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New Shocks!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:44 am
by Bill Stevenson
At 31,000 miles my shocks were getting tired. I read all the correspondence here and decided to go with Ted Porter. He has a wealth of knowledge and after a lengthy telephone conversation, wherein he asked a lot of questions to get a fix on how I ride most of the time, he made a recommendation. The shocks arrived in due course and I installed them with the help of a friend the weekend before last. Installation was straight forward and took about 2.5 hours total including clean up. I could not be happier with the result, better than new.
Bill
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:03 pm
by griffi
I ordered the Yacugars from Ted -- still waiting but very excited -- I'm lowering 3/4".
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:09 pm
by Snapping Twig
Ted did mine.
Big difference in stability and performance.
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:26 am
by zei220
I've just had wilbers weas units fitted front and rear, it's a much better ride now.
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:40 pm
by HornHonker
What was the damage for the shocks? My r1100r has 60K miles on original shocks.
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:37 am
by Bill Stevenson
About $1,600.00 US when all was said and done. I installed them myself so add a couple of hundred to that if you have them installed by someone else. Money well spent.
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:36 pm
by griffi
Still waiting on mine, but I wonder if you could post any installation tips...
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:00 pm
by Bill Stevenson
Yes, when your shocks arrive call Ted Porter and he will talk you through it. Piece of cake.
Re: New Shocks!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:04 pm
by griffi
Yeah pretty much what I was planning to do thanks
