Shotgun shocks
I don't even think I'd take one if it were given to me & installed free.
JMHO
Last edited by schlacker; Jun 28, 2016 at 10:28 AM.
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Yet another reason I'm avoiding SS. When I factor in the cost, the install, adding air hoses, compressor, electrical work, this thread about transmission oil changes, plus other things that could possibly go wrong, I have to wonder if it's really worth it.
I don't even think I'd take one if it were given to me & installed free.
JMHO
I don't even think I'd take one if it were given to me & installed free.
JMHO
The biggest reason would be having to deal with the failures, returns, and down times because of it.
Really it's easy. You'd have to be severely mechanically dis-inclined to not be able to install one by yourself. The "electrical work" is running a harness which plugs in where needed. The compressor may be the hardest part if you have to tap the screw holes. That's very easy and can be done with hand tools and the taps provided. The "air hoses" is one line that plugs into the compressor and runs maybe 2 inches to the shock.
The biggest reason would be having to deal with the failures, returns, and down times because of it.
The biggest reason would be having to deal with the failures, returns, and down times because of it.
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I found that the ABS version of the Shotgun has a smaller compressor which can't get the pressure up as high as the standard version. It used to take me several minutes of holding the switch on to get the shocks firm enough to ride pothole-ridden UK roads. (I am 165lb and this is riding solo, no luggage.) I could never get the suspension firm enough for "spirited" riding through twisties.
(But then I used to ride sports bikes. I used to have the stock shocks firmed up quite a lot further than suggested in the manual, and run progressive monos up front with all the clips in, so perhaps my appetite for firm suspension is greater than average?)
(But then I used to ride sports bikes. I used to have the stock shocks firmed up quite a lot further than suggested in the manual, and run progressive monos up front with all the clips in, so perhaps my appetite for firm suspension is greater than average?)
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I found that the ABS version of the Shotgun has a smaller compressor which can't get the pressure up as high as the standard version. It used to take me several minutes of holding the switch on to get the shocks firm enough to ride pothole-ridden UK roads. (I am 165lb and this is riding solo, no luggage.) I could never get the suspension firm enough for "spirited" riding through twisties.
(But then I used to ride sports bikes. I used to have the stock shocks firmed up quite a lot further than suggested in the manual, and run progressive monos up front with all the clips in, so perhaps my appetite for firm suspension is greater than average?)
(But then I used to ride sports bikes. I used to have the stock shocks firmed up quite a lot further than suggested in the manual, and run progressive monos up front with all the clips in, so perhaps my appetite for firm suspension is greater than average?)
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That's good to know. But I've been there, tried that. Unlikely to go back. Just got fed up of fiddling with the settings when I just want to ride the damn thing.
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Once the novelty wore off I just set it where I liked it and haven't touched it since - it hasn't budged in two years, except for maybe twice a year, at the start and end of riding season, when I dump the air for winter storage and again in the spring when I raise it back up...
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