Rear Shock for Frequent 2 up on 2016 F3T

[Dmartin]

I owned a 2016 F3T and read a lot about BACK Shock and still cant seems to find an answer to my Question.. Me and my wife ride a lot together and it seems the stock rear shock is not the best. I want to replace it. Any suggestion? can we install and air kit with a switch like the RT?? plz help. ty.

Daniel..

 

[loisk]

To clarify, the rear shock on the f3 and f3 s is substandard, hence the two up shock.

Yours is is the air shock, a totally different beast. I shall leave it to others to talk about how much pressure etc, but you can safely ignore all the two up shock threads.

 

[Peteoz]

To clarify, the rear shock on the f3 and f3 s is substandard, hence the two up shock.

Yours is is the air shock, a totally different beast. I shall leave it to others to talk about how much pressure etc, but you can safely ignore all the two up shock threads.

Lois is spot on, Daniel....the 16 F3 T and L have the Sachs manual air adjustable shock, which supercedes the previous lightweight F3 shocks. I come in at 300lbs and my passenger runs around 130 and we set the air shock to around 65psi with great results. I drop it to 50psi when I'm riding solo.

Pete

 

[ncgrl1]

BRP actually makes a kit which includes the air pump and all the parts needed to make it fully automatic like the RT. It is in the $400.00+ range. If you install it yourself, you have to take it to the dealer to get the computer programmed to make it work. I have almost bought it on numerous occasions but backed out every time. Mine holds pressure fine so it's not that much trouble although I would still like to have it. The 2017 F3 Limited comes with it.

 

[Dmartin]

Thank you very much guys for all the Info. Now I know I do not have to replace the back Shock.. But I will look into to air kit. would be nice to have..

Daniel..:joke:

 

[Peteoz]

Thank you very much guys for all the Info. Now I know I do not have to replace the back Shock.. But I will look into to air kit. would be nice to have..

Daniel..:joke:

Daniel, you already have the "air kit" on your F3-T.....lift the rear seat and you'll see a tyre valve. Fill this to the required psi depending on your weight (using a hand pump, not a power pump...it's only a small air bag) and away you go......Check it once a fortnight as they seem to lose 3 or 4 psi a fortnight.

Pete

 

[ncgrl1]

Daniel, you already have the "air kit" on your F3-T.....lift the rear seat and you'll see a tyre valve. Fill this to the required psi depending on your weight (using a hand pump, not a power pump...it's only a small air bag) and away you go......Check it once a fortnight as they seem to lose 3 or 4 psi a fortnight.

Pete

That is not the air kit I was referring to. All Touring & Limited models have the air valve to pump the air bag up but BRP also makes a kit which can be added that automatically pumps the bag up or down according to the load. It sells for a little over 400 bucks...