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> Ever Since my freeway spill my bike has felt a little ( ok a lot ) > different. I finally checked it out last night and it looks like my > rear shock is set to 1.. I don't think I have ever rode the bike with > it like that feels mushy.. Well I tried to adjust it and I get > nada.. So here comes the questions.. # 1 What aftermarket rear > shocks are offered for the KLR and much do they run.. #2 How much is > a stocker?

The most popular is the Larry Roeseler Progressive series in either the regular or shortened version. Price in the high 300 to 400's I think. Works will do a transplant. Ohlins makes a high end model which can set you back $600 or so...www.dual-star.com sells OEM shocks for under $200... Kurt

Hey Dale, I will sell you my used shock (9k miles) for $50. You can even use my Larin stand and tools to put it on. There is a 6 pack of Bud Light rental fee for the stand Contact me off list. CA Stu A13 -----Original Message----- Message: 21 Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:29:55 -0000 From: "Dale Johnson" Subject: Rear Shock Ever Since my freeway spill my bike has felt a little ( ok a lot ) different. I finally checked it out last night and it looks like my rear shock is set to 1.. I don't think I have ever rode the bike with it like that feels mushy.. Well I tried to adjust it and I get nada.. So here comes the questions.. # 1 What aftermarket rear shocks are offered for the KLR and much do they run.. #2 How much is a stocker? Dale

I like my Larry Roesseler 520 series from Progessive. Cost me $395 from Competition Accessories but they made me wait 3 months. I ride the bike hard, and with this shock I no longer bottom out. Steve G

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote: > Ever Since my freeway spill my bike has felt a little ( ok a lot ) > different. I finally checked it out last night and it looks like my > rear shock is set to 1.. I don't think I have ever rode the bike with > it like that feels mushy.. Well I tried to adjust it and I get > nada.. So here comes the questions.. # 1 What aftermarket rear > shocks are offered for the KLR and much do they run.. #2 How much is > a stocker? > > Dale

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:

> Ever Since my freeway spill my bike has felt a little ( ok a lot ) > different. I finally checked it out last night and it looks like my > rear shock is set to 1.. I don't think I have ever rode the bike

with

> it like that feels mushy.. Well I tried to adjust it and I get > nada.. So here comes the questions.. # 1 What aftermarket rear > shocks are offered for the KLR and much do they run.. #2 How much is > a stocker? > > Dale

Do you mean that the preload adjustment has failed? Or that setting it to 5 still leaves you with a mushy ride? Don't forget there is a dampening adjustment (under the cover at the bottom of the shock) as well as the preload. Maybe it was changed?? Just a though before you spend the big bucks. David... A4, Victoria BC Canada

> Do you mean that the preload adjustment has failed? Or that setting

it

> to 5 still leaves you with a mushy ride? > > Don't forget there is a dampening adjustment (under the cover at

the

> --snip

It has failed, when i turn the adjustment bolt it clicks and nothing moves then gets real loose like it isn't threaded into anything

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:

> > > Do you mean that the preload adjustment has failed? Or that > ... > It has failed, when i turn the adjustment bolt it clicks and nothing > moves then gets real loose like it isn't threaded into anything

Well, you could go to a tool store and pick up a set of automotive spring compressors (about $15 cdn - should fit), clamp down the spring (carefully - make sure it won't slip 'cause a compressed spring holds a lot of energy - enough to really hurt you), pull out the bolt (will probably need cir-clip pliers for this), and see what's broke. A bike shop could probably do this for you if your averse to buying tools and such... If the adjustment assembly is buggered beyond repair, you might be able to permanently fix it in one spot for real cheep. In any event, it's probably a lot cheeper to repair than it is to replace -- unless you were pushing the original beyond it's capabilities anyway. ---> You hit hard enough to break the preload adjustment on your shock... and you can still ride?? David... A4 Victoria BC Canada p.s with your preload set to negative 3 or so, I'm not surprised your ride is mushy Oh, check the shock for a bent shaft - maybe it's bound up and that's why the bolt broke. This is easy to test if you've removed the spring. It will either slide in and out, or not.

Steve, Did you mean "420"? -- Marc, KLR650 A12, Loveland, Colorado, USA "Steve Green" wrote: __________

>I like my Larry Roesseler 520 series from Progessive. Cost me $395 >from Competition Accessories but they made me wait 3 months. >I ride the bike hard, and with this shock I no longer bottom out. > >Steve G