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.