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[knothead]

I installed the 940's a couple of months ago, Progressive advertises it will lower 1'' but the don't....so your leveling will remain the same.

My shocks rubbed the bags, so after riding a few miles make sure you check..

[Banana man]

JR, I put the standard height monotubes and 940's on my banana. I wanted to raise
the bike back up for more cornering clearance. The front is now noticeably higher than
the rear. My headlights now shine farther down the road on low beam and get bright lighted
by auto's sometimes. I also no longer drag the boards in the turns.

[TexasBowhunter]

So let me ask a stupid question here about the 940's
You say they are 13" eye 2 eye
You loss 1" when you sit on the bike
so now there is 2" worth of travel in the rear end?
paul

[JR]

So let me ask a stupid question here about the 940's
You say they are 13" eye 2 eye
You loss 1" when you sit on the bike
so now there is 2" worth of travel in the rear end?
paul

Paul, that is a good question. I thought my SEEG was 12" and they came 1" lowered front and back. My 12 CUSE sits higher. Especially noticeable when I first got on my Yellow Jacket and came to a light and put my feet down. I figured they were 13" eye to eye since that's what the Progressive site says about the 940's. You spurred my curiosity so I measured my rear shocks on my Yellow Jacket and they were 12 1/2" with 30 psi of air in them so they are probably 12" with no air. I guess the difference in height comes from the larger rear tire and seat on my new bike! Anyway I should be good since I'm going with the standard height monotubes. Thanks for asking a good question!

[TexasBowhunter]

I must be slow
I still can't grasp what progressive is saying here

"Specifically designed to deliver a comfortable ride at a 1" lowered stance. Built around our "Best in Class" IAS technology, The Ultra Touring shocks utilize all the suspension travel provided by these 13" eye to eye units, but provide a 1" lowered ride height. The unique Ultra Touring spring combination not only delivers a lowered ride height while its being ridden, but also while its on the side stand."

they are 13" oval
They give the bike a lower stance when ridden and when its on its stand
So how much travel do they have total?
Whats the lighter spring used for? To me it doesn't seem to serve any purpose...
I may not be seeing the full picture here so please excuse my slowness...
paul

[Midnight Rider]

JR,

Refill forks with SE fork oil,,, nice improvement, takes the "dive" effect out and handles slightly better too. 

Ride for the Son

With the Progressive Monotubes, that is not a good idea.  The SE fork oil is a higher viscosity than recommended for the monotubes or any other full cartridge front fork.  In a stock fork, the SE oil will indeed take some of the dive out of the front end, but at the expense of overall ride quality.  You take away what little responsiveness the stock forks are capable of with heavier weight oil.  For example, the ability of the fork to absorb a sharp edged bump in the road, like is so common when going from the road surface to a bridge's surface.

[Mr D]

With the Progressive Monotubes, that is not a good idea.  The SE fork oil is a higher viscosity than recommended for the monotubes or any other full cartridge front fork.  In a stock fork, the SE oil will indeed take some of the dive out of the front end, but at the expense of overall ride quality.  You take away what little responsiveness the stock forks are capable of with heavier weight oil.  For example, the ability of the fork to absorb a sharp edged bump in the road, like is so common when going from the road surface to a bridge's surface.

 

[naitram]

I must be slow
I still can't grasp what progressive is saying here

"Specifically designed to deliver a comfortable ride at a 1" lowered stance. Built around our "Best in Class" IAS technology, The Ultra Touring shocks utilize all the suspension travel provided by these 13" eye to eye units, but provide a 1" lowered ride height. The unique Ultra Touring spring combination not only delivers a lowered ride height while its being ridden, but also while its on the side stand."

they are 13" oval
They give the bike a lower stance when ridden and when its on its stand
So how much travel do they have total?
Whats the lighter spring used for? To me it doesn't seem to serve any purpose...
I may not be seeing the full picture here so please excuse my slowness...
paul

it sits like a 12" the light spring will allow the shock to uncompress the extra inch back to 13" during rebound

[Hotrod50]

I installed the 940's a couple of months ago, Progressive advertises it will lower 1'' but the don't....so your leveling will remain the same.

My shocks rubbed the bags, so after riding a few miles make sure you check..

What did you do about the rubbing problem?

[ultrafxr]

With the Progressive Monotubes, that is not a good idea.  The SE fork oil is a higher viscosity than recommended for the monotubes or any other full cartridge front fork.  In a stock fork, the SE oil will indeed take some of the dive out of the front end, but at the expense of overall ride quality.  You take away what little responsiveness the stock forks are capable of with heavier weight oil.  For example, the ability of the fork to absorb a sharp edged bump in the road, like is so common when going from the road surface to a bridge's surface.

Terry, I don't know how much (if any) difference the oil makes when using the Progressive Monotubes.  Progressive told me the cartridges are sealed units with gas and do not use oil for damening.  The only function of the fork oil when using the Progressvie Monotubes is to provide lubrication for the moving parts.

[JR]

I sent an email to Progressive Saturday and asked if I can use the Standard height 31-2500 Monotubes with the 940's on my FLHTCUSE7 without any handling issues or should I go with the lowered Monotubes. Here is his reply:

If you do not need to lower the front end much for your personal interests what I would do is run the 940 on the rear and the standard 31-2500 on the front and leave out the preload spacers. That will drop the front end about 1/2 inch and set it up perfect and it rides really great.

Frank van Es
Inside Sales Manager
Progressive Suspension
714-523-8700 EXT 259

Again it's too late to call but I have some questions. First, when you go to Progressive site and click on "what fits my ride", it shows 13" shocks but it doesn't show Screamin Eagle models. It groups FLH and FLT together, even when I type in my 05 SEEG which I know had 1" lowered from factory. I figured my shocks on my 12 CUSE was 13" some here have said there 12". Does anyone know for sure?  I call Progressive tomorrow and see what he says.

 

[naitram]

JR that's the setup i have. the full height front tubes without the spacers. and 940's in the back.

i barley scraped anything on the dragon with that setup. where in the past with lowered front and rear i used to shoot sparks through every curve.

[JR]

JR that's the setup i have. the full height front tubes without the spacers. and 940's in the back.

i barley scraped anything on the dragon with that setup. where in the past with lowered front and rear i used to shoot sparks through every curve.

Thank ya! Thank ya! That's the info I was looking for!

[Fired00d]

JR that's the setup i have. the full height front tubes without the spacers. and 940's in the back.

i barley scraped anything on the dragon with that setup. where in the past with lowered front and rear i used to shoot sparks through every curve.

He sure has.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[sled dog]

 Jr,

Not trying to jack your thread but can someone tell me if the 940's ride significantly better than OEM's? I'm considering new rear shocks for my 2011 and would appreciate any feedback.  Thanks in advance.


Jerry