XLH 1200  anybody had trouble with sporty  botoming out     mine has 11 inch shock and im not sure what length to put on it  as far as i can find out i would have had 13 s  from new   i ride 2 up quite a bit   cheers Kev 

The standard 13" that came on my Iron were notorious for bottoming out, upgraded to the 11" Heavy Duty HD profile shock and haven't had an issue yet.

i have tried and tried to adjust shock short of sticking them in vice and smacking the crap out of them i carnt move them ???

Don't muck around Kev, just get some Ikons!

go for ikons you will notice a big difference

shit i rang and got a price  $585.00    shit i need a heart start

Hey Kev, spend the money and put them on. I am positive you will be happy with the reults. I also changed the fork springs, fork oil and dropped the front 5mm. It rides and turns into corners so much better. The Ikons also stopped 90% of the wallowing thru corners. HD says they handle ands ride well, not from where I was sitting but it is half way decent now. It used to feel like the back end was going to slip out from under you. You could go for the YSS shocks at $900! They would be better again.

Don't consider quality shocks as an optional extra or a peice of bling, it is an essential. You get A to B faster and safer with quality units. I went from the HD stockers to YSS on my XR1200 significant difference, now just need to work on the front end.
marx

one last option for all you fellas bottoming out... LOSE SOME WEIGHT ya fat bastards mahaha, no seriously, my sporty was great when i got it but now i have bulked up a bit from all that gym work (not) is starting to bottom out, i reckon losing 7.5keelos will fix the prob.. (i'm 85kg)

I grit my teeth

i managed to adjust my shocks ok, i never got a spanner with it but my gf has a little scooter and says "why dont you use my shock spanner that came with my scoot?" i say " i got a harley, no way your spanner will work on mine, they are all different" well frig me i tried it and it fits. anyway am still trying to find the right setting..

I bit the bullet and have orderd 12.5 progressive $385.00 so i have some 11 inch for sale good if your a little fella but me i got a big wack with the fat bloke stick and weigh in at 115 ks and above depending on the pubs and burger joint on my ride if ya need some 11 s give me a holla

If ya looking to spend a few bucks, have a look into the Touring shocks. They bolt straight up and are supposed to be absolutely brilliant on the Sporties?

fitted 12.5 progressive and its a different bike to ride might need to start looking for a 21 inch front wheel

fitted 11 inch progressive 440 on the back and Dyna front forks and now we ride a proper bike that doesn't feel the bumps.  .......not bad for a 48