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Stock Harley air assisted rear shocks
« on: May 25, 2015, 04:07:57 PM »
What does the air pressure do in the air assisted rear shocks?
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Re: Stock Harley air assisted rear shocks
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2015, 04:51:57 PM »
Quote from: CVO Couple on May 25, 2015, 04:07:57 PM
What does the air pressure do in the air assisted rear shocks?


Make them suck a little less than they otherwise do when properly pressurized.   But not much...
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Re: Stock Harley air assisted rear shocks
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2015, 05:09:42 PM »

Basically the air supplements the spring, and adding air increases both the preload and the spring rate.  In theory, a pretty good idea.  In actual practice by Harley, not so great.

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