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[Midnight Rider]

Thanks for the report, Chip.  Does Nancy's seem to be about where it was before they did the 'lowered' version?  Someone earlier had indicated that they thought the bike sat the same until you got on it and then is when you noticed the diff.......due to not compressing as much from the rider's weight.  Does it raise the front end or just restrict the compression?   :-\thanks, spyder

Spydy...not meaning to answer for Chip here, but the answer is no, it does not change the actual height of the static suspension, unweighted.  But weighted, the forks simply do not compress like they did before, with just the weight of the bike.  The ride is actually MUCH more supple than stock, but in no way stiff.  It just simply responds to everything on the road surface the way it should, giving better, more predictable control over the bike.  Just the fact that the front end doesn't take a nose dive when you get on the front brakes is worth it, IMO.  It is so good, that the Vrod felt sloppy after I had the SEUC done, so I had to get it done as well.  Even with the rake on the front end of the rod, with more "sticktion", the difference in that bike now is amazing.

With the mods I've done to my Ultra...Corbin seat (no sag), 18" front wheel with Metz 70 series tire, my bike, with the shocks fully extended, is probably 1/2 to 1" "taller", but with the Legends dropped all the way down, no problem with good foot contact when walking the scoot around.  I think we're about the same, with a 29" inseam.

I will never own another bike without the Traxxion, unless it is not possible to fit the cartridges.  From simply a safety standpoint, it's money well spent, IMO.  

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Spydy...not meaning to answer for Chip here,

Spydglide

YES to what TC said!

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[Twolanerider]

TwoLane, were you aware of the  bike being 'taller' also?  spyder

Spyder, for me at least the answer would be no.

I already had gone from 12" to 12.5" shocks in the rear when the bike was almost new.  They knew that spec from our pre-work conversation.  The mated to the front that rear at my request.  But it's such a small difference.  Even if it were marginally noticable there is so much other difference with the front end no longer diving and bouncing that I honestly never felt it. 

Only difference at all was a tiny difference in line of sight over the windscreen.  Even that difference was at highway speeds though. Not at a stop light.  And it's easy to attribute the highway difference to the front end no longer compressing as it did before under the pressure of the air against the fairing.

[miker]

Dang, I gotta git me sum!  Was it somewheres I read you can set up a date for them to switch you out?  I don't have room to lay the bike out for 2-3 weeks.   Driving up from Soflo on a Sunday and gettin er dun on a Monday might make more sense.   Whaddyall think?
Thanks for any guidance.

Miker

[SBB]

Dang, I gotta git me sum!  Was it somewheres I read you can set up a date for them to switch you out?  I don't have room to lay the bike out for 2-3 weeks.   Driving up from Soflo on a Sunday and gettin er dun on a Monday might make more sense.   Whaddyall think?
Thanks for any guidance.

Miker

Mike

Call them, they will work with your schedule!

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[twojay]

Dang, I gotta git me sum!  Was it somewheres I read you can set up a date for them to switch you out?  I don't have room to lay the bike out for 2-3 weeks.   Driving up from Soflo on a Sunday and gettin er dun on a Monday might make more sense.   Whaddyall think?
Thanks for any guidance.

Miker

Miker, I called and scheduled for Monday Sept 24 so that I could drive up on a Sunday and make it home late Monday night. I am scheduled to have conversion done first thing that morning and should be out of there by 12 or 1. It's nearly 700 miles - one way - but heck, just another road trip.    Actually I am looking forward to it as I need to get away and just clear the mind out a little. Good luck, JJ>

[miker]

Itsa little more than 600 miles each way for me too, but I think I will give it a shot.

Miker

[twojay]

Itsa little more than 600 miles each way for me too, but I think I will give it a shot.

Miker

If you schedule for the 24th I will see you there. Good luck. jj

[Chief]

If you schedule for the 24th I will see you there. Good luck. jj

Don't do that. It's a small shop and they really don't do a lot of on-bike installations. You'll be in and out quicker if there's only one of you there at a time.

[Twolanerider]

Starting first thing in the morning and out by 1:00 PM  .  We've given them some practice.  Some of us can remember when they weren't that quick on a Harley install.

[Chief]

Starting first thing in the morning and out by 1:00 PM  .  We've given them some practice.  Some of us can remember when they weren't that quick on a Harley install.

Yes, the early pioneers had it a bit tougher. Heck, if you'd gotten out by 1:00 we could have gotten in a good ride before dinner.

[Twolanerider]

Yes, the early pioneers had it a bit tougher. Heck, if you'd gotten out by 1:00 we could have gotten in a good ride before dinner.

As it was I barely got to ride to dinner .

They started on me at the crack of their opening bell.  If memory serves it was 7:00-ish before I got done that night.  I remember you had to take off to go meet the dinner group.  I had the restaurant plugged in to the GPS so thought this would be fine.  Then found out the boys had yanked the power plug on the GPS apart (oops). 

I found the place though.  And a good time was had by all .

[miker]

Yes, the early pioneers had it a bit tougher. Heck, if you'd gotten out by 1:00 we could have gotten in a good ride before dinner.

That's kinda the ideer.

[BUBBLEHEAD]

I've read alot about suspension height. Does anyone actually know what the lean angle difference is by raising or lowering. I really like the lowered look front matching stock lowered SERK ride height. Trying to decide if raising rear to match front is even noticeable on the road, or should I lower the front too match the rear. It really seems to me that with the suspension not sagging under load, that ground clearance might wind up the same as stock non-se RK? But then again I'm no engineer.

[Hoist!]

I've read alot about suspension height. Does anyone actually know what the lean angle difference is by raising or lowering. I really like the lowered look front matching stock lowered SERK ride height. Trying to decide if raising rear to match front is even noticeable on the road, or should I lower the front too match the rear. It really seems to me that with the suspension not sagging under load, that ground clearance might wind up the same as stock non-se RK? But then again I'm no engineer.

The SERK3 has a Profile Suspension, 1" shorter than a std. RK. The Traxxion AK-20 can be made in any height. Not sure what they did on the '08's. I used a 1" taller AK-20 and 330 mm BiTubo's, bringing the height back to std. RK height. Don't have specs handy, but you increase lean angle this way. And it's absolutely noticible by scraping the floorboards less, if you like twisties and leaning!

Hoist!