I was surprised, but not for the reason you think | Legend Axeo Suspension Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- The legend suspension on my Indian Scout has been an improvement to my riding experience amd feels great! That being said, it made wonder if it was worth the premium price tag and if the Indian Scout stock suspension was as bad as we thought it was.
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Really appreciate the honesty answer
So many people trying to get money from a product so they are never honest .
I agree that unless your riding long rides or taking canyon roads it's not worth it
Thank you! I always try to be authentic and transparent with everything I do in life.
Does your front suspension make a clicking sound when hitting bumps or applying the front brake? You can also hear the click get worse when the bike is off (in a quite place) and you push the bike forward and hit the front brake hard.
@@gp9525 i'vs never noticed any clicking
Thank you. My Harley has this noise out the gate from the Harley Dealer who installed the Aexo front suspension. I was told to put a thousand miles on the bike. I am at 700 miles and no change. If this front suspension stops making noise in 300 miles I will be very surprised.
Thanks for the feedback. I've actually heard from alot of people that they feel much better after a couple thousand miles of use.
We will see! I just finished installing mine.
Nice! Any initial impressions?
@@Valorcycle I love it! I rode it once and then tore it down to get ready for new wheels but first ride I really like it! Much better handling, and the horrible roads around here are much more bearable. It's way better on hard bumps, not harsh anymore and that was my main concern.
@@hondarider436 that's great! Glad it's working out for you.
@@Valorcycle yea idk if it makes a difference but I know you said you used 10W oil. My kit came with 20W. Feels great
@@hondarider436 oh interesting. Mine didnt come with any oil. Maybe I should put in 20w and see what that does.
well I think you did a nice review. you asked some questions so I will help. I have a Scout Bobber and over 2,500 miles on my L Axeos. First is the diving....it's gone. whenever you come to a stop with stock...you would dive into a stop unless you come to a very slow stop. diving around turns and corners....huge difference. you mentioned that. well that completely changed the handling which is what a shock like this is supposed to do. you would also scrape pegs far less. bigger bumps are soaked differently..... not necessarily better than stock and I think that's what has you questioning the price vs value. the stock shocks are very soft so unless you hit a big bump or pothole....it's a plush ride. which unless you're doing mountain Twisties with lots of bad roads in between....then I get your concerns. the shocks changed your handling in a variety of conditions and stopping capabilities. it's worth the price when you consider how much you gained.
Thank you for the detailed and thoughtful reaponse! Others have also stated that going to 20W fork oil instead of the 10W makes a difference too. I'd be curious to see what differences that makes with stock, or if its negligible.
@@Valorcycle I would definitely change the oil weight.
Hey brother, I will say from experience that Indian has better stock suspension than HD. My 2017 Chieftain rides like a dream. I am currently changing my 2022 HD Ultra Limited to Legend because the stock suspension is trash. I am spending over $3k to get my HD to ride like my stock Chieftain. It is what it is. Stock Indian with the Fox air shock standard is just good overall. Now, the front forks in the Chieftain ride well, but the fork seals are trash so it’s probably best you did get the front forks done. Right around 15k to 20k is where the front fork seals start to leak in Indians for some reason. You will notice shaking at slow speeds when you use the front brake. Great review and I appreciate the honesty. Keep up the good content.
You have some serious money into your scout. Now you must keep it forever because you’ll never get back what you put into it. I’m in the same boat with mine.
Oh big time. I'm never trading it in, too much sentimental value for me.
Great video brother! You're information is always helpful. I may put those on the bottom of the list. I have money to spend elsewhere on my bike first
Thank you! All I want to do is help others in any small way I can.
@@Valorcycle digging the angle changes too, looks pro 🤘🏼
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Did you do both front and rear?
Just legend on the front. I have the progressive 444 shocks on the rear.
Man for that money I would hope the feel was well worth it
Yeah, it is an improvement for sure but not as big as I'd have hoped, but your mileage may vary. It is a good product, just expensive.
What weight oil did you put into the shocks? One thing I've read is that just replacing the weight to something like a SAE 20 fok oil over the ATF used in the stock shocks will make a noticeable difference.
I used 10W per their recommendations. Not sure what the implications/trade offs are for using higher weights.
My kit came with maxima "V twin" 20W
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Good honest review
I have legend in front and back ,feel same like you .
But I had to find what all the internet hype was about.
Marketing is legendary
I wanted to be fair in case it was my ignorance/inexperience that was the reason. Didn't want to bash on something unjustifiably.
I almost went with the Legend rear suspension as well back when I first got the scout, but opted not to because of price and the progressive 444 shocks had good reviews.
Good review, Valor! I'm still keeping an eye out for rear shocks for the Super Chief. Though they work, they are soft and I fear carrying a passenger and hitting an Illinois pothole. Bye bye passenger!
A sissy bar from Dean Speed would help keep them secure 🤣. But for real yeah rear shock upgrade would be a good thing to do.
Found it 🤙
🤘👍 that’s a great idea! I think I’ll start wearing a mask just to hide my ugly mug lol 😂. I kind of figured that’s why you wore a mask. A lot of people don’t want their employers to see them on this platform. I’m not a big fan of Indian only because I don’t have one lol 😂. Good video 🤘👍💯
Haha thank you! It's more so to respect my family's privacy, but also don't necessarily want to advertise my personal identity at this point in time.
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Hey man did you see any improvement to handlebar vibration at high rpms/redline?
I don't tend to get to high RPM so I cant say for sure if its better or not but there is still noticeable vibration.