BEGINNERS guide to changing rear Harley Davidson Street 500 shocks to LOWERED Shocks from HOME.

In this video I have modified my Harley Davidson Street 500 and put on lowered springs. The video shows exactly what is needed and how to do the job step by step. In total the job took no more than a hour to do and it makes the bikes stance so much lower and in my opinion look better.
Keep in mind this does change the clearance under the motorbike, but if you get adjustable shocks you can play around with the adjustment to make your motorcycle lower but still handle the way you would like it to. The technique I have used in this video can be used on any cruiser style motorcycle from royal enfields to hondas and it will change the whole look of your bike and make it stand out!
This is a DIY which can be done at home with a few tools and a little bit of know how, follow what i have done in this video and let me know what you think!
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[@timgardiner5257]

What was the cost of the new shocks and where did you buy them. Looks really good. Thanks.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

The Links are in the description. They were in aus. But not sure if they are still available

[@timgardiner5257]

@@thewhiskythrottleclub Thanks for that. I got me an 11" set and yeah, looks heaps better. Some wee little challengers, I was able to remove the bottom strut bolt without completely removing the exhaust. just backed off the 2 x bolts on the exhaust then used a bit held by a crescent that fits into the center of the bolt and was able to leverage that and a ring spanner on the other side. I got the inspiration from you brother and stoked with how it looks. Cheers man!!

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

That’s awesome, nice work! how does it feel riding with them instead of stock? Cheers for that, glad my videos have to power to inspire people and give them the confidence to work on their bikes!

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

​Bro there are no links in the description​@@thewhiskythrottleclub

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

The old link was no longer valid. If your in aus stringercollective.com.au/product/1433/ that should work. Let me know how it goes

[@adamogilvy3404]

Looks great👌. I could never work out why the Street 500 never came out with black rear shocks in the first place 🙄🤷‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

They look so much better in black, I reckon the shocks and all the bolts need to be black as well.

[@twowheelingtom]

That looks good and the black shocks as well.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Thanks, it makes a huge difference changing them from the stock to the black-they don’t stick out as much

[@rockGodoncrack]

Raise the tank. Give the appearance of lower bars and makes it look a heap tougher

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

I might have to give it a go on my current bike!

[@marcp108]

They look so much better. Not sure if thats going to work on my bike as I've put on a fat back tyre. Drop bars, LED headlight, better grips and a custom seat should just about do it!

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Give it a go and let me know how you go with it!

[@Rustyrea75]

Thanks man. Didn’t look too difficult.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

It wasn’t too difficult at all. If you have the right tools it’s fairly easy and I would have done it in under a hour.

[@rajeevradhakrishnannair8838]

Hei mate....looks good..does it lower the the bike further??

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Yeah it sure does, I have made a quick comparison video of the Shocks as well. Check it out and let me know what you think. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2bcfKCVhrh3opY

[@harikrishnannair5920]

You reduced the suspension travel and ground clearance. I hope you are blessed with good quality roads in your place.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Unfortunately not, it did cause scraping but mainly on the exhaust heat shield

[@oscartorkington676]

Hey mate is it of any concern that the lowered rear end, makes the bike more likely to tip over when you put down the jiffy stand?

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Nah it leans over a little more but it’s not too bad.

[@kellyoconnor7896]

My wifes is even lower than that. It has the lowered shocks set to lowest setting and then the springs cut.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

That would look awesome. I rate the real slammed look.

[@kahueranepia8656]

Are you able to put two into two exhaust pipes on

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Yeah 100%. You might need to give it a tune but you can absolutely do a two into two exhaust 👍🏼

[@playbackvideoimage]

how are the new shocks performing compared to stock?

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

The clearance is a lot lower so it would scrape a lot easier but apart from that it didn’t change the performance too much

[@timgardiner5257]

Hey buddy, looks much better. Where did you buy them and how much.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Hey Tim, I got them off an Australian website which I have linked in the description, this was a while ago so I’m not sure if they still stock them but they cost me around $150 from memory.

[@MatthewLehmann-b3y]

What Inch are the shocks you put on? Cheers

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

They are 10.5inch shocks, so lowered it a fair bit

[@Wicker888]

Does it drive better??

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

I didn’t notice a considerable difference in the way it rides it was a lot stiffer going over bumps

[@mrucef100]

They look good, but don’t u have a little prob with kickstand

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Surprisingly I didn’t find any issues with the kickstand, it still stood on it fine after being lowered a bit.

[@darrellmorales6523]

Where did you get the lowering shocks

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

Hey, I ended up getting the shocks from mostynindustries.com.au They had pretty fast delivery and the install was super easy.

[@darrellmorales6523]

@@thewhiskythrottleclub sweet I appreciate man

[@harikrishnannair5920]

Not sure why the headlight was left on during the entire process.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

That’s a great question! I think your the first person to ask. The only reason is that it was the easier option, rather than disconnecting the battery to save the alarm going off or having the bike running while I was doing it.

[@harikrishnannair5920]

@@thewhiskythrottleclub I thought turning the ignition off was a better option, considering you are just replacing a mechanical part and hopefully that does not require any electronic calibration.

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

You’re right, but the movement from changing the shocks can cause the alarm to go off if it’s not disabled so instead of manually disabling the alarm I just had it in the run position without the bike running. If the job took much longer I could have run the battery flat.

[@harikrishnannair5920]

@@thewhiskythrottleclub Understood. Cheers 👍

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

No worries 👍👍

[@doubleg1063]

What size did u go to?

[@thewhiskythrottleclub]

I threw on 10.5”. They were the smallest I could find at the time.