Before purchasing these shocks, I was skeptical about the quality. How could a shock be any good at half the price of it's competition? Well they are awesome, these completely transformed the handling and ride quality of my bike and I could not be happier.
The harddrive 705 performs at level that is 90% of what the Fox shocks deliver, at half the price. The bike feels glued to the road, while soaking up bumps in a way that gives confidence to put the hammer down while bombing down any paved road.
I weigh 220 lbs, with my preload set to 5 turns past factory settings, and rebound at 12 clicks from full soft. The roads where I live are awful, but with these installed, I barely notice any of the bumps, jolts, cracks, train tracks, or whatever else I ride across. The og Harley shocks were killing me, and now I don't have to sell my bike.