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Diy hydraulic lowering rear air shocks -monroe 785
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<blockquote data-quote="83gl1200" data-source="post: 155323" data-attributes="member: 3756"><p>More people haven't done it because as far as I can tell, gl owners didn't know about them until I just mentioned it. I searched the internet pretty thouroughly and could find no gl's using these.</p><p></p><p>Since nobody has done it, I'm sure not going to try to convince you either. </p><p></p><p>I would suggest you let someone else be the guinea pig and try to get more life out of what you have. There are little issues which have to be worked out like making sure they fit the gl1100 lower shock mounts or figuring out modding them to fit, making sure fender doesn't rub at full drop, finding places to fit the pump and other parts, and who knows what else since it has never been done on a gl before.</p><p></p><p>I'll be doing it on a gl1100, but I won't know about your 1000. I think the lower shock mount on a 1000 is completely different isn't it a clevis? If so I don't know how you would make these work. I was generally confident about trying it on my bike because it is already running harley shocks, and the shock mounts are similar on my bike (not yours).</p><p></p><p>Think about lower shock mount difference first and at least have that figured out in your head before wasting any money on something you don't even know will fit your bike. </p><p></p><p>I do not think you can expect to use these without the pump hardware and without cutting the kickstand on gl's, because the bike would simply fall over with a slow leak with normal kickstand. </p><p></p><p>Unless you like to blaze trails and figure it out on your own, you shouldn't even think about thinking about it.</p><p></p><p>Try to see if you can even find a version of these with lower clevis type mount which might fit the 1000. Gabriel hijackers are another brand to look through.</p><p></p><p>My shocks just came yesterday, I ordered my pump last night, but i still have to figure out all the other stuff I need before I can even test them.</p><p></p><p>Plus I need to find another side stand I can hack up before I try putting them on my bike. I want to chop a different kickstand in case I have to go back to my old shocks if i run into issues getting it all fitting and working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="83gl1200, post: 155323, member: 3756"] More people haven't done it because as far as I can tell, gl owners didn't know about them until I just mentioned it. I searched the internet pretty thouroughly and could find no gl's using these. Since nobody has done it, I'm sure not going to try to convince you either. I would suggest you let someone else be the guinea pig and try to get more life out of what you have. There are little issues which have to be worked out like making sure they fit the gl1100 lower shock mounts or figuring out modding them to fit, making sure fender doesn't rub at full drop, finding places to fit the pump and other parts, and who knows what else since it has never been done on a gl before. I'll be doing it on a gl1100, but I won't know about your 1000. I think the lower shock mount on a 1000 is completely different isn't it a clevis? If so I don't know how you would make these work. I was generally confident about trying it on my bike because it is already running harley shocks, and the shock mounts are similar on my bike (not yours). Think about lower shock mount difference first and at least have that figured out in your head before wasting any money on something you don't even know will fit your bike. I do not think you can expect to use these without the pump hardware and without cutting the kickstand on gl's, because the bike would simply fall over with a slow leak with normal kickstand. Unless you like to blaze trails and figure it out on your own, you shouldn't even think about thinking about it. Try to see if you can even find a version of these with lower clevis type mount which might fit the 1000. Gabriel hijackers are another brand to look through. My shocks just came yesterday, I ordered my pump last night, but i still have to figure out all the other stuff I need before I can even test them. Plus I need to find another side stand I can hack up before I try putting them on my bike. I want to chop a different kickstand in case I have to go back to my old shocks if i run into issues getting it all fitting and working. [/QUOTE]
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