Shotgunshock update
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Shotgun shocks does modify the design and function of the suspension system.
I suppose this modification could result in higher premiums.
As for how does the insurance company know of the modification; I suppose the Peg20 has that report requirement and they are just being honest.
Last edited by Bluraven; Jul 21, 2015 at 10:17 AM.
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You got it. Hit a mercedes or kill somebody or something, and they'll go over the bike with a fine-toothed comb. In the UK you have to declare everything that's not stock. If you miss anything out, they'll use it as an excuse not to pay out on the insurance claim.
And whilst most stage 1s, lights, grips, engine bars, etc. are mostly cosmetic changes, suspension and handlebars are ones that attract a bit of an insurance premium as they change the risk profile I guess.
And whilst most stage 1s, lights, grips, engine bars, etc. are mostly cosmetic changes, suspension and handlebars are ones that attract a bit of an insurance premium as they change the risk profile I guess.
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After a 2k ride the other weekend with lots of twisties, I think I'm going to give up on my shotgun shock. It's the ABS version, so has a smaller compressor. And that might be the source of the problems I'm having with it. I just can't get it to maintain high enough pressure for any length of time. I know how to operate the thing, but if you don't believe me, try this little test:
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
Hold both switches up to raise the bike, and keep them there for another 20+ seconds. Let go of both. If you sit heavily on the seat, it shouldn't budge at all because one side of the piston is pull of compressed air. Then "blip" the rear switch down 3 or four momentary bursts, to lower the bike to around stock height. This adds a little "rebound" air to the other side of the piston. Now the suspension "feels" about right, but if you immediately lift the rear switch to release the air you just added, it should return back to the "rock-hard" full-raised position as before. But mine does not. It is saggy, as if by adding the rebound air, it has "pushed out" some of the ride-height air.
I can pump mine up to be practically a hardtail, and it'll stay that way until I change it.
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As I said, I've swapped the whole shock body out. So either it just doesn't get hard enough for me (so the compressor isn't powerful enough -- I know the ABS one is smaller than non-ABS) or it's a problem that has affected two different production runs over a year apart (in which case, I have no interest in going through all the work to swap them over yet again). I'm done.
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