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  :b )


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.

[nick crisp]

Subtle...not!  :lol

[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  :b )

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.

:agree  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.  :lol

[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  :b )


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