Just on Fleabay and noticed these rear lowering kits for Roadkings (and I'd say other Tourers)

Any one tried it yet or know anything about them.

Looks like it may be ok, but looks can be deceiving

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harley-Road-King-Lowering-Kit-Adjustable-200-2-2010-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20b65f8684QQitemZ140498667140QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Cheers.

Groove, I'm looking at lowering the rear too.
If you do buy the lowering kit, can you let us know how it pans out for ya?
Ta.

Thanks for the advice fella's

Decided not to go for the lowering kits as it would be a cheap way out and could cause more handling problems that its worth.

Cheers

Hi I have a street glide & I put this kit on mine with also I have a set of arnott air shocks so when I run 2 up not a chance of bottoming out & the bike sit likes it was when it was on the stealer floor. With the lowering kit, shocks & the stabilser the ride is great 1 or 2 up.

G`day berms , yeah check out their website , sure is lower than the stocka ! Not sure why they would tell ya that mate ? Too Fit 09 FLHRC , 1 inch lower and 1.75 inches back ! $1000 delivered with rider backrest and pillion backrest pad and 2 rain covers , couldn`t be happier , the best of quality , im just an average 6 foot and was worried it would sit me back too far , but its exellent and deffinately 100% on it being lower ! Plenty of different seat types on thier web and all have exact descriptions hey , great service and fit , Cheers Skin

Maybe the pillion section is 1 inch taller than stock though , which the misses loves ! Mine is the One Piece Mustang Regal Super Touring Seat with black pearl studding and rider backrest $729 + $140 i it was think for the pillion backrest pad , it is 19" rider section and 14 or 15 " pillion section , sorta like a HR holden bench seat , but even more comfortable , best thing i have ever purchased lowers rider raises pillion a tad ! FLHRC is tall enough , that`s why i got that seat , likewise wouldn`t have bothered if it was taller ! There are many cheaper options too , but the one i got was well worth the coin i reckon , Cheers mate , Skin

Gidday folks, I have just ordered a complete front and rear lowered suspension from "Progressive Suspensions " in America. This suspension is supposed to be the bees knees and performs much better than standard Harley. I am 5 6" and just a little short. I have already got the reduced reach seat on my 2011 road king and ride reasonably fast so am hoping for the best of both worlds. I will let you know how it all goes after I have fitted it to the bike.

Seeya

Steamer.55

 

Gidday All,   The Lowering kit arrived from Progressive Suspensions the othe day. I replaced the pump up rear shockies in about 20 minutes and then stripped the front end off my road king.  Replacing the standard internals of the front forks was a simple job. The new internals comprise of a gas cylinder and springs attached to a rod which fits where the old one was in each fork tube. Depending whether you want to lower 1 or 2 inches determines what other spring you choose to add to the tube ( All parts came in the kit ). 

                      After reassembling the bike, the first impression when sitting on the bike was it felt just perfect fit for me. I adjusted the preload on the coil spring rear shockies to only about 2 turns from the softest setting then went for a ride. The ride I went on was about 300klms on some very average back roads as well as some good roads.

                     The front suspension felt  immediately more tighter. A little harsher but certainly in my opinion much improved on the standard front end. The bike seemed to corner more positively and had better feel.The new front suspension is not adjustable for damping or preload. The rear end felt good on the nice smooth roads but jarred pretty badly on the rougher roads. At no time did the bike feel unstable and it handled fastish cornering OK.   I played with the preload a bit and came to the conclusion that setting it soft was not a good idea ........ I have the preload set approx 9 turns from soft at the moment and the whole setup feels good to me. I have not had the missus on the back yet but feel that with tons of preload adjustment left all should be OK.

                     As far as scraping anything on the bike while cornering, I didn't. I recon that as the suspension is "Progressive" and a little stiffer to start with there will be no issues with this.

                      I am happy with my bike now apart from the windscreen which I will tackle next. I don't know what the Harley lowered suspension is like. I chose the one I bought because of the gas front suspension hoping for a little better feel on the front end. I have no affiliation with Progressive Suspensions. I just found them on the internet.

     Hope this helped

Regards

Steamer.55