New Rear Shocks Recommendations?
- reborn650
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I tend to ride alone and weigh 180 lbs. The only passenger brave enough to hop on the back seat is my son who weighs around 90 lbs. I tend to only drive around town with only the rare, short highway trip.
So what types of shocks should I be looking at? I would prefer a stock-looking, chrome shock to keep up with my sleeper look.
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You get harley shocks on it, you really will be riding a hog, sort of. . .
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They're 13.75 inches eye to eye.
I have them on the softest of the 3 settings and they are still on the firm side.
But then again, I'm comparing them to the original shocks that would bottom out most of the time. They are world's better than what was on my bike. Especially for the $30 I gave for them!
I'm around 210lbs
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I like the vintage Koni shocks also.
The 76 series pre-dates the 7610 series (Dial-a-Rides).
7610's are great and can be rebuilt (did a pair last year). There are 5 spring preload settings and 4 dial adjustable damping settings. They were originally made in Holland and IKONs come from Australia now. Koni USA doesn't even admit they ever made motorcycle shocks nowadays if you call them on the phone for example...ask me how I know. I can wholeheartedly recommend IKON Australia, as they are top notch folks. You can buy direct from them or find a US dealer.
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Bike On With Ikon...good recommendation!
I like the vintage Koni shocks also.
The 76 series pre-dates the 7610 series (Dial-a-Rides).
7610's are great and can be rebuilt (did a pair last year). There are 5 spring preload settings and 4 dial adjustable damping settings. They were originally made in Holland and IKONs come from Australia now. Koni USA doesn't even admit they ever made motorcycle shocks nowadays if you call them on the phone for example...ask me how I know. I can wholeheartedly recommend IKON Australia, as they are top notch folks. You can buy direct from them or find a US dealer.
Koni 76 series<br><br>Post edited by: neilage66, at: 2007/04/01 11:29
Koni 7610 series (dial-a-rides)
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Quite a few people swear by Progressive Suspension too.
www.progressivesuspension.com/
Then there's Works Suspension.
www.worksperformance.com/html/street.html
Don't forget the Son's of Metric Thunder.
www.sotmc.com/index.php
I've posted this before, but Koni rebuild kits are available from these folks who are down the road from me.
www.mgcycle.com/
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the IKON website, I've been looking to get repalcement shocks for mine and was unaware they were right on my doorstep.
Cheers,
Tony
B)Here is a link to Ikon's web site
ikonsuspension.com/
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