Stock shock rebuild/respring

[KennyWiz]

Hi,

I searched but could not find and answer for this.

If I respiring the stock shock, is the "soft/hard" lever still usable?

I just got my FJR and I'm 6'4" 295. I like to ride solo with the lever set to "hard". When my wife gets on I loose alot of travel. I noted all the aftermarket shocks just have the standard collar preload adjustment.

Thanks

 

[Patriot]

Hi,

I searched but could not find and answer for this.

If I respiring the stock shock, is the "soft/hard" lever still usable?

I just got my FJR and I'm 6'4" 295. I like to ride solo with the lever set to "hard". When my wife gets on I loose alot of travel. I noted all the aftermarket shocks just have the standard collar preload adjustment.

Thanks

I had "Sasquatch Suspension" do a complete rebuild of my shock for a total of $475

He uses Race Tech internals and only keeps the Yammy outter shell

You fill out a multi page questionaire about your weight, if you ride two up and how often, your style of riding, etc.

He picks a spring just for you and valves/tunes the shock just for you

Send him a stock shock and within two weeks tops, you have it back with the same stock Yammy enclosure including the two position preload lever

I used to ride only on hard, now ride on soft and if passenger, move it to hard

I'm 5'10" and 225#, but the wifey who occassionally is on the back, ah, weighs a bit more than me

not much of an issue if I'm riding one of my teenage daughters 16 & 18...

I had a forum friend send in his stock shock (he replaced it with a Penske) for me, and it was rebuilt and shipped to my independent mechanic

Then I trailered the bike in and it was installed within the same week

after 5k mi, the bike just feels brand new (also replaced the fork springs with Race Tech)

on a favorite high speed sweeper road along the coast with no potential obstacles or surprises,

the bike felt safe up to 70mph...the weekend after I got the bike back, I was funning the same curve(s) at 85 quite comfortably

amazing

https://www.sasquatchrider.com/index.html

 

[RavFJR]

Hi,

I searched but could not find and answer for this.

If I respiring the stock shock, is the "soft/hard" lever still usable?

I just got my FJR and I'm 6'4" 295. I like to ride solo with the lever set to "hard". When my wife gets on I loose alot of travel. I noted all the aftermarket shocks just have the standard collar preload adjustment.

Thanks

Aftermarket spring kits I've seen don't allow the use of the "soft/hard" lever, but in my opinion, no big loss... Look for a nice progressive rear spring (sprung for your application) and do the Sasquatch rear shock rebuild. Also consider matching this setup with new progressive front springs. I just bought the Hyperpro Combi kit (front and rear spring kit for $300), and I have a brand new bike! Good luck!

 

[Bigslim]

Thanks for the Sasquatch info guys, this is great news. I am 250lbs myself and know the suspension is something I would like to address at some point. The cost of the rear shock replacment was pretty daunting, glad to know there is a more reasonable option.

 

[Slardy]

Is Sasquatch Suspensions still in business? I can not find them on the internet.

I want to get my OEM shock rebuilt. I do not want to spend anything like the $600 to $1200 to go with a Penske or Wilbur.

Slardy

 

[SkooterG]

Is Sasquatch Suspensions still in business? I can not find them on the internet.
I want to get my OEM shock rebuilt. I do not want to spend anything like the $600 to $1200 to go with a Penske or Wilbur.

Slardy

No. He's in jail for being a pedophile or something like that.

An aftermarket shock is orders of magnitude better than a stock rebuild. If you are a cheap bastard like me, then wait for a used aftermarket shock to come up for sale. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does jump on it. Search Craigslist for them too.

 

[Krell]

Race tech sells a harder spring and I believe you do retain the hard soft lever. There is a calculater on the site where you enter your weight and it recommends a replacement for the longer of the two springs.

I believe this to be the case because the static length of the race tech spring and the long stock spring are the same. It's something I plan to do in the next couple of weeks.