until rear is set for sag the front is gonna be off.