For the guys that have installed the roadwing shock have you noticed if it lowers the bike at all from the stock shock at the minimum setting

It shouldn't or I'll say not that I noticed when I installed mine

Thanks Dave I'm getting pretty lazy in my old age and I only want to do this once I made a new set of the shock connecting rods a 1/4 of an inch longer so I'm good with using them to lower her an inch

If anything jay it will raise you a bit due to the stronger spring not letting the bike squat so much

Thanks Jason I need it lowered at least 1/2 inch to make me feel comfortable single up at stock I just don't sit flat footed. I have one more set shock connectors so if they are not low enough I can make one more set and hope to get it right.
Thanks buddy

Jay when you install it make sure the hose is orientated so that you can get to it to bleed from under the bike. There is a tiny set screw that you have to loosen and the cap will turn. I messed up when I did mine and the hose is on the top and I think mine could use a little bleed job on it but I have to find time to drop the shock to do it.

davej wrote:
Jay when you install it make sure the hose is orientated so that you can get to it to bleed from under the bike. There is a tiny set screw that you have to loosen and the cap will turn. I messed up when I did mine and the hose is on the top and I think mine could use a little bleed job on it but I have to find time to drop the shock to do it.
Dave it must be this one and I didn't know that thanks for the heads up

ultrastar wrote:
For the guys that have installed the roadwing shock have you noticed if it lowers the bike at all from the stock shock at the minimum setting

I measured from the floor to the fender lower edge before starting the change. I saw NO difference with the road wing in the lowest setting.

At full pre load the measurement was 1 1/4" higher. At full up, the thing is like a hardtail, no give at all. That is with no load, rider or passenger.

This is the most common orientation for the fitting. Puts it on the high side with the side stand.



During bleeding, the collar will be completely compressed and there is zero clearance in the pressure channel. Burping the lower banjo is plenty sufficient to get air out of the bottom end.

This is what the preload collar looks like fully compressed, when removed from the inner sleeve, so you can get a good idea of what I'm talking about. There is no reservoir space within the collar. The banjo screws into the preload collar and allows fluid directly into a port approximately 3/32" in diameter that goes direct to push fluid into that tiny gap you see between the upper fixed collar o-ring (black in the picture) this drives that piece and the lower collar (with the buff colored seal in it) apart to compress the spring.

jd750ace wrote:
This is the most common orientation for the fitting. Puts it on the high side with the side stand.



During bleeding, the collar will be completely compressed and there is zero clearance in the pressure channel. Burping the lower banjo is plenty sufficient to get air out of the bottom end.

This is what the preload collar looks like fully compressed, when removed from the inner sleeve, so you can get a good idea of what I'm talking about. There is no reservoir space within the collar. The banjo screws into the preload collar and allows fluid directly into a port approximately 3/32" in diameter that goes direct to push fluid into that tiny gap you see between the upper fixed collar o-ring (black in the picture) this drives that piece and the lower collar (with the buff colored seal in it) apart to compress the spring.



That was that part where I wasn't paying attention.