Spring replacement

[gene]

Guys my preload bottoms out with wife riding with me. I set it at 1.5 inchs for me but with her can't get sag less than 2 inchs. My weight and wife amount to about 360# not including gear. Ride seems ok but would heavier spring be in order. Need recomendations on what options are availible.

[NormanPCN]

Adding a spacer will change the sag but does not change the spring rate. With a heavy load you want a stiffer spring rate to control compression. A spring rate that gets you at minimum preload for one up riding should still give you enough adjustability for two up given the preload adjust range.

[gene]

Do hyperpro springs increase capacity of bike and did you replace both front and rear

[Orange Power]

If the stock rear shock is retained and the HyperPro spring is installed over it, is the stock Pre-Load adjustment knob still used or do you have to use a spanner wrench on the HyperPro spring?

[Raven]

Actually, you'd do better to get a standard rate spring rather than a progressive spring. The progressive spring may initially give you a cushier ride but could be more prone to binding and have a negative impact on traction.

[FLSTRDR]

You might look at www.motorcycle-suspension.com
Sonny

[Kessie]

Gene, my bike has Hyper Pro springs front & rear you can ck it out on Saturday if you like , they have worked well for me & been on my bike for 95K.
Kevin

[gene]

I may check on a wilbers set-up as we are riding a lot more spirited these days and our rear spring is bottoming out a lot these days.

[gene]

After rethinking this one, a hyperpro rear spring for $109 versus a wilbers for around $900-1K is a lot easier to accept. do the hyperpros increase rear ride height or have a higher load rate, the bottoming out was a real issue today on a back roads ride with others