Rear shock service intervals...... When did you last get it serviced.
Re: Rear shock service intervals...... When did you last get it serviced.
That is okay for a dirt bike with 300mm plus of suspension travel... Dosent apply to most adventure bikes with 200mm travel...
Aim for 40mm static sag and 55mm rider sag.. If you need lots of preload to get rider sag number your spring is too soft..... Go on a diet lol..
Aim for 40mm static sag and 55mm rider sag.. If you need lots of preload to get rider sag number your spring is too soft..... Go on a diet lol..
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Re: Rear shock service intervals...... When did you last get it serviced.
My rear shock is currently, and unexpectedly, being rebuilt, under warranty, after blowing the oil seal. Still, two years and over 50,000 miles, I'm not complaining.
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I bought a used hagon shock with remote preload adjustment from this forum. Very nice to have the adjustment but I've never been happy with spring weight and damping. I took it off last year to get serviced/looked at but not got round to dropping it off. Back with oe atm.Tramp wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 9:22 amJohn ..have you ever had your rear xt660z shock serviced? as its well over 100k now...or just replace with a aftermarket one?....redbikejohn wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 7:26 am Enduro riders its once a year. Street bikes (in all their guises) tend to just be left until it goes wrong. Plenty of the cheaper oe shocks aren't very serviceable. I think the fact that most shops will have to send it off to a specialist means that most owners dont bother until it leaks oil or begins to bounce too much - although I suspect a huge amount of riders probably wouldn't notice lol.
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XT660Z written off from behind by car.
Check out www.redbikejohn.com for ride & race reports (enduro, H&H etc).