Progressive Suspension Upgrade http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/topic/7201/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:58:36 GMT Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:39:08 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/topic/7201/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Progressive Suspension Upgrade ]]> http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/63506/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html#reply-63506 feeds@yuku.com (Deepchaos) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/63506 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:39:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Progressive Suspension Upgrade ]]> http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/52617/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html#reply-52617
The biggest PITA with the wing was the anti-dive circuit on the right spring. Other than that, I think changing the Magna and Goldwing front springs was about the same effort.


2Smooth,

It's not really too difficult. If I recall, I did the following:

1) Really important step, get the front tire off the ground... otherwise you are going to catch a loaded spring with your face or chest.

2) Loosen the end cap pinch bolts and remove... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/52617 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:48:26 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Progressive Suspension Upgrade ]]> http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/52584/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html#reply-52584
Stan ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/52584 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:57:50 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Progressive Suspension Upgrade ]]> http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/52579/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html#reply-52579 CleRider wrote:
Never did a complete upgrade, only changed out the front springs on my Goldwing. Learned a few things during the upgrade.

The Progressive 412's are great. Riding with the slightest preload gives a plush, comfortable ride. When I load up for the rally's, I may adjust the preload a notch or two stiffer. Very easy to do with the supplied shock tool.

The front springs were pretty... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (2Smooth4U) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/52579 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:12:48 GMT <![CDATA[ Progressive Suspension Upgrade ]]> http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/topic/7201/t/Progressive-Suspension-Upgrade.html
The Progressive 412's are great. Riding with the slightest preload gives a plush, comfortable ride. When I load up for the rally's, I may adjust the preload a notch or two stiffer. Very easy to do with the supplied shock tool.

The front springs were pretty easy. I was amazed that Honda preloaded their springs about four inches. The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/topic/7201 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:58:36 GMT