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6th July 2010
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,215 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2010 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL883 SOLD Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Kawasaki Ninja 250R Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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How often you should replace your rear shocks.
In the progressive website says you should do it every time the rear tire is replaced.
What's your experience?
Thanks guys and girls.
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6th July 2010
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Biker
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 70 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200c Sportster/Buell Year: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: ST1100 Pan Euro Other Motorcycle Year: 2000
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Sod that!!
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Manchester England
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Perfidious Albion
Posts: 6,936 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1250S Sportster/Buell Year: 1998
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Bollocks! Is this a wind-up? Show us a link.
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6th July 2010
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: beaver dam wi. 10,000dam beavers can't be wrong
Posts: 8,977 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh Sportster/Buell Year: 95 Other Motorcycle Model: wla flathead45 Other Motorcycle Year: 1945
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Originally Posted by lfvc77
In the progressive website says you should do it every time the rear tire is replaced.
What's your experience?
Thanks guys and girls.
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ya, right.....
i have never changed shocks on a bike cause they "needed it". hell how often do you change shocks on your car??? I'm sure its not every tire change.
hell I'm running fx shocks on my sporty right now that came off of a used 70's shovelhead. 
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,794 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha FZ1 Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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I changed them about twice a month until I found a set that worked.... But that is a long story.
AW
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6th July 2010
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Beware broken records...
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Thornton and Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 4,952 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1999
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Yeah, I gotta see that in writing. 
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6th July 2010
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Ice Cream Killer
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Pampa, Tx.
Posts: 3,227 Sportster/Buell Model: 883/1212 Sportster/Buell Year: 2000
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You mean to tell me that ya'll don't change your shocks with every oil change? And all this time, I thought I wasn't changing them enough.
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6th July 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All 1st Class
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Clymer
Posts: 1,142 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1991 Other Motorcycle Model: 650 Triumph Bonneville Other Motorcycle Year: 1970
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whittlebeast
I changed them about twice a month until I found a set that worked.... But that is a long story.
AW
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LOL, been there done that!
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6th July 2010
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 261
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc
You mean to tell me that ya'll don't change your shocks with every oil change? And all this time, I thought I wasn't changing them enough. |
What you mean by oil change? You wanted to say every time you replace your engine with new oil in it? |
6th July 2010
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,978 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200L/cobalt pearl Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha XS650 project bike Other Motorcycle Year: 1980
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whittlebeast
I changed them about twice a month until I found a set that worked.... But that is a long story.
AW
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lol!
was gonna say, I change them when I can stand them no more, or just give up.
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Tampa, FL
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