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I think you are giving me too much credit. As I recall, I talked...you listened, and sometime after Red Lodge you must have adjusted the shock. It’s good to hear that your adjustments worked.

Sorry Zilla but you missed the mark on the year of the swing arm length change. That happened in 2006 when the swing arm was lengthened by 35mm. The general rule of thumb was that the longer swing arm required a 50 lb heavier spring on the shock to have similar performance....one of the...

I have a +6+4 Cee Bailey in a Light gray which is almost clear. It’s the largest windshield that Cee Bailey made.

That is only half of the “not ideal” problem with transferring a GEN1 Wilber’s to a GEN2/3 swing arm. Wilber’s shocks come with very light springs and a excessive amount of preload to compensate for the light spring. My Wilber’s came with a 646 lb spring when a 800 spring is what I really...

If MM would get black flagged and had to start the next race from the pits that crap would stop.

Thanks Fred, I usually catch those type of errors after posting but my proofreading really failed this time. Can I blame it on old age since I’ve gotten a lot older since I joined this forum?

Hard not to notice the changes, much harder to find any content worth reading. I do not plan to renew, until then they might be useful for cat litter....if I had a cat.

HRZs response was a wake up to me that the poll does not specify what generation of FJR is being polled. The GEN1 and GEN2 suspensions had similar spring rates and damping....the spring rates for the GEN3s are significantly heavier and the GEN3s also have much better damping. I suggest the...

For clarification, changing the preload on the front forks does NOT make the ride firm or soft, it changes the front ride height which in turn changes the steering geometry (by changing the trail) and makes the steering faster or slower. Six lines showing will result in the lowest ride height...

Suspension settings are often based on personal preference and are always a trade off between comfort and performance. When you order a custom shock from Penske or Wilbers, two questions they always ask is about the weight that will be carried and the rider’s intended riding style. Poll results...

You should get a response to your questions tonight as there is a S10 valve check in progress in the PNW as I type (not me).

Expandable saddle bags and helmet locks.

To answer the question that the OP originally asked, I did some sag tests on my 13 shock comparing sag rates to a 800lb ebach spring and my best guess was that the 13 shock had about a 780lb rate in the soft position and 950lb in the hard position, both of which were a little less than Yamahas...

Agree....I also wonder about the rider’s diligence in managing to ignore a very large red warning light on the top of dash that would have come on as soon as the engine was started.

I have never washed my calipers with anything more than water out of a garden hose and have never had a corrosion problem. Were you riding in salt water or some other highly corrosive additive on the highways? Maybe the real issue is timing. How much time passed between your ride and washing...

Good questions. Lets start why you have suspension. Suspension's primary purpose is to keep the wheel in contact with the road, a smooth comfortable ride is just a additional benefit of good suspension. The most important component of suspension is your tires (as previously stated), therefore...

Great game.....two years in a row. Probably a Super Bowl record that no one will mention since I dont think the NFL keeps those type of Super Bowl stats.

Congrats....working is really overrated.

If you have the minimum clearance any point on the crankshaft/camlobe then you have enough clearance. The Service Manuals are describing a method to allow a mechanic to take more than one measurement from a single crankshaft position to save time rather than to find the maximum clearance. My...