What tires did you put on your big? I had a similar "wondering" experience a few years ago. On recommendation from my mechanic I sent with a tire that was supposed to be as good as a Battlax but less expensive. Made in the same factory.... we've all heard similar stories. The tire was fine except when I hit grooved pavement, then it followed the grooves. In Hawaii the DOT loves to put grooves in our highways. I replaced the tire after about 2,000 miles. What tires did you put on bike? Sean
On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:22:52 PM UTC-10, Alexander Press wrote: > As you may know, two weeks ago I left my side stand down and as a result > tipped the old girl over. My shocks blew and so I purchased a new (to me; > OEM, 8k miles) set of shocks to remedy the sticking rear end. Well, the > eBay shocks were terrible and the sticking was even worse. Defeated and > thinking my frame was bent I begin to panic. I found a pair of Emgo shocks > on Amazon for 80.00 + free shipping and figured it'd help determine the > state of my bike. A week later, here we are. > > Link to shocks: > http://www.amazon.com/Emgo-Classic-Shocks-Chrome-17-05572/dp/B008A0HTQA > > Anyways, I read some pretty awful things about Emgo as a company and their > "budget" products. Let me start off by saying my frame is not bent. The > shocks work (nearly) flawlessly. I really like the black on chrome look, > though I believe they also come in chrome. The shocks, 1 up, are a bit > stiff. That being said, the ride is ten fold better than my old shocks were > pre drop. After trudging through an intersection with the OEMs, at 45, my > rear end would bounce for miles (not really). I think I was driving a pogo > stick. it must've looked silly watching a motorcycle bounce up and down > like that. These new shocks do not bounce or pogo. They ride really nicely > for the price. The Emgo shocks held up to a 200 mile ride today, > everything from twisties to highway @ 80 mph (I don't like to go faster as > Abigail feels like she's moving left to right underneath me any faster, > ideas?). Again, they're a tad stiff but I would highly recommend these > babies to anyone who thinks spending half a G on rear shocks is absurd. I > do have the drop in progressive front fork springs so my suspension set up > is a bit stiff in general, which I personally like. It's like a shoe, you > want it to be tight so you know where your feet are, but not so tight as to > cut off circulation. > > I also want to thank all of you for your insightful replies and helpful > advice following my first drop. I made this little review in hopes if > anyone needs or wants new rear struts they can find a review. I could > hardly find anything on these rear shocks, besides a bunch of progressive > fan boys hating on anything not $500.00+. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
