Has anyone done the DIY air ride system with the corvette shocks. I am seeing a lot of other forums talking about this and getting it done for around $250. Any input from anyone.
Here is the forum where I found it at. My buddy with a street glide is going to do it in the next couple of weeks. It's very interesting and seems a lot of guys like it. It's a long thread but worth the read. http://choppedbaggers.com/forums/showthread.php?456-Homemade-Air-Ride
I have been running the Monroe shocks for a little over a year. Once you get the air pressure adjusted to your weight it rides as good as anything out there. I have a friend who spent the $1000 plus on Arnott's system and mine rides better.
Where did you mount your pump. I have seen a lot of street glides in the fairing or right by the starter. I don't want to mount it where it is visible. I like a very clean look. Thanks for the picture. Looks great.
I've seen it on the choopedbaggers forum also, I'm thinking if I had a show bike I might want to go that route, but it seems to me if shocks are designed for the weight of a car, they would be kind of over kill for a bike. I could be wrong, I don't feel it's like car tire and bike tire, I'll just stick with the JRI's I have, but am going to follow this thread to see how it works.
Well i thought it would be worth a try if for nothing but the ability to drop it all the way down when parked, but after riding and adjusting them to suit me i like them better than the stock by far and even the progressives i had on. Like i said earlier a little over a year and probably at least 6-7k miles zero problems and love the ability to adjust for ride height and even comfort with a passenger. i would do it again without question. I have seen some guys drill out the bushings and install home depot sleeves in existing bushing but i took mine all the way out and replaced them with enerdy suspension bushings. That would be my suggestion if you decide to do them. heres a pic with it down all the way. I have Camtech 4" bags and streched fender
I just finished mine up last week the exact same way you did. Even added a guage in the fairing and I am starting on my buddies this week. Check out Camtech they are selling the complete kit but at a slightly steeper price.
For the price I think i'm sold !!! just one ? is the bushings on the monroe's a different dia. than the RG stock shocks? I just searched all parts on amazon for under $200
Check the link posted earlier for a parts list. the shocks i used were monroe ma785 theyre listed online at rockauto.com for $56 or you can go to your local parts store and order them like i did and i think i paid 65-70. I removed the stock bushings and replaced them with Energy Suspension 9.9105G bushing set i ordered direct from them for a little over$20. I ordered a compressor Viar from amazon.com and picked up the solenoid at my local Grainger store. All together i have a little over $200 in it
On my list of things to do. While getting the neck cut a few weeks ago shop owner recommended them to me said they ride much better than the Arnott or Legends. I have the Legends so looks like all I have to change is fittings and shocks.... Will advise after it gets done maybe 6 weeks tops.
Finished mine up about a month ago. So far I love it. Hadn't had a chance to ride 2 up yet. I mounted my compressor in the tray beside the battery behind the right side cover. As long as you don't have abs it fits great in there. Also have the gauge in the dash so I can set the air exactly where I want it every time.
Anyone that has ABS have this system. I do on mine and trying of figure a place to mount the pump. I want it to be hidden. Looks like I will have to find a place in the fairing. Any other ideas.
well the bad weather today left me ... thinkin of ways to spend money , so trigger pulled ....just ordered gabriel hi-jackers from autozone part #49304 $74.00 I ordered these because they are gloss black finish not white like i was finding with monroe. then grainger Had a soleniod valve $32.00 and spent a little extra coin on a compressor that's only 5"x 5 1/2" X 1 1/4" from grainger as well $250.00 for that lil bugger but with the demensions everything should fit nice and tidy ini the right side cover (my flrtx is non abs) I'll put step by step as soon as the parts roll in....
The monroe shocks are actually black. I called monroe and they said that is an old picture. The viair compressor is only like 90 bucks and it fits in the right side cover perfectly.
Luckily there are 80 pages on Chopped Baggers forums you can read through that shows MANY different places people install this system. I saw people with ABS mount in Fairing, under rear frame, under battery tray, etc. possibilities are endless.
Since I have ABS, I guess I have to put in fairing. No big deal about that, just was thinking how to mount it. I have my amp on the right side as sitting on the bike. I could make a bracket like the one Yaffe uses for his amp. Anyone think that pump would fit in that location. The bracket attaches to the two bolts that hold the inner fairing on.
I have the same rineharts. Is their any issue with hitting the pipes at all. I have seen in other post where they said that was a problem with some pipes. Thanks.
I threw out my Arnotts for the Monroe's just because of travel. With a one inch lowering kit and a 180/60r16 rear tire I can drop it real low than pump bike up to 13" height which is great for cornering with stretched bags. I changed the eyelets with energy suspension bushings and bike rides great! I mounted my compressor under the abs tray so its easily accessible and tucks in there nice. You will need stretched side covers to cover it though (check out my album) I am pissed I spent 700 bucks on the Arnott system. I highly recommend the Monroe dyi system. If you ever do have a shock problem which I doubt, for around 80 bucks you get a fresh set. They even come with a Schrader valve so if your compressor dies for some reason you switch the lines, pump up with an air pump and your on your way. I went with a smaller tire because of the lowering kit. As a fail safe if something ever catastrophic happened to the air system the tire wouldn't hit the fender. The bike will drop but bike will still roll it would just drop down and be a hard tail. Just for price of mind. The bushings are the only pain in the ass to push in. I used a dremel to ream the inside of the bushing to snuggly fit metal collet made things way easier
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