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Stock rear shock with a 24 mm spacer, Eibach 800 lb spring (14.3 kg/mm), and Eagle Mike adjustment knob.

This will fit a 2012 - 2013 and may fit later models with standard suspension.

This shock had about 4000 miles on it when I took it off.

$150.00 shipped CONUS from Oceanside CA

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250 - 260 lbs. That's me with gear, tankbag, and rear box with about 25 lbs.
 

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If the stock spring is 800lb. Why put another brand 800lb on it or am I missing something.
Well, there were a couple of reasons. First and foremost was the fact the bike wanted to push out of a corner when I was 2-up with my wife.

I like a neutral feel, where the front doesn't fall into or a corner nor try to straighten up while cornering. Even with full preload (2-up), I couldn't get that feeling. It was so bad Mrs. TB thought I had forgotten how to ride a few times.

The stock spring on the 2012 bike was not what the published specs were. I measured it at 670 lbs/in. This was also confirmed independently by avc8130 (he got 680 lbs/in). So, I learned a lot more about suspension because knew what I wanted to feel, but needed more understanding on how to get there. And that all revolves around sag.
I could not get the sag numbers I wanted so I figured out the closest readily available aftermarket spring, made some spacers and spent a bunch of time measuring sag. My first spacer at 14 mm wasn't enough but the 24 mm got me where I wanted to be.
The same for the front springs. Got rid of the progressive wound as the initial rate was just too soft and went with straight rate .95 kg/mm.

My final sag numbers of 55 / 55 mm gave me a the feeling I wanted and adjustablity when I had more or less weight.
A few months after I did this I went further into the suspension rabbit hole a had Stoltec rework the front and a Penske shock for the rear. Same rate springs.

And a word about weight. It's not what you see on the bathroom scale. You got to be real. What do you weigh with all your gear on? What do all the other bags or luggage weigh empty? What do they weigh full? Do you have crash bars, aux lights, or other knickknacks on your bike. And where is it placed? It all adds up.

I used a load cell calibrator at work to measure. Compressed the spring 1 inch.
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