Basic vs Adjustable Motorcycle Shock | What’s The Difference?

First One :D

First?

As long as it fiit you, it works 👍

Damn, this is gonna be a SHOCKing video 😂

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Turn on notifications and you'll get one from your Sunday cartoon Moto Morning channel at 9am, .. only 6 hours left! .. Makes the shift feel all that much faster.




(Someone send caffeine. Saturday I was awake since 6am Friday, and today I'm only on 3 ½ hours of sleep... caffeine should be a employer-provided safety equipment.

I've never played with my doodads. I have this feeling that touching anything will only make it worse than it was.

If you’re lucky enough to be between 140-180 lbs you will never have to worry about buying the adjustable suspension. The stock will be just fine for you.

Rather keep us coming back with interesting builds,bike guys already know these 'accessories' and keep themselves updated

I wonder why front mono shocks are not a thing yet.
There are bicycles with only one fork arm, why not try this on a motorcycle? Make it extra beefy and you'll never have speed wobble ever again!

Sticker shock.

Exceptional video. Now I understand shocks a bit better 😀

Awesome video

Bro has no idea about 3rd world countries. If it's built, it can be rebuilt. Nothing is irreparable, it's all about the worth.

I’m shocked 😂

Harley models -
Sportster - mono shock
Softail - mono shock
Touring - mono shock.

Not so allergic to innovation after all. 🤔

Maybe not the right channel for us dynosaurs

Very well explained. Please emphesise in the next video more, that preload does not make a suspension stiffer. The spring rate stays the same! Preload just changes the sag/geometry of the bike under a static load. If the springrate doesn't work for the weight of the rider it should be changed out.

I'm to heavy for stock springs on most motorycles and it makes a very notable difference between maxed out preload dial with a standard spring in comparison to a proper springrate for my weight.

First shock vid i have seen that talks about shock length changing steering geometry. lots of vids on installing lowered shocks on bikes but no one addresses how it affects steering
good video do you still have a promo code for Quad Lock want to purchase another

Informatively “Shocking” Video❤😅

I'll watch this video on the rebound, I'm sagging a bit at the moment, probably feeling a bit of compression, but I'm sure I'll spring back to normal soon. 😬👍

The differences are really shocking!

Amazing content

Another difference: the price..

amazing content. If i had one desire i would say even deeper. ive always wanted to know how to set up a bike properely but it feels like magic

The main thing about adjustable shocks is the preload, i didnt know wtf was that until i added luggage on the rear then the front handle bars started to vibrate under slow speeds, so had to adjust the preload on the rear shocks on my vfr .

Do aftermarket shocks and front suspension fit (almost) any bikes?

HD is so allergic to innovations, when they do, they split into two companies

More socks please!

My Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro has rear shock adjustable on the fly on the dash panel. It's kind of funny sitting on the bike and adjusting the preload and the bike raises or lowers itself a couple of inches. Riding modes further adjust the rear and I can fine tune rebound across a range of nine settings.

For me now….Step one…click like, step two watch the video.

What a shocking video

Twin shocks are still being used by big companies ( Honda,Yamaha) on their 125cc scooters or mopeds

Also ordered Bitubo rear shocks for my HD VROD.

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For majority of riders out there, the stock shock is usually good enough as long as it gives preload adjustment. Compression/rebound adjustments (and more) are really just for riders looking to maximizing their lap times/riding experience where the shocks are actually being put through their paces. Someone who just commutes to work/does a bit of touring on weekend won't see much benefit from an aftermarket shock. You'd be best served with correctly adjusting your current shock or replacing the OEM shock if it hasn't been touched in years (much cheaper)

I played with my front forks preload and rebound and wow what a difference it can make to make the bike track a line through a corner or wallow off towards the ditch. Definitely worth playing with to understand things.

Its also crazy that when you get it dialed in, your talking a millimeter of a turn makes a gigantic difference. Its real crazy.

I'm a Chinese boss in a shit hole somewhere lost in China without an known address. I'm the number 1 and only Harley Davisson supplier of those tubes filled with fry oil and a used spring. I have around 20 persons working for me in my little garage 👌😁7d/7d 24hr/24hr
Lately I'm producing the same tubes for an Indian company Royal Enfield.

And then they added electronics to the world of shocks😢

Not having a piston to seperate the oil from the gas is not such a big problem as you say it is. The oil and gas do not mix that easily. Only under extreme stress for extended periods of time (like in motorsport) does this become a problem. When the shock is mounted horizontally or upside down, I admit that a seperating piston is necessary.
Furthermore, the twin shock design is also not as bad as you say it is. Yes, it is not optimal, but it is not terrible either. The problem with Harley Davidson motorcycles is not the twin shock design, but the way the swingarm is mounted. Not to the frame, but to the heavily unbalanced engine, which is mounted to the frame using rubber bushings. It also ain't that rare that the engine is not mounted perfectly straight and level, which does not help the handling.