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Baltimore Newbie wrote: I am sure there are quite a few Harley owners on here that don't do their own maintenance. A lot of people just ride because they think it's cool. They don't want dirt under their nails.

since Gummiente isnt here, let me ask, why did you feel to add the word, HARLEY to this statement, instead of just saying "motorcycle owners' or something like that? HUH/???!!

actually dont answer that, 6 pages is plenty for this thread

Verm, even though they are "pros", what other people feel is the best setup for you might not feel the best, or be the best for the type of riding you actually do.

There are a lot of changes you can make to suspension depending on what you want. If they "race tune" your suspension, are they tuning you for the street or the track? You don't want the same suspension setup for both. Usually on the street you have more lax dampening and dive rates to allow for bumps and stuff. I played around with the suspension on my bike for a bit, and I am still tweaking it to find out just how I like it for every day use. I just wish my rear shock would go stiffer (or I could lose some weight... which would be cheaper than buying a new shock).

I think a lot of the setup has to do with personal preference. Pit crews don't just set up the suspension for a race bike based on the rider and say "There ya go! That is the best for you...", they get feedback from the person piloting the vehicle after he gets a chance to test it out.

If you don't know how to feel the differences, and what effect they have on handling, having these guys do your suspension is completely worthless. I vote for the tinkering with it yourself so you get an idea of what changes CAN be made, so you will have the knowledge to adjust your suspension for various situations.

If I was going to the track the same weekend, I probably wouldn't mind blowing the $20... but for the street, I would play with it myself.

//my 2 cents