Ride More.

Riding today, just a little putt to return a test bike, but it was warm out and I was on the gas and was reminded of why I love bikes so much. A hot day on a hot road, nuthin’ but the sound of an angry motor turning fossil fuels into noise and speed. Kinda seeps into your bones and each inhale is followed by a slower e…xhale that seems to take with it the challenges of day to day life. I could feel the tension leave my body and my shoulders relax as I slouched down into the bike. Maybe other vehicles can do that for you, but I haven’t found one yet.

A little fan love!

Hello. I thought you might want to hear some positive feedback regarding my experiences with Progressive Suspension and, specifically, Juston Barber. Last Wednesday night, I went to adjust my “adjustable” shocks installed by a HD dealer when I got bike new in 2005. To my horror, I found one shoc…k damaged (verified at time of installation). I have running on one shock for the past 17000 miles and 11 states this year. To make matters worse, they would not help me in time to make my local rally (Lone Star Rally in Galveston) which started Thursday. I live close by but had arrangements to stay in Glaveston for the rally. After trying to get 422’s from many sources, I called Progressive Suspension at 1:00pm n Thursday. Justin Barber deiscussed the matter but said there were no 422’s ready for shipment. He understood my dilemma. He offered to personally build me a set, have them on a UPS truck by 3:00pm, and I would have delivery by noon on Friday. I took him up on the offer. On Friday, I rec’d the shocks at 9:30am, had them on the bike, rode-tested and adjusted by 10:30, and by 11:30, my wife and I were on the road to the rally. we had a great time. I told everyone about my poor treatment by HD and the great service I got from Progressive Suspension. I want to thank your company and Mr. Barber. It’s not cool to be going to the largest rally in the country in a car. I will be looking for front springs to compliment my excellent ride on the rear.

Cheers,
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Sportbike Lowering done right…. The inside story!

What’s the right way to lower a sportbike? Or any other monoshock bike? Well, it’s certainly NOT links. Lowering links are a compromise that often degrades teh performance of the suspension, decreases the spring rate when just the opposite is needed and allows the tire to contact inner fender and other parts of the bike. So what’s the right way to lower a sportbike? Glad you asked. Above is a spy shot of a ZX14 shock utilizing our latest “drop in” style lowering kit. The stock spring is replaced with a shorter main spring and an additional “compensation spring” that compresses under the weight of the bike and drop the rear end, yet still allows full droop travel! The result is a lowered suspension without any of the compromises of links! Look for more info soon!

Monotube Fork Cartridge Kit – NEW 4 2010

True high performance front suspension has finally made its way to the HD Touring line. Progressive Suspension’s state of the art Monotube Fork Kit represents the pinnacle of bagger front end handling. High performance specialty components replace the sloppy open bath damping found in HD forks. The kit features a set of gas charged Monotube dampers and a set of custom tuned fork springs.

Monotube style damping improves ride comfort, resistance to front brake dive as well as improving front end stability, cornering and bottoming control. The kit fits 1997 though 2010 HD Touring model forks, and replaces all of the internal parts. Converts dual Damper rod, AND Damper rod / Cartridge forks found on 02-2005 models, to true high performance Monotube damping! No mods are required and install is relatively simple. Check it out on their website, or contact your local Progressive Suspension dealer for more information.

Progressive Suspension Air Dragger System – On-Board camera

Often overlooked, street bike shocks have one hell of a tough job and this video is a small example of just that. This was shot on our secret test loop on an 09 Street Glide and running a set of our AirDragger shocks.

Free Fork Springs with purchase of a set of 440 Series Shocks!

This is a pretty cool deal, for the month of September, pick up a set of 440 Sereis shocks from your favorite dealer, send us a copy of the receipt and we’ll mail you out a FREE set of progressive rate fork springs (stock or lowered)! That’s up to a $118 savings!

http://www.progressivesuspension.com/springpromo0809.html

Progressive featured in Hot Bike’s Baggers Magazine!

Baggers dropped a Street Glide using our early style fork lowering kit and a set of 430 Series shocks. Results are pretty slick!

http://www.baggersmag.com/tech/0909_hrbp_progressive_suspension_430_series_shocks/index.html

Progressive Suspension Joins Facebook!

And we need some fans pretty bad…

 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Progressive-Suspension/109082624775?ref=nf

Good – Better – Best? Which shock is right for your bike?

The Progressive Suspension line is pretty deep and selecting the correct shock for your bike as well as riding style can become daunting. With that in mind, we layed out our primary twin shock sellers and broke down all the features and price points. Give it a review and drop us a line if you need more info!
http://www.progressivesuspension.com/gbb.html

Satisfied Progressive Suspension Customers!

We are always grateful when a customer takes the time to write to us about their experience with Progressive Suspension!

This one was penned to one of our top sales techs…

Thanks Justin, I got ‘em back, and to say I’m happy is an understatement!
Please share my comments to the local Valkyrie board with everyone at Progressive Suspension:
My 440 shocks were leaking after 60k miles of hard riding. So I contacted Progressive Suspension and after emailing my receipt (to show I was the original owner) I was able to drop them off in La Palma and once rebuilt they would ship them to my door (I asked ahead of time if they would do this).
Not only did they rebuild them, clean them and put in new rubber inserts, they also sanded and polished the end caps and put new stickers on! I had some VERY deep gashes in the aluminum end caps caused when I had riddin with my bag guards mounted upside down (ooops).
They look and ride like they were brand new.
Service was fast. I dropped them off Monday and they were ready for pick up the same day (I think they will rebuild while you wait). They missed the ups pickup Monday, but when I got home Wed they where waiting at my door.
Oh, and it was entirely free! Lifetime repairs for the original purchaser.

Kudos to Progressive Suspension customer support!

http://www.progressivesuspension.com/hd/440series/index.html