Legends VS Ohlins 5k update

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In the second Video of Legends VS Ohlins I give my impressions after spending 5k on the Legends.
Comparing the Legend Rev-A's to the Ohlin 3-3's is a pretty big debate. Compared to stock it is impossible to go wrong with either of these shocks, the are both incredible improvements.
In my last video someone noticed I had put the shocks on the wrong side, so after swapping my shocks I give my 5k impression of the Legend suspensions as well as thank all my new subacirbers.
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@robertbowden131 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for continuing to put out content. Love em!

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, much appreciated!!

@jimharrison4526 2 ай бұрын

I’m sold. Going with the Legends myself. BTW, I commented in your first comparison video how we have the same bike, not so. I have a 2016 Ultra Limited Shriners/Firefighters version where you are running the Road Glide. Same paint scheme on the skins though Cosmic Blue Pearl. Yours is the only other bike I’ve seen with the same paint as mine. Thanks for the vid do.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 ай бұрын

The legends on the rear is a game changer!! I bet your Ultra limited looks great in Cosmic Blue Pearl!

@alfredomiranda7002 3 жыл бұрын

Great review,very transparent about the Legend suspension. Thank you

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@marceltheriault9222 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, love the flying carpet!😁

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Turns out my wife's parents brought that back from overseas, also turns out that she wasn't too please with me using it!

@BeTheBossOfYourMotorcycle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video brother. I'm in the market between the two.👍🏾

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

your welcome! The comments section is worth a read, it would seem that folks have had similar experiences with both brands. The wife and I are super into the legends though. thanks for watching and ride safe

@dwightraine9686 3 жыл бұрын

Good video I really enjoyed it I like Legend shots as well have them on my bike

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@raybrdjr Ай бұрын

LOVE THIS HONEST REVIEW! I BOUGHT THE SAME LEGENDS SHOCKS ON MY 17 ROAD GLIDE SPECIAL. SINCE DOING SO I NOTICE MTY BIKE GETS SQUIRRELLY AT 80MPH, WHICH IT NEVER DID WITH FACTORY SHOCKS.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video my friend. Any idea what’s causing your shimmy at 80mph?

@TheFalcro1234 2 жыл бұрын

I am late to the party but I am so glad to see you like the Legend shocks and that they are working for you. I would be disappointed in any shock factory or aftermarket that only lasted three years. I worked Parts for 35 years, Auto, light truck, heavy truck, ag, ex military and customs you name it, if it is on the road I probably sold parts for it. I like open and honest reviews like this. Thank you for the great content

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. the Ohlins are wonderful shocks and maybe the set I got are the exception and not the rule. I'm having them rebuilt so that they can be put back on my bike if the Legends ever have an issue. Thanks for watching my friend

@frf239 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video and I subscribed!

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that my friend

@robertmcmahon1221 2 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR YOUR OPPINION AND TAKING THE TIME TO PRODUCE THE VIDEO.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out my humble channel my friend

@SQUID_Road_Glide Жыл бұрын

Excellent final question “which would I purchase again”. I appreciate the honesty regarding your initial install. I was in a worse condition as I purchased my 2021 Road Glide with Legend Arcs installed, went to bike week to have the pros look at it and they had to put 10 turns on the springs adjust the rebound. I put Legends on the front after an emergency stop had me looking at the sky when I checked my mirrors. Now I’m flicking and leaning like I’m on my Fat Boy. Interesting prayer rug. Subscribed. ET1(SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I cant wait to put legends up front. We appreciate your service as well as subbing to our channel. Glad to have you my friend

@cliffordperanio9929 Жыл бұрын

Good job. Last week I installed the rear shocks with Legends. WOW what a difference. I have a 2015 Street Glide Special and I have a bad lower back I highly recommend them

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

Yeah man! nice choice my friend. I have nearly 20k on them now and their still running strong

@masonboard 2 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome shirt, you have great taste in music!

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

appreciate that my friend!

@thebigcraigo8529 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight and I am considering which shocks I get for my 2018 CVO roadglide.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

your welcome, let me know which ones you go with and what you think about them

@waltertodd4281 2 жыл бұрын

I have the Legends Revo shocks on my '16 Road Glide and have been very pleased with them I was amazed at the improvement in handling and ride.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man! game changer for a bagger.

@noneck66er 3 жыл бұрын

I had the Revo-A and they died after a 4000 mile trip. The right shock leaked oil and the left shock didn't have much compliancy. I had them dyno'ed and they were in a state of failure. The warranty was good so I had to have them replaced but living in CA and being a daily rider made the replacement program problematic because I would have to send the shocks and wait for the rebuild. During this time, I found an ohlins distributor in my area and got a set of 772 for less than what I paid for the Legends. I put the 772s on and it was night a day. The Ohlins performance was far superior to the Legends. I eventually installed their fork cartridges to match and now my bike corners well and rides smooth. Admittedly, Legends eventually sent me some refurbished shocks so that I could finally change out mine - after a few months of back and forth. However, I had already made the switch.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

I was in the same boat since my stock air shocks were long gone and I had nothing to put on the bike to have the ohlins serviced. I have 7k on the legends and ride 2-up loaded down with camping gear 90% and they're still strong. I still plan on rebuilding the ohlins and look forward to trying them out again. I'm guessing shocks are just like anything assembled by humans, there's bound to be human error and a bad set every now and again. I'm glad you got something your into. I tell everyone that will listen that their first upgrade on a bike should be the rear suspension.

@mustbescud Жыл бұрын

If you don't mind me asking, what region in Cali did you find the ohlins distributor at?

@noneck66er Жыл бұрын

@@mustbescud Simi Valley

@heritage_cowboy6568 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered Legends Revo A for our 21SGS, I've heard so much about them hafta to do.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Your going to be glad you did my friend

@powerman1972 2 жыл бұрын

I highly suggest the Russ Wernimont RS1’s. Cheaper and better then both of the brands talked about in this video

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

I'll check those out, thank you for the tip. I have not heard of them before. Cheers!

@carolinarider5237 3 жыл бұрын

Ok you made my mine up... It's legends.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Let me know what you think of them!

@laryangel4082 2 жыл бұрын

@carbones8436 2 жыл бұрын

Legends do it very well for us in south america; bad and twisty roads.

@cjg431 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered my legend revo a. Hope I get them by the end of the week.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you do as well!

@cjg431 2 жыл бұрын

They are out for delivery, will be installing them tonight

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

@@cjg431 Well? howd the install and test ride go? setting the sag will make or brake these shocks

@cjg431 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads got them installed, still have to get the sag set with the ol lady on and luggage. But think I got it for solo riding. Going to a buddy’s later to dial it in just right

@cjg431 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads need some advice on where you set the pre load for 2up? Sag is set for solo and passenger, is there a happy medium in between I can set it to? I had to go 8 turns to increase to add my passenger.

@mikedanaher2409 2 жыл бұрын

You might have a local shock guy that could rebuild those ohlins and you can keep them on the shelf for spares.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

That's totally the plan, I'll have a look around to see what I can find, thanks for the heads up

@ronp1713 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see these on a 2001 ulta too see how much better the bike rides ..

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! It would be like a new bike!

@jeffreyengle2762 3 жыл бұрын

I am a fairly large guy at 277 pounds wife is around 140.... Curious to know what shocked spring that you got and what is your overall weight dimensions? Did you get a standard duty shock or a heavy duty one?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 230 and my wife is of thin build. Is plus all our gear don’t exceed the 500lb threshold to the Hd shocks. We went with the standard shocks. I’ve heard that the heavy duty shocks are stiff as shit!!

@jeffreyengle2762 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads I just put on a set of standard myself today so thanks for your input we should be good to go. Friday, the axeo front end gets installed😁

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyengle2762 nice! i still need to do the front

@laymanfpv7868 3 жыл бұрын

Did you go with the heavy duty or the regular springs?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

I went with the regular springs. Myself, my wife and my gear don't pass the 500lb mark. Having said that, we are on the upper side of the threads and are close to max when we are super loaded down. I heard that the heavy duty springs are savagely stiff

@chrismorris9065 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just sending my Legend Revo-A's in for rebuild at about 25,000 miles. Started leaking fluid.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

Now that's how long a shock should last before service!! I'm so glad you shared this

@noneck66er 3 жыл бұрын

Mine leaked after 4000 miles.

@chrismorris9065 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads actually closer to 30,000 miles.

@chrismorris9065 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads I'm replacing with Revo-Arc!

@michaelbortz5845 2 жыл бұрын

The first set I got was leaking in the box when I recieved them, the replacements started leaking after a year. Legend rebuilt them and so far so good after 2 years. I've seen the ones on display at shops leaking without ever being used. After all that I couldn't bring myself to spend the money on the front cartridge kit. I put Fox springs in and went with 10wt oil bike handles fine for $500 less.

@jlforeman45 3 жыл бұрын

Why did you go with the revo-a vs the arc?.. thanks for the info

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

The short answer is budget. As a bigger picture I wondered if that much performance would be wasted on my riding style. Having said that I’ve been eyeballing the shit out of them!! Thanks for watching

@jlforeman45 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads lol thanks for the input. I am giving them a hard look have bonus coming that should cover the arc and have talked with tech at legends and they recommended the arc so it cover my spread of weights carried on the bike. Keep up the good work I will be watching

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

@@jlforeman45 let me know what you think about them when you get them on the bike. Ride safe!

@Parker53151 3 жыл бұрын

My Revo-As are currently on their way back to the Legends factory for rebuilding at about 20,000 miles. They should have lasted longer.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

What are they charging you to rebuild them?

@Parker53151 3 жыл бұрын

Old Friends and New Roads Shipping costs back and forth. The rebuild is covered by the lifetime warranty. One of my shocks failed; Legends wants both to be returned so both can be updated.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

@@Parker53151 your experiences with getting those rebuilt far exceed my experience with SOL I got from ohlins and especially motorcycle metal where I purchased from

@Parker53151 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads Legends states its warranty policies in a very straightforward manner on its web site. I asked the dealer I bought the shocks through if they could just swap out my old pair for a new pair and was told Legends won’t do that. Apparently the serial number of each shock is linked to the serial number of my motorcycle as part of the registration process at time of shock purchase. Also, Legends wants to inspect failed parts as a step in its quality improvement and engineering process. That’s all good, but I have no idea how long my bike is parked while the shocks are being rebuilt. In fairness, that motorcycle was ridden two-up, heavily loaded from the midwest to Alaska and back and the trip included some horrible roads. So the shocks did take a beating.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

@@Parker53151 my wife and I are planning the same trip from oregon in a few years. How great was it to go to Alaska and back?

@rotorhead58d 7 ай бұрын

I can't figure out why the sticker facing in or out would make any difference. Any idea why?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 7 ай бұрын

Honestly me either. They stress that the shocks are installed plumb, seems to me it would work fine either way

@BigKiwiBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

How much total weight have you loaded on your bike with those on it?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

40 lbs in gear + clothes + bourbon + wife

@blackedoutbandit 2 жыл бұрын

Are u running 13in or 14in shocks

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure I went with 13" shocks. I remember them being 1" longer than the factory shocks

@marcmeyers1080 Жыл бұрын

If you don't change the front along with the rear it will be like driving on a radial and bias ply tire do yourself a favor change the front forks also

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

I was told that the rear is for comfort and the front is for performance. I have plans on doing the fronts but I have only noticed major improvements over stock by simply doing the rear

@CHEVYK10 2 жыл бұрын

What's your rebound setting?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

Usually 3 or 4

@hughnaeyaert 3 жыл бұрын

You are supposed remove stock washers before installing legend shocks or the spherical bears don’t work correctly

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

installed per direction. Long spacer, shock, short spacer, oe lock washer, oe bolt

@hughnaeyaert 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads Not trying to be a dick just trying to help brother. It’s spacer shock spacer. Check your Instruction again maybe or Legend’s has a install video on here. It really does specifically say to remove oem washers

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

@@hughnaeyaert All good, I always appreciate the help. I look into it further. Thank you

@infini1970 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, legends it is ;).

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

good choice my friend! ride safe

@doulos77 3 жыл бұрын

Legends @ 8:55

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 жыл бұрын

keen eye

@jdellis4533 Жыл бұрын

Still riding them legends? 2 yrs later review?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

I still am! I've been kicking around the idea of an updated review, I bet i have 20k on them by now.

@eisele90 Жыл бұрын

Are the ohlins the Same comfortable than the Legends revo a?Would you say ohlins and Legends are equally Good?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

I do think they preformed equally, what ultimately drove me to keep the legends is how much longer they have lasted prior to needing rebuilt

@eisele90 Жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads so the öhlins STX36 hd772 are comfortable too?more comfortable than the Serie?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads Жыл бұрын

@@eisele90 I’m not familiar with serie, but the revo a and the ohlins are both amazing. If you ride more than 250 miles in a day I would consider a version with a piggyback as both of them with show fatigue after that many miles

@eisele90 11 ай бұрын

Hey i drive 2 days in the year near the 250 Miles.But the Most year i Drive less than 250 Miles so the öhlins hd772 will be Good?What do you mean with piggyback?

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 11 ай бұрын

@@eisele90 I think you’ll be just fine with your choice. What I mean with piggy back, is both companies offer a model that has a secondary reservoir to help keep the fluids cool.

@dcxplant 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t the Ohlins be rebuilt.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

They definitely can, I was quoted an 8 week lead time on having them rebuilt. I no longer have the factory shocks to throw back on and I didn't want to lose 2+ months out of my already short riding season.

@MightyMick88 3 ай бұрын

Dude really ??? WTF just swap the sticker.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 3 ай бұрын

I've heard both sides, some people swear by it and others say it doesn't matter. It's an easy swap and it felt better to err on the side of caution

@michaelrodgers6559 2 жыл бұрын

Nice ugly organ ink.

@OldFriendsandNewRoads 2 жыл бұрын

appreciate that, a passed life of music production.

@michaelrodgers6559 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldFriendsandNewRoads me too man! Got a useless degree in audio production, struggled to make ends meet working live sound and recording sessions. Said screw it, went back to welding years ago. Been a journeyman now for 6 years, vested and everything. Funny how that shift happened.