Legend Revo-A Review 

That’s awesome to hear.

Thank you. Glad you are enjoying.

Did you go with the heavy duty or standard spring? I have a 22 Road King Special and I'm 6'4" and 300 lbs, ride 95% of the time one up, and I'm in Florida so ride comfort is more important to me than canyon carving. I know Legend says go with the standard springs. Thoughts?

Standard. So far, no issues.

The two or three settings seem to be great. I’ve done both. Glad they made a difference for you.

Very cool Jeffrey.

@@Broncoride What you don’t really get until you ride with legends front and rear is the fact that the front cartridge suspension has such a profound effect on the rear end of the bike. There’s no way of truly understanding until you’ve got the full package. I would not have purchased the front cartridges until aHad a warranty that covered front fork replacement so I took advantage of the labor savings and they also had a deal on the cartridges at the time and gave me a sweet deal on the whole thing.

@@jeffreyengle2762 I’m pissed that I waited three years to get it done.

@@Broncoride worst case scenario is you end up like me riding a motorcycle that has a very weak mono shock and while riding to up I had the frame come in contact with the road and bruised my tailbone. Now it’s bothers me for the rest of my life. Suspension is number one!

True words Paul.

Exactly. Once you ride both, you feel a huge difference. I should have done it sooner.

The ride yesterday was a 22 RGS. I bought it. Wanna guess what I included on the deal? Yup. It's going straight to the shop from the showroom floor for Axeo front, and Revo ARC rear, plus, of course, Stage 2 Tq cam, 4" Rinehart exhaust, tappet blocks, tappets, pushrods, heavy breather air, throttle body, 12" KST Renegade bars, and heated Kahuna grips. Not even leaving the dealership this time until she's setup

Sweet set-up

Exactly my friend

Forgot about the shield. Very happy with Freedom.

Thanks Mike. Good luck on the house.

We corrupt each other.

@@Broncoride 😳😳

Hope they work out man. I dig mine and the bike rides much better with them.

@@Broncoride I'm happy with them but still bottoming out hard on those low spots . This morning 4am going to the gym i hit one and dang i felt my kidneys hit the back of my helmet. No fun . Sometimes those low spots are very hard to avoid, at night or in traffic . I just emailed Legend. Hopefully they can either tell me low spots are always a problem or this is how to avoid bottoming out . Either one i will except.

@@petedetects7012 Perhaps the heavy duty model will be best for your weight?

Always sorry to hear about that and you’ll be riding soon.

@@Broncoride I've got a few miles in the past week. I'm doing well and gonna get a few more miles in this weekend. When ya gotta ya gotta...lol

Right on

You’ll love them.

I was surprised how much better the bike rides now. I’m definitely a believer with the shock change.

It’s a great mod. I’m still enjoying them.

It’s that country living man.

That’s awesome Mark on the Yamaha. You have some talent.

Actually, I'm just cheap (haha). Funny, but one of my closest friends when I first got into bikes was trained as a mechanic, said he'd help me out if I needed to do anything on it, then he saw an exploded view of the motor and said he wouldn't touch it. It's a bit complex, one of the earliest designs I know of with a balancer shaft, and it's a DOHC 8-valve twin, a rarity in the early '70's. But with no training (just a factory manual, tools and aptitude) I've rebuilt it from the ground up once before, replaced the crank and rod bearings and a couple transmission gears, fabricated my own delivery lines for the oil cooler after the factory kit lines leaked (the routing they used was kind of odd, frankly), and the only work ever done that I didn't do myself has been cylinder boring, paint, drilling the discs (which cost $30 each back around 1980), and a couple of welds, one of which was to mount a bracket to hold the rear master cylinder when I swapped out the rear end for one from a later model with cast wheels and a disc brake (stock was spoked wheels and drum rear). But I cut that bracket myself from a piece of bar stock, cost less that $5 (about $20 total with the weld, plus something like $150 for the entire rear end from a wrecked '76 model, mine is a '73, bought it for my 19th birthday.) For years I just couldn't afford a new bike! So I've kept it running (for the most part) and modified the hell out of it over the years, it's a true one-of-a-kind.

2 and 3 are good. I tried 1 and 4 too and 2 was my overall favorite. Pleasure meeting you the other day too.

That’s very cool Jason. You don’t realize what you’re missing, right?

@@Broncoride no you don't. Had the 944s for a while, but adding the front was an epic addition. I usually focus on bars and exhaust but as you said, suspension should be just as early an upgrade.

Yes on cornering. Going into and out of turn is much more refined. I’m glad I did it.

I found 2 was great for me in the corners, but there wasn’t bad. I did around 500 on each setting and found 2 to be better overall. The Progressive and Legend fronts are very similar. I took advice from dealer and went with Progressive. Think it was around $200 cheaper. They work great.

Thanks Iron. Appreciate it.

Seat and shocks seem to be the first things to do if you’re upgrading.

Right on Barry. You’ll be happy with them.

Put the revo a's on this past weekend. Rode to work and Holy cow, what a difference! Having the axeo's installed because I know my mechanical limitations and I'd rather have it done correctly. Looking forward to some long rides now!

Right on!

Just curious if you add preload to the shocks when you're riding 2 up? I haven't taken the wife out on the bike since I put the revo-a's on and just wondering what you recommend.

I adjusted it to 12 inch sag. We sat on it and our daughter helped measure. Think it was a couple turns and that did it. No issues with her on the bike. As long as you’re at 12”, it’s optimal.

Suspension for sure. I wish I would have done it earlier.

….and well worth it Rich.

Already did

I’m with you on the bars. I’m looking at 12’s.

Bars made such a difference for me

If you want. I wrote down what the perfect setting was with my wife on it. That way, if she rides, quick adjustment and life is good.

Thanks Noodles. I wasn’t a huge fan of my stock seat but you make a good point.

Thanks. I have the Super Touring seat. I’m very pleased with it.

Damn Tom, that blows. I’ve heard they are usually solid. Hope they take care of you soon.

Let’s just say I’m still a little sour about it and it takes a lot to fire me up

I get it man. I’m the same way.

Haha sorry, I didn’t realize it only sent that. Odd. What I was trying to say is that I looked at Wilbers and they looked great. They were sure expensive though. I’ve heard they are awesome. I’m very happy with the Legends. They made a big difference.

@@Broncoride ?

I must have sent it early by mistake on reply. I put response above.

Exactly. Huge improvement

I’ve honestly never rode with those, so I can’t speak to them. I’ve heard great things about Ohlins though.

Thank you. I’m happy with the upgrades.

Couple hundred cheaper and my dealer told me they were just as good as Legends. He said the Legends were better on rear though. So far, pleased with my decision.

Appreciate that Ross.

Nice. You’ll love them.

I’m 225. I can tell you they made a huge difference, especially in corners.

I'm 165 too and contemplating on the revo coil non adjustable or the revo A adjustable. I ride mostly solo so would you think the revo coil 12 inch with half inch travel should suffice instead of the revo A? Or would the revo A at 12 inch give better cover range in the longer run. I'm also looking at lowering the bike by an inch as I'm 5'7...

@@desagogo most people have the Revo A’s set at 3 for the rebound. The Revo’s are several hundred less in price and the rebound on those is just like the “3” setting on the “A’s.” As for height, your call. I know some at your height use 12 inch and some 13. Give Legends a call and get their take.

Exactly what I did on mine. I got a good deal through my dealer.

Much better. I’m very pleased so far.

I don’t have much hair to begin with it. Haha

Super touring. Love it. I got the one with backrest all in one

Yes. Tried all of them. I had best results with 2. 1 was softer.

I’ve had the opposite reaction but totally understandable. I used the Progressive ones up front and they have been solid.

Nevermind, kept listening and heard that you use 2. Do you think 3 is acceptable if you want to save the few hundered bucks?

I use 2, but I think the 3 is fine. Unless you really want to fine tune the rebound, you don’t need the A. Save the money if you’re going to keep it always at 3. I have adjusted it like 3-4 different times depending on how I’m riding.

225

No problem Larry.

Techmount

Standard

No sir. I have Rineharts

Has a nice rumble!

Exactly Mike. Live and learn.

No I did not. The regular ones work just fine.

I always seem to be there. 😎

I’m not touching the sports bra comment, but you opened yourself up on that one. Fly out anytime, just no yoga. 😆

@@Broncoride for me there is always some yoga. Helps with all the riding. 😉