rear shock upgrade for touring 2 up

[b_1_rd]

Hi all


Could you advise me which would be the better upgrade for the rear shock. This would be for touring 2-up.


I would guess at, with everything loaded and the two of us on the bike, would be around 28 stone / 178 KG (shhhhh, no comments please  )


is the R6 or S1000RR likely to be better?


thanks

[Fazerider]

[PieEater]

If you can afford it I can recommend a shock from Nitron who will build you a bespoke shock sprung and valved around your requirements, they have a remote preload adjuster option which would make it easier to switch between fully loaded and solo use.

[Hedgetrimmer]

Subtle...not! 

[b_1_rd]

Perfect!

[unfazed]

Hi all

Could you advise me which would be the better upgrade for the rear shock. This would be for touring 2-up.

I would guess at, with everything loaded and the two of us on the bike, would be around 28 stone / 178 KG (shhhhh, no comments please  )

is the R6 or S1000RR likely to be better?

thanks

I have the 2012/2013 S1000RR shock with its standard spring fitted and with a 10mm spacer just to allow a greater range adjustment of the spring for preload setting.
I had about 27 stone on it going to and from the NW200 without any issue.

I have no experience of the R6 shock so cannot comment on it.

[seangee]

If you can afford it I can recommend a shock from Nitron who will build you a bespoke shock sprung and valved around your requirements, they have a remote preload adjuster option which would make it easier to switch between fully loaded and solo use.

  Neither the R6 or the 1000RR is sold with 28 stone riders in mind - so no matter how good the shock it would still be undersprung. Going with Nitron, Wilbers etc you will end up with a quality shock that is correctly setup. And it will probably still cost less than buying a shock off another bike and getting it properly sorted.

[bwizz]

My gen 1 600 works fine with a thou shock and 600 spring .When I tried it on my thou it was far to hard for my weight "10 stone". It may be OK two up but I didn't try it as such

[5LV]

Get your oe shock resprung if the damping is ok.
The damping on an R6 shock is designed for the weight of an R6, not 28st on a fazer.
I've toured with a resprung and r6 unit and as your pace is a lot lower 2 up , I'd recommend oe

[bwizz]

I have a r6 one and have toured two up at around 22 stone!  It is softer than ideal but much better than the standard one. I would try the 600 spring option .Should be able to get a 600 spring for not much!

[ProdigalSon]

So just my 2p worth, is the 2 up riding going to be a regular occurrence or an occasional thing? If you're always riding two up would be worth the expense of something like a Nitron if it's occasional I went with the BMW S1000RR shock n my bike and love it. I bought a 2nd Ohlins spring rated for my weight in case the stock BMW spring was too soft but it's a far better match to the bike than the stock spring so the Ohlins is still sat in the garage as an option. I paid £100 inc. p&p for the shock and £50 inc. p&p for the spring, Unfazed helped me regarding what was need to fit it but it doesn't take a lot and you keep the standard dog bones.

The world and his wife will sing the praises of an R6 conversion but for £125.00 less I've yet to find the limits of the BMW shock. 

[Nemesis]

Hi all


Could you advise me which would be the better upgrade for the rear shock. This would be for touring 2-up.


I would guess at, with everything loaded and the two of us on the bike, would be around 28 stone / 178 KG (shhhhh, no comments please  )


is the R6 or S1000RR likely to be better?


thanks

Im doing alot of 2 up, i just adjusted the standard shock to 2 on the spring and 10 on the rebound just to soften it up, we both could tell the difference especially on poorer roads. As we were looking at nitron upgrade