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I got a new shock. Thanks Traxxion. Well it's on the way... I will no longer ask what to buy.
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lucky! That's on my list too...I had the money to get one a week ago, but had to pay tuition for the minions.
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New suspenders is always good. You'll love the new found {feel of] the bike, enjoy!

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Sadly there was a price increase...
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:mrgreen: Still waiting on shipping... ... ... ... ... ... Maybe this week
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Shipped Friday. Giddy...
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There is a box out for delivery. Hmmmm, wait, there is one out for delivery tomorrow....also, bigger hmmmmm
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Very cool now if I could figure out pictures.
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I got the 8975 double adjustable shock. No remotes to hoses. still has preload and compression and rebound dampening adjustment.
saved me some money and I didn't like all the remote stuff anyway.
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Very nice!!!
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I'm at 76,500 miles this week, I'm replacing all the pivot bearings and replacing shock, rebuilding forks with springs etc.... Should be fun!
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Traxxion knows their shit. My Bike hasn't been right since the last time I did my forks. Everything was wrong with it. Spring rates wrong, dampening wrong. Rear shock was just wornout. And those 8 little pivot bearings are a real bitch to get out. Everything is new now. Feels better than the day I bought her. I'm thrilled to death. I have actually been riding scared, it was so bad in corners and bumps etc. HAPPY
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Holy crap! You put 76K on a stock shock? I guess she does handle a little better. :o
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MrTwisty wrote:Holy crap! You put 76K on a stock shock? I guess she does handle a little better. :o
Hahaha, no, I had the stock one rebuilt with hyperpro spring and whatever. 30 k ago... It Just was gone again.
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Ok, that makes sense. From my experience, the handling becomes so bad that the bike starts to get a little dangerous after 30K.

You scared me there. I could only imagine what an FJR with 70K on any shock would handle like.
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Rode some more this morning... Basically I went from what felt like a spring toy ride in a playground to a high speed rail car. Seesaw is gone brake dive is gone wallow is gone. It feels fantastic. Again,,, happy camper.
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I gotta say, Traxxion got it right. Fully loaded on last weeks 2500 mile trip was a dream. I did scrape a peg early on in the trip, but cranked up a little more preload for the extra load and it never happened again. Having a suspension that adjusts for conditions is a nice thing to have and that stiffer spring and AK20 cartridge in the forks keeps me from bottoming out forks ALL the time stopping. Really notice a difference with a full load! It handles the weight shift great! I am thrilled.
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Glad to hear you are thrilled. At 30k I got me a Penske/GP Suspension setup cause one of the smart peeps here in the Pacific Northwest let me ride his FJR with a Penske/GP set up. In 3 turns I knew the stock FJR suspension on my bike stunk. My experience with the upgraded suspension is the same as yours. Enjoy your NEW ride.
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