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Have you tried it on your spyder yet?
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is that little one the original? quite the difference. My new one should be here Saturday -- can't wait!
We now have His and Hers Spyders!
Current Spyder: White 2015 F3-S SE6
His Spyder: White 2015 F3 SE6
Previous Spyder: 2012 RT Limited SE5 -- 30,300 miles
Previous rides: Kawasaki & Honda
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Fat Boy needs this
Is there a part #? I want one for sure.
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Thanks....
Shame it doesn't come with a good adjustable rear shock to start with.. good to know there are solutions that are under a grand...
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
Shame it doesn't come with a good adjustable rear shock to start with.. good to know there are solutions that are under a grand...
Yes it should have come with an adjustable shock, probably a money thing.
2016 F3 Limited
2019 Ryker Rally
2014 Suzuki V Strom 650
2020 CSC TT 250
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" 3 " more coils, and thicker wire which increases the weight carrying ability quite a bit ...........imho......Mike
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Originally Posted by IndyBill
Is there a part #? I want one for sure.
There is a part number in a different thread and now I can't find it...
EDIT: here's the part number on the new shock: 219400739
Last edited by vondalyn; 02-03-2016 at 04:28 PM.
We now have His and Hers Spyders!
Current Spyder: White 2015 F3-S SE6
His Spyder: White 2015 F3 SE6
Previous Spyder: 2012 RT Limited SE5 -- 30,300 miles
Previous rides: Kawasaki & Honda
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2015 F3 (wife's)
2014 Indian Vintage
2019 AMG C43 cabrio
1966 LS1 Corvette restomod
1956 Corvette survivor (wife's)
1941 Chevy hotrod truck
2023 Corvette Z06
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Live, Love, and Ride! God Bless!
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A simple solution Chuck...get Carole her own F3. Deb made me say it.
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Originally Posted by bscrive
A simple solution Chuck...get Carole her own F3. Deb made me say it.
I've asked her a bunch of times, but she always says she'd rather ride and see more of the scenery. oh well!! happy wife, happy life!!!
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How about a class action lawsuit? We were never informed that the bike is only capable of carrying one person. It came with handrails, a backseat and passenger footpegs... duh!
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they should be replacing them free on request... the original is junk
Mark
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If the new shock is stiffer, how will it affect the mounting bracket that is being repaired now. If it could break with the original, will the fix protect the frame from the stiffer one?
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Does it....
come with a adjuster???? Once installed, how you gona adjust the preload??
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Looks like another throw together because we didn't do it right the first time and even this feeble attempt is Bad! ( IMHO ) just sayin
IMHO
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Ordered mine today. Said I should have it about one week.
Thanks for the part #. Do not think my dealer would have figured it out. They said they never knew there was an
issue.
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My Dealer said to save my money, just another cheap shock with a bigger spring, recommended Elka fully adjustable. Just sayin.
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Originally Posted by kkcdcdc
Thought i would post this so more people could see..
New two up F3 shock
$213.49 plus $60 installation
see any difference..
Good post to stimulate rider discussion on the board. There are a number of ways to address the weakness of the OEM design; weak springs front and rear especially when riding 2 up.
My experience has been that the damping function of the shock is good enough; its the weak springs you have to fix. So now we have an option to swap out oem shock with one with a better spring for $213.49 + tax. Or... just swap out the springs with a Eibach, Hypercoil, or custom spring. Springs are in the ~$85 each range. Depending on your total weight range for the RT bike, I think you can get by with 450 lbs/in for the front and 850 lbs/in. I used 550 lbs/in up front (a bit stiff for solo work, but not objectionable) and 800 lbs/in for the rear. With the springs I used and they were very nice with 2 up riding.
Jerry
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Originally Posted by kkcdcdc
Thought i would post this so more people could see..
New two up F3 shock
$213.49 plus $60 installation
see any difference..
With the frame reinforcement completed, I ordered the beefier rear shock yesterday. Will install it myself...should be a two-beer job.
JB
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Originally Posted by vondalyn
There is a part number in a different thread and now I can't find it...
EDIT: here's the part number on the new shock: 219400739
Didn't this used to be listed in the new catalog?
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