Hi, I have a 2015 RGS and need to upgrade the rear suspension. We will be doing the Big lap next year and will be on the road for at least 12 months. I am over 100 kilos and my wife is around 70 kilo, we will be towing a camper trailer that weighs approx 140 kilos plus our gear. The stock suspension will not be able to handle it, it barely handles us now without trailer or luggage. What would you recommend for an upgrade, it is going to get a pretty good workout for quite some time, so reliability, longevity and quality is a must. Thank you for reading.
I trust you are prepared to spend some good coin? Some of the other guys on here might give you some more info but I'd be looking at Ohlins. Make google your friend!!! Stick clear of anything with a compressor - you need something with serious ability, not a show pony for looking good when you park it up!!!
Gidday Roscoe ,
First of all Congrats for making the Retirerment age , not far away my self ... so as a lot have said Ohlins are the way to go if you have the Coin .. Not Cheap .. know a few guys who have changed to them on Tourers and other Harley Models and all have said they are a Marked improvement ... if you have the Coin remember to Front and Rear ... so much better .
Now i went another direction , Ohlins were way above my pay grade unfortunitly ... So have a look at Legends , i have a 17 Road Glide Special and Man they are a incrediable upgrade as oppossed to Stock ... like i said i went Front and Rear , no point only doing one end .
There is most likely different mods for different year models but get on their website and do a little reshearch ... but i tell ya i am 140 Kg Fella , Missus is 80 Plus .. { hope she dosent read this , Lol } .. and the improvement was absolutly amazing ... hoping for one day to try one of these fellas i know who has the Ohlins to get a decent Test ride to compare ... but they would want to be out of this world to be a big difference to the Legends .
If they are only a touch better then they are not worth it as Legends will do the trick at a far cheaper cost but if all the reports are true then they may be worth it .
I only know how much better mine rides as oppossed to stock ... and Very Important , get them set up for you and your Missus weight as if any brand is set up incorrectly you will feel you have wasted your money ... when you do get them set up depending on how often the missus rides with you you might want to get them set up somewhere in between , because set up for both your weight will definitly feel firm when you ride alone but as mentioned if most of your riding is 2 up then no problems ... but a good suspension specialist should be able to stearyou in the right direction .
Have fun on the big trip ... let us know what you went with and send back some pics of the journey .
Cheers Tim .
After much procrastination i've finally bitten the bullet and ordered a set of Race Tech G3S shocks for my Limited, not cheap but apparently one of the best.
