Rear shockers

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I wondering to know if there any modern rear shock absorver that fits on the original Voyager XII.
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Welcome, mtagliari,to the wonderful AVA family. :thmup: You will find a lot of free advice on this site :woohoo: .The Progressive 412 and 416 does. :thmup:
I have the 416s on my '99 but they are too stiff for me,they are almost like being a hardtail.
I read many are happy with their 412s.
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Sorry,I see you have a 1700 :bat: ,What I said applies to the 1200 :corn:
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cushman eagle wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:25 am Sorry,I see you have a 1700 :bat: ,What I said applies to the 1200 :corn:
If you look a little closer you will find that he has not specified what he owns .You may also notice he is from Brazil.
My guess would be that he IS looking for XII parts but may get lost in translations
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The question was actually in reference to " the original Voyager Xii " but it is not shown what bike he currently rides. That little pic of the Voyager 1700 shows up with a newbie identification -- something the moderator does for some reason, I guess. How about a couple pics of that Cushman, CE. Thanks, tunnelz
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There are two grades of springs for the Progressive 412's: Regular Duty, and Heavy Duty. The Heavy Duty springs are what you want/need for riding two-up, most of the time...

I ordered the Regular Duty springs, even though we ride two-up, 99% of the time. I did not want our ride to be too stiff... We blew out the shocks, in two month's time.

I ordered a new set of 412 shocks, along with the Heavy Duty springs. That was more than five years ago: they are still going strong, with zero issues, no leaks, no problems. Cheers!
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tunnelz wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:55 am The question was actually in reference to " the original Voyager Xii " but it is not shown what bike he currently rides. That little pic of the Voyager 1700 shows up with a newbie identification -- something the moderator does for some reason, I guess. How about a couple pics of that Cushman, CE. Thanks, tunnelz
I have tried to send pictures of my Cushman,but my internet service is so slow I have not been successful. :cry2:
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