Winter Upgrades

**vulcanscott** · 01-01-2017, 08:29 AM

I got to get started for Spring . I have Joe's Intake Kit and Floorboard Relocators . Reckless Fairing from Coacha's Parts Bike . Several types of Risers to Try with 4 different Seat Systems . Need to Paint Hard Lowers,Trunk ,Wompas Rack and Fairing to Match Bike . Ton of Misc. Smalls . Will be doing 10,000 mile service during upgrades ! Now the ?s Thinking of Lowering the Rear What is Stock Shock Length Shock ,How Short can I Go ,And What does it take to use them cheap A$$ hd Shocks to Try Different Stances ? In the Words of a Famous Robot . NEED INPUT ! 2001 1500 Nomad 11000 miles . V Scott P.S. Later I will sell or give away all aftermarket parts not used in build but plan to retain all stock parts .

Ridefree · 01-01-2017, 10:13 AM

I'm putting on the progressive 412 HD rear shocks before spring comes back to us . The stock length for our nomads are 12.5" . I'm staying with the height because I do a lot of two up riding . All the research I've done tells me to not go any lower than 11" if you plan on riding solo . Stick with the HD progressive shocks if that's the route you decide to take .

Lots of great info on there site and the tech support is quite helpful .
http://www.progressivesuspension.com/

Good luck with your upgrades and I'm sure you will be receiving a lot of useful tips here .

**vulcanscott** · 01-01-2017, 10:50 AM

book marked there website . are the prices on it for pairs ?

Ridefree · 01-01-2017, 02:08 PM

Yes , they are sold by the pair . The price on these are quite high but reading the reviews I'm convinced they're worth every penny .
I just put progressive springs on the front end and I must say they were far beyond what I expected . Very smooth and handling was excellent .
There are a lot of members on here that went with progressive both front and back . I'm sure you'll receive there in put in time .

Good luck !!

**vulcanscott** · 01-01-2017, 02:24 PM

I am thinking I will do frt and rear . Were Your forks cartridges or loose springs on Your 01 ? I found the progressive rears on ebay for 236.00 thru Cruiser Customizing . Watched some reviews while I was there impressive .

DragonLady58 · 01-01-2017, 02:41 PM

Well, I went from the std. nomad air shocks to the 412HDs for solo riding, then would switch back to the airshocks when pulling my trailer....(15 minute switchout)....hooking up to my onboard air compressor setup.
Well, a few months ago, air shock bladder blew out, and my compressor showing signs of wear. I have RA, which makes swinging my leg over a big ole heap on the rear of my bike a chore.
So, I went with a rear air system that I let all the way down, makes mounting the bike alot easier, plus gets tons of looks and enquiries. Lowers it enough that I'm looking for a shorter kick stand.
Anyway, the rear fender almost sits down all the way on the tire.
Anyway, the stance with 412HDs is great, I just needed something lower, then once I'm aboard, I air till I'm to 21.5 psi for rough roads, 18.5 psi for smooth, I'm at my solo ride height.
http://www.strutmasters.com/motorcyc...ion-kit-kv1rc/

Navigator · 01-01-2017, 03:57 PM

I've purchased two sets of Progressive shocks, 440HDs for my Rocket 3 and 412s for my Super Glide. The prices on the Progressive web site are MSRP but they can be had at significantly lower prices. I purchased both my sets on ebay. I had a finish problem with the chrome 440s so sent them back to Progressive. I received a call from them asking if I'd like black powder coated shocks instead, said yes, and received two brand new shocks.

Just keep your ebay receipt.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressive-...dYESF1&vxp=mtr

And a set of Heavy Duty

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressive-...tX03-l&vxp=mtr

**MAS Tequila** · 01-01-2017, 05:58 PM

If you go with 11" shocks you WILL be dragging your backside and it will ride like something you would find in a litter box.

Been there done that.

MT

**Kawalski Rider** · 01-01-2017, 11:15 PM

I installed Progressive 444HD on my 2002 Nomad, winter before last, and progressive springs in the forks last spring... Never looked back. I went with the stock length, bacause already bottom out at times. Personally, I wouldn't lower the rear of your bike. Vulcan are already low enough to the ground to start with... Just my opinion. As fare as installing the progressive shocks, that you won't regret.

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**Rasta** · 01-02-2017, 12:05 AM

Sounds like you are going to keep yourself busy for the winter. Good luck with your projects. Might have interest on one of your left over seats. Let me know

01-01-2017, 08:29 AM	#1
vulcanscott Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: chandler okla Posts: 854	Winter Upgrades I got to get started for Spring . I have Joe's Intake Kit and Floorboard Relocators . Reckless Fairing from Coacha's Parts Bike . Several types of Risers to Try with 4 different Seat Systems . Need to Paint Hard Lowers,Trunk ,Wompas Rack and Fairing to Match Bike . Ton of Misc. Smalls . Will be doing 10,000 mile service during upgrades ! Now the ?s Thinking of Lowering the Rear What is Stock Shock Length Shock ,How Short can I Go ,And What does it take to use them cheap A$$ hd Shocks to Try Different Stances ? In the Words of a Famous Robot . NEED INPUT ! 2001 1500 Nomad 11000 miles . V Scott P.S. Later I will sell or give away all aftermarket parts not used in build but plan to retain all stock parts . Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by vulcanscott; 01-01-2017 at 08:37 AM.
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01-01-2017, 02:24 PM	#5
vulcanscott Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: chandler okla Posts: 854	I am thinking I will do frt and rear . Were Your forks cartridges or loose springs on Your 01 ? I found the progressive rears on ebay for 236.00 thru Cruiser Customizing . Watched some reviews while I was there impressive . Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-01-2017, 02:41 PM	#6
DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,361	Well, I went from the std. nomad air shocks to the 412HDs for solo riding, then would switch back to the airshocks when pulling my trailer....(15 minute switchout)....hooking up to my onboard air compressor setup. Well, a few months ago, air shock bladder blew out, and my compressor showing signs of wear. I have RA, which makes swinging my leg over a big ole heap on the rear of my bike a chore. So, I went with a rear air system that I let all the way down, makes mounting the bike alot easier, plus gets tons of looks and enquiries. Lowers it enough that I'm looking for a shorter kick stand. Anyway, the rear fender almost sits down all the way on the tire. Anyway, the stance with 412HDs is great, I just needed something lower, then once I'm aboard, I air till I'm to 21.5 psi for rough roads, 18.5 psi for smooth, I'm at my solo ride height. http://www.strutmasters.com/motorcyc...ion-kit-kv1rc/ __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride!
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01-01-2017, 03:57 PM	#7
Navigator Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Banner, WA Posts: 644	I've purchased two sets of Progressive shocks, 440HDs for my Rocket 3 and 412s for my Super Glide. The prices on the Progressive web site are MSRP but they can be had at significantly lower prices. I purchased both my sets on ebay. I had a finish problem with the chrome 440s so sent them back to Progressive. I received a call from them asking if I'd like black powder coated shocks instead, said yes, and received two brand new shocks. Just keep your ebay receipt. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressive-...dYESF1&vxp=mtr And a set of Heavy Duty http://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressive-...tX03-l&vxp=mtr __________________ Mike USN Retired 2007 Nomad Last edited by Navigator; 01-01-2017 at 04:03 PM.
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01-01-2017, 05:58 PM	#8
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	If you go with 11" shocks you WILL be dragging your backside and it will ride like something you would find in a litter box. Been there done that. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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01-01-2017, 10:13 AM	#2
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	I'm putting on the progressive 412 HD rear shocks before spring comes back to us . The stock length for our nomads are 12.5" . I'm staying with the height because I do a lot of two up riding . All the research I've done tells me to not go any lower than 11" if you plan on riding solo . Stick with the HD progressive shocks if that's the route you decide to take . Lots of great info on there site and the tech support is quite helpful . http://www.progressivesuspension.com/ Good luck with your upgrades and I'm sure you will be receiving a lot of useful tips here .
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01-01-2017, 10:50 AM	#3
vulcanscott Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: chandler okla Posts: 854	book marked there website . are the prices on it for pairs ?
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01-01-2017, 02:08 PM	#4
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Yes , they are sold by the pair . The price on these are quite high but reading the reviews I'm convinced they're worth every penny . I just put progressive springs on the front end and I must say they were far beyond what I expected . Very smooth and handling was excellent . There are a lot of members on here that went with progressive both front and back . I'm sure you'll receive there in put in time . Good luck !!
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01-01-2017, 11:15 PM	#9
Kawalski Rider Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 305	I installed Progressive 444HD on my 2002 Nomad, winter before last, and progressive springs in the forks last spring... Never looked back. I went with the stock length, bacause already bottom out at times. Personally, I wouldn't lower the rear of your bike. Vulcan are already low enough to the ground to start with... Just my opinion. As fare as installing the progressive shocks, that you won't regret. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk __________________ Cheers, David Baughan aka: Kawalski Rider VBA #03514 2002 Vulcan VN1500L Nomad fi Pearl Burnish Beige/Pearl Luster Beige Last edited by Kawalski Rider; 01-03-2017 at 10:35 PM.
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01-02-2017, 12:05 AM	#10
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,697	Sounds like you are going to keep yourself busy for the winter. Good luck with your projects. Might have interest on one of your left over seats. Let me know __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager
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