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[owl893]

Heat, as of yesterday Ohlins was in contact with several Daytona shops in an effort to setup local installers.  Progressive has approached Destination Daytona for the same reason. With 3-4 hours of tech time involved per bike, they both say that on-the-spot tent installs are not possible, although both will continue with rear shock installs. Neither promised they would have installation available, only that they are working on it.

OWL

[kmh364]

OHLINS HD-357 remote reservoir gas-charged fully adjustable/rebuildable rear shocks are without equal...both in quality and price....> $1500/pair and worth every penny IMHO


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[SDCVO]

OHLINS HD-357 remote reservoir gas-charged fully adjustable/rebuildable rear shocks are without equal...both in quality and price....> $1500/pair and worth every penny IMHO


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Absolutely agree!!

[FlaHeatWave]

OHLINS HD-357 remote reservoir gas-charged fully adjustable/rebuildable rear shocks are without equal...both in quality and price....> $1500/pair and worth every penny IMHO


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What are you running in the front?

[kmh364]

Ohlins FKC-101 cartridge fork kit...$1k MSRP. They're  brand-new to the market and the 50 original kits imported by Ohlins USA are sold. There may be some left at authorized dealers.  Ohlins USA in NC says early Sept for restock. They're completely rebuildable and the best available at any price, IMHO.


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[kmh364]

One note: the shocks will fit any FLT-framed H-D, but the fork Cartridges are good up to '13. '14-up uses different forks. I'm told Ohlins is working on a kit for '14-up, but no release date info yet.


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[Jswerve]

Ohlins FKC-101 cartridge fork kit...$1k MSRP. They're  brand-new to the market and the 50 original kits imported by Ohlins USA are sold. There may be some left at authorized dealers.  Ohlins USA in NC says early Sept for restock. They're completely rebuildable and the best available at any price, IMHO.


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Are they really worth 1k??

[kmh364]

You bet!

FWIW, Traxxion Dynamics gets $1150 plus install for their cartridges, previously considered as the benchmark for Wings and H-D baggers


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[Jswerve]

You bet!

FWIW, Traxxion Dynamics gets $1150 plus install for their cartridges, previously considered as the benchmark for Wings and H-D baggers


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And these are supposed to be an upgrade over the Traxxion? How hard is installation?

[Banana man]

I have Progressive Monotubes in front and Progressive 944 shocks and did the Glide Pro Kit and mine rides smooth and handles like a sport bike, or at least as much as a Harley can handle like a sport bike.

Traxxion is the best but is way more expensive. I did the Progressive front and rear for less than just the front using Traxxion and the Progressive is almost as good.

[Jswerve]

I have Progressive Monotubes in front and Progressive 944 shocks and did the Glide Pro Kit and mine rides smooth and handles like a sport bike, or at least as much as a Harley can handle like a sport bike.

Traxxion is the best but is way more expensive. I did the Progressive front and rear for less than just the front using Traxxion and the Progressive is almost as good.

I'm most likely going to pair the HD premium cartridges in the forks with the already installed HD premiums in the rear.

[FlaHeatWave]

I'm most likely going to pair the HD premium cartridges in the forks with the already installed HD premiums in the rear.

Jesse,
I'm real happy with the HD Premium stuff.

kmh,
If the Ohlins forks were available when I was ready to upgrade, I would have probably gone that route F&R.

Honestly, I'm surprised how good the HD Premium stuff is...

[phato1]

I'm most likely going to pair the HD premium cartridges in the forks with the already installed HD premiums in the rear.

I have this setup in mine and I'm very happy with it.  Especially considering the somewhat moderate cost for a large improvement in the way the bike handles. 

[Jswerve]

I have this setup in mine and I'm very happy with it.  Especially considering the somewhat moderate cost for a large improvement in the way the bike handles.

Glad to hear. Thanks for sharing.
Did you do the install?

[phato1]

Glad to hear. Thanks for sharing.
Did you do the install?

I looked into doing it myself, then said to myself ...self you're nuts..... let the dealer pull all that stuff off - fairing,radio,gauges, all dem wires...And let them put it all back in... And while they did that I was out riding my '01 Fatboy.

Would've been cheaper obviously to do it myself, cost about 4 hours labor, but lately getting time to do anything is the challenge...And when there is some "downtime" I'd rather ride than wrench when I can.

FWIW both the wife and I have the HD branded VISA CC and you can probably guess how I spent some of those reward points    Since we refuse to carry any CC balance the reward points are like free money that we let accrue until there's enough to pay for all the stuff I want to get get done on the bike - wether service or just parts purchases