most of the lousy ride comes from the seat, one not a very good seat but it is directly mounted to the frame and you sit directly above the front axle, so all pounding from the road goes right into the seat.
i took a long trip in my outlaw 37ls and had some back issue's from the constant pounding.
in the process of adding a air ride seat from a semi, not finished with install so that thread is still in the making, but in the world of air ride seats you get what you pay for, my new seat coats $2400 (i install).
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