rear air shocks (installed with pics)

well first off this is my first post in the mod forum so hello.....any who i was bored at work today cause well i work at a part store and pick up one of our shock books started flipping through the pages and air shock caught my eye so started reading the specs....found some comp at 9.5" ext 13.5" or something so i ordered them to see have they look and if i can get them working on the seca might have a good cheap way to lower and ajust my ride height...

 

Re: rear air shocks

I'm all ears for your report...

 

Re: rear air shocks

I want to hear this as well . I want to lower ther rear of my maxim 400 by at least 2 inches and all i have to work with is a mono shock.

 

Re: rear air shocks

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/l ... index.html

found this sight now where to find lowering blocks if there are any to be had fo a 82 maxim 400

 

here is the closest to stock i could get it

here it is air all the way out

look at the differance in exhaust location 8O
P.S. sorry they are big photobucket resized them and the are still huge
i have not rode it yet i am waiting on my risers no be finished so i am missing the bars lol

 

looks very good, what kind of motorcycle are they supposed to be for? Is there an air tank than you have to use?

 

thats cool, manufacturer name and price, and a list of the mods to install...

 

they are car or truck shocks got them at work couldn't tell you what they are for....yeah im going to mount a compressor and a switch and gauge later just wanted to see if it would work first

 

Monroe i got my discount but around 60.00 or so just some grinding i am sure i could make a write up on it if people were interested.....just had to knock the bushings out grind the bottom eyelets for width reinstall rubber bushing on the left without metal bushing for the dif with new bigger washer, knock the metal bushings out of the top of both drill bushing bigger.right side bottom just a swaybar bushing and grinding of the eyelet for width and some on the bottom to clear swingarm and run the lines and air up.......the hardest part is removing the bushing...lol

 

I'm interested, I'm interested!!! Monroe whats? P/N please! And closer photos if you can manage it!

 

Part# is MA785 so far the only draw back that i can see is when you air them up where you want them loaded on the bike when you get off the weight wants to lift the bike

 

Any word on the riding behavior?

 

still waiting on risers

 

CANT WAIT TILL YOU HIT A SPEED BUMP WITH THE GIRLFRIEND ON THE BACK AND SHE GETS THE EJECTOR SEAT RECOIL....LOL

 

picked my risers up today got them installed........ 8O 3" rise sure looks like alot got some tuning to do on the carbs but not getting to into it cause my new exhaust should be here anyday so i'm just going to get it close and take her for a ride to see how she is i'll keep you posted Robert my buddy also has some HD road king air shocks i might try same length as the stockers but valved for a bike not a car.........wait a hd road king so heavier than a car...lol

 

got the carbs close enough...... air the shocks up and went for a short ride..... oh that is nice played around with the psi a little got it where its not rough and feels great but i had to ride it aired out just to see what the fuss is all about...holy crap i have 2" of foam out of my seat sits low exhaust is about 2" if that from the ground the ride.....oh i like it.....people look at it trying so hard to figure out what the heck i'm riding.. think if i moved the upper mounts alittle more towards the front and messed with the psi alittle i could get it lower and make the ride more what i'm looking for and also get rid of the lift when i sidestand it and get off of it..all in all i like what the out come is i can ride into town with some air stop air her down all the way ride rigid around town stop at the station fill her up add some air and ride back home on easy street....two thumbs up 8)