Member Reviews for Progressive Suspension 412 Series Shocks - VTX 1300

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Average Customer Review: 4.68 (based on 111 reviews)

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(4 stars) reviewed on 01/12/13 by Brian7500 Kennedy (Brian7500) from Goshen, IN, United States, for a 2007 Black & Chrome 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: I like them. good improvement over stock and easy to install. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 09/08/11 by (Hulley) from Gold Coast, , for a 2007, Platinum 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: I bought the 11" and it really sets the bike off. Nice lowered look... Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 10/23/10 by Brent (buck1974) from Bothell, WA, United States, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: An absolute MUST HAVE .... the OEM shocks don't even come close to comparing. These are AWESOME! Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(2 stars) reviewed on 12/08/09 by valiantboy (valiantboy) from London, , Americas, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: didn't notice any difference over my standard shocks. hadn't ridden the bike for a year before hand, so not really a fair comparison. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 11/26/09 by Bob (Loonatic) from Indianapolis, IN, United States, for a 2006 Black 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Bought Heavy Duty set for my bike. Easy to install, took about 5 minutes a shock. I like the look much better than the stock shocks. Finally got a chance to test ride on them yesterday. Big improvement over the stock shocks for sure. Now it feels like the back of the bike is firmly planted on the pavement. Wish I would have bought them sooner... Three thumbs up (if I had a third thumb that is). Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 08/17/09 by scbambam (scbambam72) from , , United States, for a 2003 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Improved the ride ten fold Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 08/17/09 by robert scott (trotsky) from Auckland, New Zealand, , New Zealand, for a 2010 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: I ride 2-up most of the time - the wife does let me out of the driveway without hoping on too. I have done 12,000 kms on the bike and the stock shocks were getting very spongey. We ride in New Zealand which has twisty roads of verying quality so good shocks are a must. I bought the heavt duty version at 12 inches (to give a bit more clearance for those sweeping corners)and have not looked back. Very easy to install (if you have a bike lift) and look good. It's a shame the saddle bags hide them. The ride is AMAZING. In the past I was hammering the brakes into corners to avoid wobble and bottoming out. Now I can corner much faster and with much more confidence. Will definitely do the front forks next Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 03/12/09 by foster (fosterslaw77) from Berkley, MA, United States, for a 2007 blue 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: en route got the 11.5 hd wanted to lower a bit and im a big guy and always have my lady on the back so hd was way to go Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 01/21/09 by Rich Browning (rbrowning) from Mountain House, CA, United States, for a 2005 Black w/Windshield, Highway Bars, Speedsters 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Very cool looking and really to install. Motorcycle jack makes it real easy but could be done one at a time without one. Set them on the third notch initialy but was very hard. Turned the preload adjuster down to the second notch and made a big difference. I bought the 12 inch heavy duty shocks. These along with the fork springs from progressive made a big difference in the ride. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 09/19/08 by Stallion ColonVega (junypa) from Fort Worth, TX, United States, for a 2007 VTX1300 S Black 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: This shocks are really easy to install... you need a jack and an extra seat of hands. You be done in 10-15 mins... no time to drink a cold one. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 06/28/08 by mikeman29 Holzer (mikeman29) from Vienna, , Americas, for a Red, 2003 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Very nice, what a differance. lilke this lowrider look. very easy to install. got the 11,5 heavy duty. very good feeling while riding too. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 02/22/08 by Brent (Instyle) from CROMWELL NEW ZEALAND, , Australia, for a VTX 1300 Retro 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Have had these on for a couple of rides now and what a difference. I set them on one click for riding by myself and 3rd click for 2up, probably one of the best things i have bought for the VTX so far. Simple to install whit a bike lift 10mins tops. Review Details  2 out of 2 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 09/20/07 by Quentin Kerfoot (qjkerfoot) from Vancouver, BC, Canada, for a 05 - titanium 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: very smooth. a nice addition. should have done it sooner. These provide a much improved ride. I have the 11.5" standards. Haven't played with the settings yet but will soon. WOW Review Details  2 out of 2 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 07/03/07 by Manuel Alcera (nikmeg60) from Union City, CA, United States, for a 2005/ Black 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: My bike handles better now especially on the straight away Review Details  3 out of 6 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 06/10/07 by Mike Lingerfelt (MatoPato) from Pasadena, TX, United States, for a 2004 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: i picked up a set of these to replace my stock shocks which I felt were becoming really worn and sloppy. Boy was i right. I noticed the stock shocks bottoming out, even set @ 5, while 2 up riding with my wife. I changed to these and what a big diffrence they make. I was supprised at how much the worn rear shocks were causing the front to overwork. These really smoothed out the ride and settled the bike down. I went with 1/4" over stock @ 12.5" Standard shocks. Review Details  5 out of 5 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 02/17/07 by Sari (saric) from Fresno, CA, United States, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: I'm a " vertically challenged " person ( 4' 11" ). I wanted to plant my feet a little better on the ground. These provided just the right amount of lowering for my peace of mind. Haven't gone over any speed bumps yet. We'll see. My husband installed them in about 15 or 20 min. You'll need a bike jack. Review Details  3 out of 3 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 02/14/07 by Tracy (pyrotra) from Arcola, TX, United States, for a 2005 Matalic Magenta 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Great looking and much better ride. I have the 11", which was hard to find, but with the internet you can track down anything. I am short so I needed to lower the bike a little to compensate for the 18" rear rim and 200 tire. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 11/17/06 by mark Hoffacker (mh72272) from Woodstock, GA, United States, for a 2003 Pearl Orange w/ Black Flames 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: After 28K miles & wearing out the stock ones, I got the 11.5" Heavy-Duty. Definitely notice the rear isn't "spongy" anymore, but "crisp" now. Shocks aren't bottoming out on the extreme bumps, even 2-up. Although I did still scrape the frame once coming into my driveway - but that was mostly driver error - too fast! Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 08/25/06 by Jim Hughes (video) from Central Islip, NY, United States, for a 2005 Silver 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Wow what a difference the bike is completely different sits a little higher and doesn't bounce as much . I just ordered the fronts can't wait to see the change. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 07/29/06 by Ken V (thegreenvalley) from Westerville, OH, United States, for a 2003 VTX 1300 Illusion Blue 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: A better ride. Review Details  1 out of 2 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No