Ok steve today my wife caught me watching your videos again and hit me in the back with her shoe and cancelled my visa and unplugged the Wi Fi I was only halfway through this install she said I have a problem as I am putting way to much time in my Harley and not her with all your installation upgrades and it’s straining our savings account , Steve could you please do a video for the wife’s matter too….OR relationship upgrade installation Much thanks
Aahhahhahhhaa an you win the comment section with this one! Ill sit down with the wife and do some research with her and try to get a video out on that...I think thats probably going to be my best source of information on how they much feel.
Steve, I believe your detailed explanations are the reason an average Harley owner can gain the confidence to work on their own bikes/trikes. Another great video.
Im always glad to hear that the videos help and thats what it is al about...saving money, learning your bike and enjoying the satisfaction of working on your own ride. Thank you very much for the comment! Makes it all worth it!
Thanks for tuning in to watch our installation guide on upgrading Harley Touring front suspension with RaceTech springs and Intiminator valves. We hope you found the video informative and helpful in enhancing your bike's performance and ride quality. If you have any questions or thoughts, feel free to drop them in the comments below. Ride safe and enjoy the journey ahead!
This is exactly why I watch your videos. The ignition piece explanation helps me. I have had several buddies whose ignition has come off at one point or another. I have the alignment tool just never had to use it yet. I will be carrying it on the bike from now on for a just in case
I e learned a lot about wrenching on the Harleys, your videos and channel are exactly what the average wrencher needs! Don’t know if that’s a word, but I made it one , lol. Thank you Steve!
I was hoping the video showed enough to make it on your own...ive been using that one for years and changed many many forks on it....super cheap to make and works great
I just put Progressive springs into my forks removing the stock HD ones. I was playing with the idea of going for the Intimidators - love the DKC tech, have their Transformer EBS, 828 air cleaner and tank mounted wind deflectors installed - but opted to use 10 wt fork fluid instead. The nose dive is gone and the bike corners very confident. Intimidators are expensive. Great video, as always thanks a lot for sharing, boss. 🙏🤙👍🇺🇸
hey...yeah anything is better than stock...the one size fits all doesnt always fit everyone...and any upgrade to handling is an improvement. Thank you for checking it out man...much appreciated.
Hey Steve, when you took that spring out, it reminded me of when I took my 9mm Beretta upper receiver apart. They have springs just like that can hit you in the face if you're not careful.
@@sikbaggers I did the front setup and used Progressive 944’s in the rear. Complete game changer. Especially for the weights that were on my ride. Even had issues with the 944’s and they fixed it no problem. Instead of shipping the shocks back, I waited until Daytona and they serviced them for me. lol.
Not a hard job to do but I can see where it would be intimidating at first....but the outcome is well worth it! Made this trike ride like butter instead of beating the guy to death lol
Our buddy here absolutely loves the new ride after doing the front and rear of the trike..I was actually pretty shocked on the test drive how much smoother it was. Thanks for checking it out!
I watched the video on the Nexgen shocks . I have the twin adjustable Bitubo shocks on the rear of my bike purchased from DK Customs . These shocks were a huge improvement over the stock air shocks. I think I will put on chrome lowers when I decide to do the front suspension. Don’t know if I will attempt the job or get it done .
Or if your memory sucks like mine does, take pictures before you start and along the way if need be that way you can zoom in and see what went where and how it’s all aligned, I do it on aircraft because we have so many different fasteners and they all are put in certain areas for specific reasons such as shear strength VS tension strength
@@sikbaggers yeah man when I was younger I never understood electrical and I shied away from it and now I wish I would have taken it as a challenge and learned it
Great video Steve! I have been curious about this product for a while. I ride a 2020 RGS with Legends REVO As in the rear. I want to upgrade my forks and had planned on Legends in the front as well. Do you feel the Intimidators with race tech combo is comparable with the Legends cartridges? I definitely like the price of what you are showing compared to Legends. I have no frame of reference for upgraded forks as I have always ran stock in the front. Thanks for any guidance you can provide. Please keep these videos coming. You help us DIY guys have confidence in our projects.
well either one will be superior to the stock set up...The progressives are pretty good but they are still kind of one size fits all, they just work better than stock..this set up is more customizable to you and your riding and costs less...so i think this set up is superior to any brand of "drop in" cartridge.
What do you think about being a HOG member? I have been one ever since I bought my first Hog and tried to use the membership at different Harley Davidson across the states and the one I bought my bike at. No-one would honor the membership. What good is it and the only thing I get out of it is a patch, a pin, and a magazine that I don’t read. Have you had any luck with it? Nice video on the front suspension.
I have never purchased it because I wouldn't use any of the stuff they offer...if i remember right, I think the only thing I would have benefited from was the roadside service and I have that with my insurance so wouldnt use that either..id say if no one is honoring it, I would drop it like a rock..what is it now? 60 bucks or so a year?
the preload will be based o what spring you get and they will tell you when you order. On this set they didnt include the info or I didnt receive the info so I had to call them and I told them what I was putting it on and they suggested staying in the 2 inch range so it may be different for your set up
Very informative video Steve, thanks!! How do the Intiminator valves alone compare to the Pro-Action Fork Kit (which includes springs)? Will PA springs help much over stock? I am 210 lbs.
thank you tony...well those two things kinda of do the same thing but in different ways..however with the PA kit you have to run their modified fork oil...I would be interested to see how tey work together but with this you are supposed to use standard fork oil..so i dont know how that would work
@@sikbaggers I don't think the PA kit requires "their" oil, but they do specify 20wt 'high quality fork oil' whereas the Intiminator uses lighter oil at 5 or 7wt. Lighter is better for temperature stability. I kinda like the simplicity of the Intiminators, but a bit concerned about using standard damper rods and standard springs. If I'm gonna tear into it I'd like to do the best mod for the least $. Guess I need to do more research! Thank you!!
I have a question Steve. I have found that coil over shocks to me ride better. I have Legends Revo A on rear. My forks are due for fluid change. I was thinking about installing the legends in front. Will this suspension perform better than the legends? I’m not asking for you to say one brands bad or something like that. Just asking for your opinion. I live in central Illinois and you know how the roads are. I do ride to southern Illinois quite a bit just to get some hills and curves. Thanks for the great video.
Hye Edward...this trike is actually from central Illinois and he loves it..we did a lot of research before doing this mod for him. The reason we went with this set up is it is more customized to you. When you buy them you will need to answer a few questions based on your riding style while the drop ins from any company are again just kind of one size fits all...but they both are better than stock. So either way you go itll be better than the stock suspension.
Hey Steve, hope you're well! I have a 2020 HD RG SPC and hasn't been on the tuner I rec'd with the bike since I bought the bike in '20. Do you have a video on doing it yourself? Just checking fuel mixture etc...Thank you! Ron
Hey ron I do not have one specifically tuning your bike..I have covered in a few videos but I use the DynoJet tuner...I dont know what stage your bike currently is so its hard to give to much advice now on it..but if its just stage one you can get any tuner and download their basic stage 1 map and itll be fine but with the dynojet you can easily run auto tune after that and it will learn your riding style as you go and adjust.
Hey Steve, sorry, my bike is a '20 RG SPC Stage IV 131...It runs absolutely great and after you placed the video on replacing the plugs, they looked a little lean; so since I have the tuner the bike came with, I thought it would be good to make sure it running to absolute efficiency and power, I just would rather do it myself instead of paying the dealership, but then I don't think I want to mess with the mapping either, your thoughts, Best, Ron
Looking for a little advice before I trailer my FLSB to Harley. Did a bar job (Fat Baggers 12 inch) and replaced the top brake line. Bled the brakes after but I can't build pressure. Fluid comes out clean at the caliper bleed nipple, no air bubbles. I'm thinking I either have air trapped at the master cylinder banjo bolt or I got air in the ABS lines. Bought a vacuum bleeder and will try again this weekend. What do you think (air in the ABS lines?) before I eat humble pie and put the bike on a trailer and take it to my local (hated) Harley dealer?
Weird..I dont think the sport glides have the RDRS on them so that's not it...defentily try bleeding with a vacuum first before taking it to harley. If you were just pumping the lever and releasing the bleeder it probably wont get any air out as the stroke is too short to do anything. You can also try bleeding from the bottom up with a fluid extractor syrnge ...air goes up better than it goes down. I would try those things first.
I tuned in because my wife has a 2009 Tri Glide and its getting time for shocks (Front and back), after watching this, im convinced im just going to over Legend shocks for the back and Legend cartridges for the front, i did that for my 2021 Street Glide and they are awesome. This product from DK Customs is not something i would be interested in buying, seems like too much work
Hey man thanks for checking out the video...just keep in mind that any drop in cartridge requires the same amount of work as these...you still have to completely disassemble the forks either way. This one requires you to cut your pre load spacer, as many do, and that took about 3 seconds. And those, from any company, are still "one size fits most". Yes it will give you a way better ride than stock but thats not saying much when stock front suspension sucks. This method is set up for you based on your answers when you order. I'm not affiliated with any of these companies...just giving you some things to think about before you drop your hard earned money because there is quite a bit of price difference. Either way you go sir, it'll be better than stock. Thanks again for checking it out man..much appreciated.
