Anybody tried the F3 occasional 2 up shock?

[woodbox]

hello everybody,
just received my new brp ass. book in mail.....noticed an occasional 2 up rear shock in there.
Has anybody put this item on? If so pro and cons on it? Ease of installation? Thanks

[deer30084]

Had dealer put it on. It is worth it, especially if you ride 2 up. Firmer ride when solo.

[vondalyn]

a lot of us have swapped out the stock rear shock with the 2-up. If you search this forum you'll find several threads on it from when it became available. There are pictures of the 2 shocks side by side that show the difference in the springs.

I ride solo 99.9% of the time and it was well worth it to swap it out just for me. If you ride 2 up, you should definitely swap them.

[Firefly]

a lot of us have swapped out the stock rear shock with the 2-up. If you search this forum you'll find several threads on it from when it became available. There are pictures of the 2 shocks side by side that show the difference in the springs.

I ride solo 99.9% of the time and it was well worth it to swap it out just for me. If you ride 2 up, you should definitely swap them.

I ride 100% solo and got one.. only because I didn't want to spring (pun intended) $1,100 for an Elka.
That stock shock is complete crap.. bounces up and down like a pogo stick and contributes to frame fatigue.. which we all know they had to 'fix'.

[Dave7691]

I just installed the 2 up shock and all I can say is wow! What a difference! I'm a big guy and it rides great and really made a huge improvement on how it handles, so I could only imagine how it would be with Elka's on it.

[Mr. Pickels]

I just bought an F3-t... and I thought it was me... it is a little bouncy. I do ride 2 up at least once a week. I will have to look for the 2-up thread.

[Michaelscs]

I just bought an F3-t... and I thought it was me... it is a little bouncy. I do ride 2 up at least once a week. I will have to look for thread.

Your F3-T has a rear air shock. You add air manually with an air valve under the passenger seat. Check your owners manual.

[Mr. Pickels]

Your F3-T has a rear air shock. You add air manually with an air valve under the passenger seat. Check your owners manual.

I've been playing with that... thought I was missing something to replace it. Gotcha

[brass-monky]

Can someone Settle the argument please? I was talking to my cousin yesterday (we both have 2015 F3S') and he was saying that the air shock on the F3T will fit the F3S because they are all F3. I said the T and L were different. Couldn't get him to believe me. Can someone confirm?

[loisk]

I agree, they are different... The t has reshaped frame somehow to enable it to tow (or perhaps just to enable brp hitch to fit) and from what I've learned the t air shock will not fit the s models.
I hope I am wrong...

ps I have the two up shock on my f3s, the basic one they (still!) fit is well below par. Btw I ride one up and am not a large person. Wouldn't ride without it.