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Got round to fitting the new shock at last today , it is a great piece of kit .
Will be taking the old girl for a run tomorrow so will let you know what i think tomorrow night , but its gotta be better than the stock pile of poooooo !

On a different subject .... took me mates ( new to him ) 07 KTM Superduke R for a spin last weekend , well 10 mins in and i couldnt wait to get off the ****** , KTM forgot to put a seat and suspension on the bloody thing , friggin hell is it hard ... and my T has way more grunt down low than his bike . It might be good on a smooth track but hard work on UK bumpy roads , anyone else tried one ????

Right im off to lick and polish me new shock now , mmmmmmm :cool:
 
Mmmmmmmmaxton...

That looks incredibly horny, hoss. How much. After 45 K km Andiamo needs a new shock. And I hear teh boys at Maxton will predial it in for my weight and style of riding. Plug and play.
Giddy. Up.
 
shovelheadwolf said:
Mmmmmmmmaxton...

That looks incredibly horny, hoss. How much. After 45 K km Andiamo needs a new shock. And I hear teh boys at Maxton will predial it in for my weight and style of riding. Plug and play.
Giddy. Up.
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The shock cost me £599 incl postage , they asked for my weight in my gear / riding style / type of roads or track riding etc so its set up for me , as you say .. plug n play . Got the bugger in and checked static sag etc and it was spot on , they gave me all the settings that they have dialed in and tips on setting it up , it aint ohlins but i reckon its a better shock for the money , gonna get slagged off by all the ohlins owners now ...... but you have to buy a different spring for an ohlins shock if your a porkey bugger like me !
 
just looked on website...they have a factory in warrington..its like 15 mins from my house ...
 
ChrisBuk said:
are they easy to fit mate ?
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Yeh once i had the bike supported ... i had 2 straps from my garage roof hooked from the sub frame to take the weight off , abba stand would of been easier ! after that its 2 bolts ... took 5 mins to fit , piece of piss mate .
 
ChrisBuk said:
just looked on website...they have a factory in warrington..its like 15 mins from my house ...
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Chris,
thye have been going a long time and are popular with the clubbies
 
Key points. Better shock for the money than Ohlins. And even if I got an Ohlins I'd have to change the spring. **** 'em. The blue of the Maxton will match my wheels.
And define porky, shotgun... I'm a SVELTE 20 stone...
 
shovelheadwolf said:
Key points. Better shock for the money than Ohlins. And even if I got an Ohlins I'd have to change the spring. **** 'em. The blue of the Maxton will match my wheels.
And define porky, shotgun... I'm a SVELTE 20 stone...
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Heh shovelhead ... think you have a couple of pounds on me mate ,,, 14.5 stone without me gear on ! judging by your photo you can haul *** and i expect your like me , relaxed muscle right ?
Good thing about them is they will stick a spring in to suit you .
 
shovelheadwolf said:
Key points. Better shock for the money than Ohlins. And even if I got an Ohlins I'd have to change the spring. **** 'em. The blue of the Maxton will match my wheels.
And define porky, shotgun... I'm a SVELTE 20 stone...
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Sooooo,, SVELTE is Albertian for fat ***** eh ?
 
Went out on the bike for a rip today and the conclusion is .......... Its like a different bike , well chuffed .
Not sure about you guys but my bike used to squat under power and yaw about like a ******* , if i stiffened it up then it was like i had welded the shock , well no more , its nice and firm and rides the bumps wayyyyy better than before , much better in the corners . Now it doesnt squat as much , im finding the front wheel likes to lift easier ( 15 42 gearing ) but me likey a lot !!!
 
Maxton....love it to bits...I think it's better value for money than Ohlins, BUT...there's no getting away from how good value the Ohlins sprung Factories are...

anyway...a few pics..

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Nob said:
Sooooo,, SVELTE is Albertian for fat ***** eh ?
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You rat ******* cockhead camel **** sucking goat fart huffing *******... I passed an entire cup of tea through my left nostril after I took a sip and then read your little contribution. The wife had to come and pound me on the back as I was coughing so hard that I was turning blue.

You ****.

And I'll be your ***** anytime nob...

Tifa... thanks for pics. I'd love to try one out but with your and shotguns thumbs up, I think that it's going to be a go. Wallowing under the gun is something that struck a chord. Being the aforementioned Albertian svelte 20 stone, I pretty much overwhelm any stock rear shock on standard settings. Having something sprung just for me makes me shiver with a little frisson of pleasure... (have at 'er nob)
 
shovelheadwolf said:
You rat ******* cockhead camel **** sucking goat fart huffing *******... I passed an entire cup of tea through my left nostril after I took a sip and then read your little contribution. The wife had to come and pound me on the back as I was coughing so hard that I was turning blue.

You ****.

And I'll be your ***** anytime nob...

Tifa... thanks for pics. I'd love to try one out but with your and shotguns thumbs up, I think that it's going to be a go. Wallowing under the gun is something that struck a chord. Being the aforementioned Albertian svelte 20 stone, I pretty much overwhelm any stock rear shock on standard settings. Having something sprung just for me makes me shiver with a little frisson of pleasure... (have at 'er nob)
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Glad to hear about the circus nostrils Shov lad, can you do out else ??
 
shovelheadwolf said:
You rat ******* cockhead camel **** sucking goat fart huffing *******... I passed an entire cup of tea through my left nostril after I took a sip and then read your little contribution. The wife had to come and pound me on the back as I was coughing so hard that I was turning blue.

You ****.

And I'll be your ***** anytime nob...

Tifa... thanks for pics. I'd love to try one out but with your and shotguns thumbs up, I think that it's going to be a go. Wallowing under the gun is something that struck a chord. Being the aforementioned Albertian svelte 20 stone, I pretty much overwhelm any stock rear shock on standard settings. Having something sprung just for me makes me shiver with a little frisson of pleasure... (have at 'er nob)
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You wont be disapointed mate , best mod for the bike by far !
 
I need to find a Western Canadian equivalent to Maxton to get me forks done. Looking into the shock for a Birthday pressie to meself...
 

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