28-11-13, 11:46 PM
I think the oem shock is oversprung and underdamped for most riders, it's a budget item and the ride quality suffers as a result. Having said that it's ok for commuting and normal riding, especially if you're quite heavy or take a lot of luggage. I always found it good for varying loads, pillons, luggage etc.
I had an oem shock rebuilt by ABE (All Bike Engineering) in Greenwich. Dealing with them was a bit of a palava tbh, but they made it right in the end and the shock was certainly better than before, with noticeably better damping and less sagging. They polish the shaft (replace if nec at extra cost), replace seals & oil (+ bump stop if nec).
A trackday did show up it's intrinsic limitations though, so I changed it for a R6 shock (Kebab's mod) pretty much straight away, which is much much better and has lots of adjusters to play with :b
My refurbed shock is sitting in a box waiting to be refitting for when I sell the bike so I'm in no hurry to sell it but if you're interested pm me. I'm pretty it sure has less than 1000 miles on it - I can check. It was refurbed earlier this year, May I think.
Still would recommend an aftermarket shock if you can afford it or the R6 or Thou shock mod. I think respringing the oem shock is not worth it tbh, ultimately it's the budget nature of the whole unit that let's it down when the bike's pushed.
I had an oem shock rebuilt by ABE (All Bike Engineering) in Greenwich. Dealing with them was a bit of a palava tbh, but they made it right in the end and the shock was certainly better than before, with noticeably better damping and less sagging. They polish the shaft (replace if nec at extra cost), replace seals & oil (+ bump stop if nec).
A trackday did show up it's intrinsic limitations though, so I changed it for a R6 shock (Kebab's mod) pretty much straight away, which is much much better and has lots of adjusters to play with :b
My refurbed shock is sitting in a box waiting to be refitting for when I sell the bike so I'm in no hurry to sell it but if you're interested pm me. I'm pretty it sure has less than 1000 miles on it - I can check. It was refurbed earlier this year, May I think.
Still would recommend an aftermarket shock if you can afford it or the R6 or Thou shock mod. I think respringing the oem shock is not worth it tbh, ultimately it's the budget nature of the whole unit that let's it down when the bike's pushed.