Author Topic: I want a better/softer ride  (Read 8287 times)

Offline Ken_T

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I want a better/softer ride
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2005, 11:45:16 PM »
OreMike wrote: "I still ride with Doug and Jim once and a while. "

Doug Chapman and Jim Hiler?  I saw Doug and Jim down here before the IronButt.  Small world!

Thanks for the suspension advice.  I think once I guess the Susp. dialed in I'll like the bike.  Got a Corbin (Ok, so I got a Corbin butt) and the bar backs so the ergos or pretty good for me.
Ken T. from Ca.

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Offline oremike

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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2005, 09:39:45 AM »
OreMike wrote: "I still ride with Doug and Jim once and a while. "

Ken T. added: Doug Chapman and Jim Hiler? I saw Doug and Jim down here before the IronButt.

Yep that's the guys. Last time I rode with either was last spring to the coast. Last time I rode with both was a couple years ago on the Quartzville Ride. Doug took a bunch of pics of that ride, I'm the one with his arms outstreched.
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Offline Ken_T

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I want a better/softer ride
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2005, 10:26:29 PM »
Well, I've purchased and installed yet another Hagon shock, this time for my B12 and can honestly say it addressed all my issues.  Well that and some additional fiddling with the forks.  And while I don't think Hagon is a great choice for track day types for persons wanting suspension that actually absorbs road imperfections, it's a treat.  And reasonably priced also at $375.
Ken T. from Ca.

95' Trident, 99' Triumph Sprint ST, 02' Bonneville, 05' Bandit 12
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