Z1300 / ZN1300 Voyager Progressive Suspension Air Shock Install

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Z1300 / ZN1300 Voyager
Progressive Suspension Air Shock Install

Last Update 8/22/08

ZN1300 Voyager replacement air shocks #416-1331A from Progressive Suspension. Cost approximately $325 USD depending on who you buy from plus the adapter kit if needed. Check my links page for sellers. The shocks for all other models are similar in the fact that they look the same on the outside but the main difference between a shock for a Voyager 1300 and a shock for a Z1300, KZ1300, or ZG1300 is the type of spring that is used inside and the shock valving. They sell 2 air shocks for the Z1300 models; one is for a single rider that has a lighter spring in it and one is for two up riding or for touring riders who carry more weight. So that's 3 different part numbers they have that fit our 1300 Kawasaki's.

This is what came in my box.

#DS-310100 Air Shock Adapter is used specifically for the Voyager to connect the small plastic air line on the Progressive Suspension shocks to the original air line that went to the original Kawasaki air shocks you're replacing. The Progressive Suspension air shocks come with a manual air valve if your onboard compressor (air pump) on the bike is not working and you need to air them up manually anyway. In that case you don't need this adapter kit.

Install your Progressive Suspension air shocks. I put mine on so the air line points to the rear of the bike because I'm not sure if there's enough clearance for them to point forward and this will give me a cleaner look once the saddlebags are on.

Screw the adapter onto the original rubber air line coming from your Kawasaki onboard compressor.

If you're going to connect these to your ZN1300's onboard compressor, cut a short piece of plastic air line and connect it to the adapter. There are 2 O-rings and a small plastic 'clamp' piece as shown that are needed to make an airtight connection. If you lose these you'll have to buy new ones from Progressive Suspension I suppose.

I left a little extra air line in my system and tie-wrapped it to the bikes frame instead of just looping it forward directly to the 'T' fitting.

One side of the 'T' fitting goes to the original rubber air line coming from your onboard compressor and the other 2 go to your shocks. It doesn't matter which connection goes to which side of the 'T' connection; you decide what looks best. As I recall, there are just single O-rings for each connection to the 'T' fitting and the nuts clamp the O-rings without the need for an additional plastic 'clamp' piece. I'll scan all of the documentation that came with this when I have time and update this page, but you can probably find it on Progressive Suspension's website.

I also put a new EBC #4092 rear brake rotor on while I was doing this job along with new brake pads and pulled my rear end and greased the driveshaft spline.

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