BMW S1000RR rear shock question

[joebloggs]

Take off the shock and turn the fork 180 degrees to allow easier adjustment of the rebound otherwise it will be obscured by the exhaust

Thanks

Had turned it once but came back from the engineer who fitted the spring pointing in the exhausts direction. TBH one concern I do have is re the 16kg spring. No static sag (bikes very light) and hardly compresses when I sit on it, going to take some mighty bump in the road to bottom this one out.

[unfazed]

Yep, You are going to have a solid ride, that is about 15% stiffer than standard on the 600

[JoeRock]

That is not going to handle right I think - that spring seems extremely stiff for your weight. Also concerned that you've put a much stiffer spring on than the shock was designed for - I doubt the damping is going to be up to the job of controlling the shocks movements with that stiff a spring!

[joebloggs]

That is not going to handle right I think - that spring seems extremely stiff for your weight. Also concerned that you've put a much stiffer spring on than the shock was designed for - I doubt the damping is going to be up to the job of controlling the shocks movements with that stiff a spring!

Yeah, I understand the theory, thing is, I don't really give a dam, it looks about right, and, in my book, that cant be far off.

[JoeRock]

Fair enough if you're wanting to put the bike on a plinth and look at it, but I wouldn't want to ride it!

[joebloggs]

Would sooner have an over firm shock than one that bottomed out on every bump in the road.Front ends most important to me and the SRAD forks got some pretty decent press in their day