Bonneville America Forums Forums Technical Forums Accessories 12.5" vs 13.5" or 13" shocks

I see progressive has longer shocks. Would that help a bit or would it throw the geometry off? I guess I'm asking what's the negatives vs. any postives?
Thanks.

Depends what you want.
Longer shocks will raise the seat height, quicken the steering a little and put
more weight on the front end, which should aid stopping.
But you'll see more air between the rear tire and the fender,
which some people think is a fashion no-no.

I ran Thruxton shocks on my speedy for a while(13.75" I think.) Only reason I took them off is because it made it difficult to use the center stand.

It made the steering much more responsive and raised the seat height just like BrianT says. I liked it and don't care about the rear fender sticking up. I still have some Bonnie shocks I may try to get closer to being able to use the center stand but still able to have better steering etc.

I have pics here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/EDG1911/2005TriumphSpeedmasterWThruxtonShocks?feat=directlink

showing how the rear axle comes real close to the stock exhaust('05 model)but after you sit on it there is no worry.

Hey, that doesn't look too bad