15-09-15, 09:06 PM
i am not entirely in agreement with northwestern but only because my own limited experience tells me differently: my bike had 20k on the clock when i bought it and the standard rear shock had no damping left at all, it was effectively spring only and pogo'd along the road. i immediately sent it to k-tech and they re-built it and it was a huge improvement, it cost around £100. Not so many miles later I lucked upon a zero mile late s1000rr shock on ebay for £40 and fitted that (factor in another £30-40 machine shop costs for top spacers and lower bolt to be made) and there was a massive improvement again. the bmw spring is firmer than the standard item but the ride is more comfortable, much more than that however it corners much much better - i am a good 10 - 15 mph quicker through the same bends. i put this down to slightly increased rear height and much better quality of damping.
is it clean enough?