Rear shock question

[Scooter33]

Are the rear stock shocks adjustable on an 07 mastiff. Can they be adjusted for height and or firmness? If so how and what needs to be adjusted? If they are not adjustable what brand is recommended? Currently the ride is rather stiff & the bike sits a fuzz lower than I would like.

Any help would be great:2thumbs:
Scooter

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Look under the bike at the shocks.
The end with the shaft entering the shock body either has a nut or it doesn't.
If it doesn't then they are not adjustable.
The only adjustment for firmness is going to be air ride but it will also adjust the height.
You can't have both unless you "Works" to valve the shock for you, if they would even do that, to match your weight.
If you need a good pair of adjustable shocks that won't break the bank Wild Steed Worx has them.
Shocks

 

[Mr. Blue]

SHIT,:angry: I just paid 200 bucks to have just 1 of my shocks rebuilt from Works.:bang: Now I know where to buy new ones from, when the other one craps out.

 

[Little-Boo]

Look under the bike at the shocks.
The end with the shaft entering the shock body either has a nut or it doesn't.
If it doesn't then they are not adjustable.
The only adjustment for firmness is going to be air ride but it will also adjust the height.
You can't have both unless you "Works" to valve the shock for you, if they would even do that, to match your weight.
If you need a good pair of adjustable shocks that won't break the bank Wild Steed Worx has them.
Shocks

I like the chrome shcok Kap. I like the price even better, is that for one or the pair.

Carlos :loony:

 

[KaptinAmerika]

That's each
I price them each so the folks with air rides can buy one.

 

[Mr. Wright]

Ok Kaptian, I ordered two, still waiting to hear about the oil pressure guage.

 

[Tom Chop]

Shocking Question

Curtis, You are the man! With products and pricing like that success is virtually guaranteed for Wild Steed Worx.

 

[Five Five]

Kap .... What can I say man. Your working your ass off providing quality products and great service for the members here. GOOD JOB ! Get that bike of yours back together so we can go for a ride. Lunch is on me

 

[BWG56]

If you need a good pair of adjustable shocks that won't break the bank Wild Steed Worx has them.
Shocks

Nice shocks Curtis, I can't wait till mine go bad.:lol: These are sweet:2thumbs:

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Ok Kaptian, I ordered two, still waiting to hear about the oil pressure guage.

Thanks for the order Mr. Wright.
I apologize for the oversite on your account but I got it straightened out and you should be good now.
I am still working on the Oil pressure gauge.
I have a quote coming from a stamping company for Stainless cups that will be polished and fit snug over the gauge to clean up the body of the gauge and seal the plug in.
I have also gone ahead and designed my own stamp dies. If the quote is to high then I will fab the stamp dies myself and make them in house.

Thanks guys
All your support makes it worth it.

 

[Little-Boo]

That's each
I price them each so the folks with air rides can buy one.

Cool I ordered a pair, chrome is easy to clean even when you can't see it :lol:

Carlos :2thumbs:

 

[Scooter33]

Thanks for the info on the shocks. I will check but I would like to raise the bike up to help with cornering both with a passenger and without.
Do you know how much height adjustment can I get from the shocks at Wild Steed Works?

 

[KaptinAmerika]

You can get about 1/2 to 1 inch at maximum extension.
If you want enough adjustment to improve cornering then you need air ride and, please don't take this the wrong way, you need to learn how to ride a custom.
These bikes aren't designed to lean in to corners like a rice rocket. Even Harley has designed their bikes so you can lean more but not so with BDs. You have to learn to pull that steel horse through the corners and not rely on leaning. I weigh 300lbs and with the wife and gear I have 450 lbs on my K9. There is no cornering there is pulling the bike through corners and very little leaning.

 

[Sven]

I'd be having the ears open on what Kap'Inn speaks. If I may interject a theory where I don't think, nor did the factories think of something this simple, this bridge triangulated like one solid spring rate in a linearated pogo-sticking my front and rear ends.

Yes, a straight wind in oil, or outside on my springer, once I lock down axle(s), I am one up and down unit. So my straight wind is compressed in a straight linear move. No give say on the way up, on the way down, or an upside down shock is how you look at things sprung, unsprung. Either way, what would you say if setting up a spring rate on an average basis?

It says for argument sake, we have a 10 pound spring in one fork, or one side of the springer's spring at this rate. We now install an 8 pound spring rate on the other side, add both together. We now have a 9 pound front end is the 'average.' Did you catch that?

Squats the difference if it's a front or rear set of shocks, parts is parts. Shocks are shocks. That's my story. Learned my lesson last racing season is now your turn with a little pepper, a smear of mayo and pap... We have a sandwich you sit your ass down and checkit out now!

 

[Scooter33]

Ok I think I did this right. This is a shot of the shocks. Does anyone know if they look original? Also they look to be adj. So shorter really raises the bike slightly?

Kap. No offense taken, I did learn the hard way after a few scrapes to pull the bike through but old habbits are hard to break.

One of my questions about air ride is how good or bad is the ride when they are extended. I had a CB 750 when I was in the Navy it had air forks. When they got warm from riding they would actually stiffen up. Will the air ride do the same?

 

[Mr. Wright]

Thanks Kaptin, the shocks look great. I feel like I need to carry a mirrior around to lay under the bike when I park it. They lifted the back end back up where it belongs, so I don't have to worry about rubbing.:up:

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Thanks Kaptin, the shocks look great. I feel like I need to carry a mirrior around to lay under the bike when I park it. They lifted the back end back up where it belongs, so I don't have to worry about rubbing.:up:

Boo Yaah
Wow and I thought they looked good in the plastic.
Nice work man.

 

[wyopsycho]

shocks

You can get about 1/2 to 1 inch at maximum extension.
If you want enough adjustment to improve cornering then you need air ride and, please don't take this the wrong way, you need to learn how to ride a custom.
These bikes aren't designed to lean in to corners like a rice rocket. Even Harley has designed their bikes so you can lean more but not so with BDs. You have to learn to pull that steel horse through the corners and not rely on leaning. I weigh 300lbs and with the wife and gear I have 450 lbs on my K9. There is no cornering there is pulling the bike through corners and very little leaning.

450 weight what shocks do you have? I'm wondering if we just over loaded my shocks and that's why they are leaking.