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  • #46
    Re: progressive springs-- life expectancy

    Originally posted by young nip
    Geezer, or anyone here, Whats the difference between the progress and the standard spring in the front.
    A progressive spring is wound tighter at one end than the other. The idea is that it will give on small bumps but still have some strength left for the hard bumps.

    I like the suspention set up a little on the stiff side, I think the bike handles better that way.

    Geezer
    Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

    The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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    • #47
      Progressive is a brand of suspension that build springs that are designed to become more stiffer the more they are compressed. The coils are closer spaced at one end. In theory this allows a softer ride over normal bimps, but they firm up and offer maximum control over the rougher stuff. Many of my Goldwing buds swear by these systems. I have never tried them myself, so I cannot say for sure.
      Bubba1954
      (aka) Shannon Koehn
      Hutchinson, KS
      http://www.fototime.com/inv/0EE87CEC5C8C774

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      • #48
        H2

        i know its outside this thread but there is a 72 H2 for sale on ebay new zealand. Great looking bike. $10,000US and reserve not met.
        Glenn
        Oz

        Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty...But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out...
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