The Hyperpro are class items. They look like jewelery, are finished perfectly and even come in a plastic packing case that I think I'll make into a tail-bag. It would look right at home on a GS..
Took about 3 hours to install - not rushing it, taking a lot of photos along the way. Klaus was here to help out, and see if there are any "gotcha's" on the US R1200R vs the German one. A few things in the instructions will need clarification - I'll be helping Klaus with that, as well as putting together a tool list and supplies list to do the job.
A few images - more to come shortly on my website..
That's what came in the case (seen at the top..) a few adjusting tools, all the hardware, extensive documentation, stickers, and a T-shirt!
The rear shock is roughly 1lb lighter than the stock shock even though it has more functionality. The front is roughly the same weight, but the weight is mounted to the bike, not the telelever fork, so less unsprung weight (a good thing..) This is accomplished by mounting the body on the top, unlike the stock setup that mounts the body to the telelever fork.
These are the high and low speed compression damping adjusters for the rear shock - 28 clicks each.
The gold ring is the rebound damping adjuster - 48 clicks. The length adjustment is right under that (above the mount.)
The hydraulic preload adjuster mounts in the same place as the stock one - but it clicks when you adjust it - making it easy to get back to a setting if changed provided you remember the number of clicks.
I had the bike lowered ~ 3/4" - this doesn't seem to make it stand too upright on the sidestand, and the centerstand is still usable. The shocks are length adjustable (the front with the pre-load/sag adjuster, the rear has an adjustable mounting eye on the bottom mount - which can be changed without removing anything from the bike.) and were made so they could be adjusted to "stock" height.
One bit of trivia - the charcoal canister has to be removed to R&R the front shock. With it removed - there sure is a LOT of room for good things like a decent horn. It went back on - for now.. but it sure has me thinking that's a pretty dumb place for it.
Took a quick ride to make sure nothing fell off. Initial impression was these are impressive, especially since I've done no tuning on them. Big bumps are easily ridden through without slowing down, small bumps have gone away. I think I'm going to like these.
Approx cost is $1,800 for the pair - that's with all available options. Less options would be less $$.
