suspension

[RitchieJ]

I've got a 2007 XL 1200R sporty. What can I do with regard to suspension. There's no obvious Harley parts to beef up the front or rear suspension. I know I can do fork oil change on the front but not aware of any other front end improvements. Are there any non Harley rear shocks that I can use to make transporting wife and luggage smoother?

Cheers Rich

[grbrown]

Hi Rich,

I don't own a Sportster, but there are many possibilities available from the 'alternative' Harley catalogue!

In the front end you can fit progressive-rate springs, also Race Tech emulators. The springs will improve ride and the emulators damping control.

At the rear end different brand shocks include Hagon and (the confusingly named) Progressive, both of whom also do the fork springs.

Do a search, as this topic comes of often and has been covered here quite recently. There is an alternative front damper device, but I don't recall its name.

I have Fournales air shocks on the rear of my dresser, which is a further alternative for that end.

[Urrell]

I have the Progressive 412 heavy duty on the rear of my 1200C and am very pleased with them. Old ones were 11 3/4" and I replaced them with 12". Yours are a bit longer. Also have replaced the front springs with Progresive springs and 10w synthetic fork oil and it has transformed the ride and handling.

They are available from one of the members here. I can recommend them.
http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.c...-discount.html

[grbrown]

Thanks Urrell. Taking a short cut to answer Rich's query, he can do worse than take the simple choice of Progressive both ends, or Hagon ditto. Save a lot of messing around!

[RitchieJ]

Thanks for the feedback and some of the previous threads have been useful.

Cheers
Rich

[wizhard]

hi.
im thinking of upgrading the suspension on my 08 sporty 883 and have been looking at the Hagon ones, i would welcome opinons on whether its worth paying the extra for adjustable damping and what is the benefit of the nitro shocks?

cheers mike

[devon.john]

Hello Mike

i was taking to SYMONDYNA at Talgarth he is the man who has been tuning his fxdx
for the drag strip theres a big wright up on the twin-cam posted .
he is running the hagon nitros and is very pleased with them,
( hes on his way to Spain today so i doubt if he will catch this and answer himself)
i am not sure he mentioned the suspension in his right up??
But yes they are good

john

[grbrown]

Mike,

There are two other Sportster threads in recent times on the same subject, so scroll back to find them - one imaginatively also named 'suspension'! Look also at the other model forums, as the answers given are applicable to pretty well every model.

Get yourself your favourite tipple and have a browse/search!

[wizhard]

Originally Posted by grbrown

Mike,

There are two other Sportster threads in recent times on the same subject, so scroll back to find them - one imaginatively also named 'suspension'! Look also at the other model forums, as the answers given are applicable to pretty well every model.

Get yourself your favourite tipple and have a browse/search!

just ordered a set of custom rear shocks and progressive front fork springs from Hagon, will post my opinion on them when i have had them on the bike for a while, thanks for answers to my first post on this subject.
Mike.

[grbrown]

Originally Posted by wizhard

just ordered a set of custom rear shocks and progressive front fork springs from Hagon, will post my opinion on them when i have had them on the bike for a while, thanks for answers to my first post on this subject.
Mike.

Mike,

Judging by comments from other owners of them you have made a good choice! Look forward to hearing more.