It’s just a Harley thing lol! Maybe the pawl and ratchet shift mechanism is just flawed or needs a little re-engineering lol!!

Hey what’s up!! How’s it going??

@@softailspeedz4314 like your vid

@chrishaigh82 thanks for watching!! it was a fun bike to mess with around with but i like being back on a bike with mids!!

@@softailspeedz4314 i tolerated the mids on my LR-ST with plan to put forwards but I’ve grown to love them, especially with some power ups meaning wheelies sometimes happen

@@chrishaigh82 best thing about mids is it’s a more aggressive riding position and much easier to power wheelie through the twistys or if you wanna burn that rear up lol!!

I know… watching back I couldn’t really figure out where to film and get good footage on my own lol. Hopefully I can get some actual good footage on my fxlr this year. I’m almost done setting it up!!

No… I only made the vid cuz I never really rode a bike with forward controls and was just fuckin around with the awkwardness and rolling burnouts. I set the bike up a little but it ended up not being worth investing in a mid setup. However that 88b engine is an awesome motor!!

Yea bro… just may want to shift your body weight closer to the tank to get off the rear tire so the suspension doesn’t have any strain when trying to unload that rear tire!!

Thanks Bro appreciate the video and tip @@softailspeedz4314

@@owenjones9476 you got it bro!! Let me know how you make out ripping the bagger!!

For sure…. I’ve used a ton of methods but placing the band at the strongest part of the canister has always worked since I figured it out and it’s a lot less mess lol!! My older sport bikes I used to punch screw drivers in top and bottom and place a pry bar as leverage between the two screw drivers and twist em off that way lmao… messy though

Usually not lol… you may be the first!!

When you say bolt are you referring to the ram extending out of the back side of the canister? If so, you are increasing the preload. If that ram is moving back into the canister you are decreasing preload. Also have you loosened the lock nut on the forward side of the suspension canisters? Once there’s plenty of free play after back off the lock nut you should be able to place your spanned wrench into the holes on the forward end of the canister and begin to turn canister desired direction to either increase or decrease preload. Be sure to turn each canister the same amount of turns after decreasing preload all the way as your starting point.

Also there is a machined portion of the threaded rod that protrudes from the front side of the canister where the lock nut is…. You do need to hold that machined portion of that threaded rod when turning the canister with your spanner. Hope this helps!!

@@softailspeedz4314 My manual says counter clockwise to set preload. I am trying to turn it clockwise till I no longer can move the canister so adjust 3 turns out. The stub shaft is turning and losing the shock Flanged locknut.

@@softailspeedz4314 If I use locktight will it stop the flanged lock nut from backing out??

@@joglockaguinaga8229 I would not use loctite to fix a problem that shouldn’t be happening.

Not using ratchet straps for a 5 minute job where there is no real force being applied to the bike. My area isn’t really known for earthquakes either lmao!!

@@softailspeedz4314 yep Lotta customers said the samethung before bringing it to the shop for handle bars turn signals paint one tank cause they were just changing the oil or just checking the front wheel to see if they bent it or some other simple thing. But it's your bike so you drop it it's no skin off my nose.

Why’d you say something then lmao? Bikes been gone and was in such good shape the finance manager at the Harley Dealership I traded in at wanted to purchase the bike. All the changes to that particular bike were done by me to manual specs of course! I’ll definitely question my abilities and judgement from now on after your expert opinions was dropped in here lmao!

Because I wanted to know if I was the only one that has common sense or not.

The bar setup is 8” pull back risers by Biltwell along with the mx high bars by Biltwell. 1” setup. The levers are Elite Mototech.

You should do a video just showing that bike off and the setup.

I would for sure but traded that bad boy in for a 2020 Low Rider. Liked the new mono shock suspension and mids for a more aggressive stance riding.

If you have a metal filter wrench… slide it close to where the oil filter screws onto the housing… that portion of the filter is more reinforced than the end of the can. Just be patient and keep constant tension on it and the seal will break

Band style filter wrench

Thanks I’ll try

It’s a terrible suspension. For some reason this particular model I really had a lot of fun with and kept around for a bit. Front controls absolutely sucked though when it came down to shredding lol!!

The new mono-shock softails are badass though… I really love my 2020 low rider!

Hey bro… glad the vid helped. If you have any other questions feel free to give a shout.

Glad you liked! Hopefully it was useful… tough self filming lol

This 02’ just a straight 88B twin cam… just a fun snappy motor to beat on…. Just gotta utilize the clutch a lot and open that throttle up lol!!

It won’t lower that much but I will lower. In the video I believe I mention directions. As you turn clockwise you compress the shock within the canister extending the exposed shaft which raises the rear end. So turning counter clockwise will let the shock inside the canister extend softening the ride lowering the rear ride height. You may want to soften all the way on both canisters as your starting point and adjust equally on both always as you find your best suspension point for the rear end.

Hope this helps!

Hahaha best comment yet!!

There’s no options for this model…. Why I did this vid for fun just messing with the awkward riding of forward controls lol. Still a good bike just not many mid options for it.

It’s a softail and that suspension setup is a bit rough to clutch up with the weight of this bike. The front will come up but it takes some doing lol.

Best ones to use are the actual rubber strap wrenches… there’s usually enough stretch where it won’t crush the can.

Good luck with suspension tuning!! Adjust in small increments…. This will alter handling characteristics. Mark two reference points as well when you’re doing this so you can be sure they’re not backing out due to lock nut not being secured.

Most definitely!!🤙

Did you mark the canister and make a reference point to verify amount of turns? You’ll be able to tell just by looking at the fender height in relation to the rear tire. Also did you re-secure lock nut? This style of suspension should be monitored after adjustment to ensure each shock has remained in place according to your markings.

I actually purchased the progressive 422 heavy-duty shocks and installed them they made a huge difference and there set at 230 to 250lbs thanks for replying 👍

Good purchase… you don’t really get much out of the stock softail suspension unfortunately lol!!

True…. It sure does!!

Great idea mo

The risers are biltwell pullbacks and the bars are biltwell high mx bars.

Yes

Stiffening will raise ride height which will slightly adjust forward rake due to lifting rear end of the bike.

Vid quality bout sucks but I’m stuck filming myself lol. Just as a reference point whichever way you turn the canister watch the back side shock either extend or retract. Retraction is heading to zero and it will bottom out. This should be your start point for both canisters. At that point extending the shock is compressing the internal of the canister stiffening the ride and increasing the rear ride height of the bike in turn decreasing front end rake. Hope this helps or you found what you’re looking for!! Sorry for the shitty quality. I’ll get better with time!!

Thanks!!

It’s holding out after I blew the first one apart at a DOT stop I was having a little fun at!! Took about a month of abuse for it to pop on a 2nd gear dumper lol