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Old 31-03-16, 17:42
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Originally Posted by tenereuser View Post
ideally i would replace the entire shock as ive read the stock damper can have trouble keeping up but ive literally spent all the cash prepping for our trip! - i purchased the bike at 11500 miles before xmas and felt some kind of rear upgrade was necessary hoping the spring replacement will be better than nothing considering the load.
Anything will be better than the stock "made of cheese" Sachs spring, especially if you're going to be carrying any load. The stock damping isn't great, but with a good higher rate spring will work better as it won't get quite so much of a hard time.