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  • Anonymous
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    16/03/2012 at 12:46 am
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    #3975

    Hi All,I've done over 50,000ks on my bike and I need to service/upgrade both my forks and rear shock.After the usual research online I'm considering purchasing fork and shock springs made by Hyperpro (springs only. Not a whole new shock).Unfortunately their website is down at the moment http://hyperprosales.com/2011/09/20/hyperpro-website-offline/ but there is some feedback from a couple of forums;http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66376http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=730032Has anyone had any first hand experience using them? I can get a full set of springs including oil from the UK for $325NZ plus delivery from these guys http://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/Parts.php?T=5&NU=15&M=72&Ct=KA&SbCt=BA_15_72_KA_60&spPage=2  http://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/TheShed/PDF/Hyperpro.pdf which looks like a cost effective solution.What about other brands that you have used/upgraded with?I'm interested in your thoughtsIt's Gr82briding.

    Dave Ross
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    16/03/2012 at 3:35 am
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    #16444

    http://www.gs-parts.de/ Roger Herwig could do you a good deal on Wilbers shocks. I just bought a shock off him. Alternatively, you could try having your shocks rebuilt by Watson racing in Kumeu. He has serviced my Elka shocks for me. Your springs should be fine. They don't wear out at 50000km.  Roger now knows about the GST threshold.

    Anonymous
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    16/03/2012 at 5:32 am
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    #16445

    Hi Kokopelli,I checked out the link in your reply but it's in German and I can't work out how to change it to english. There is a lot of material on various forums comparing the likes of Ohlins - Hyperpro - Wilbers and opinions are mixed as it's a fairly subjective topic. How much did you pay for your shock?My forks have recently become quite soft and bottom out a lot easier and more often and are getting progressively worse. I've not had them re-oiled at all and I know that this will improve their performance but I'm looking for an overall improvement in perfromance over and above the OEM version.Gr82briding

    Dave Ross
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    16/03/2012 at 6:27 am
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    #16446

    I bought a basic shock with only preload adjustment. I found a price for an F800GS shock and that works out to NZD 716 plus freight. It's the type 640 with compression adjustment and manual preload.This should give you an idea. Freight is about $45 Euros. Oh, deduct 19% from the shock price I forgot about the German tax, which you wouldn't be paying.http://www.ebay.de/itm/Wilbers-Federbein-BMW-F-800-GS-08-/260514085554?pt=Motorrad_Kraftradteile&hash=item3ca7d97ab2#ht_1129wt_698

    Anonymous
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    16/03/2012 at 7:17 am
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    #16447

    My forks have recently become quite soft and bottom out a lot easier and more often and are getting progressively worse.

    Use a smaller plate for dinner. 😮

    Anonymous
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    16/03/2012 at 8:58 am
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    #16448

    Cheers for your wisdom filled and insightful comments Bwucie  ;)! I'll check my plate size right away!

    Anonymous
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    06/04/2012 at 7:10 am
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    #16449

    I just got a Wilbers for my 650 Twin, straight from the factory in Germany. I ordered it without the pre-load adjuster. I took my OE shock apart and machined it so it fits the Wilbers. I like Wilbers better thanOhlins. If you give them the right info they set the shock up really well for you.The difference with the OE is significant ( My OE is only 4000 km old), In the front I added the Ricor valve gismo's. They work surprisingly well.

    Anonymous
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    06/04/2012 at 7:45 pm
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    #16450

    just got a Wilbers for my 650 Twin, straight from the factory in Germany

    Sounds like Wibers make a good product but I'm looking at a cost effective (read cheaper than buying a whole new shock) way of improving suspension performance front and rear and respringing seems to be the best (cheapest) option. It's starting to look like I will have to be the 1st in this forum to try out Hyperpro springs. I like the fact that the springs are progressive i.e. are softer at the start of compression and get progressively harder as they compress.Gr82briding

    Anonymous
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    07/04/2012 at 5:10 am
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    50k and you're replacing  😮 I was hoping for 70-80k+, as I've just gone through my 50k service.Do you have ESA? It's the dilemma I face, and most likely will have to stump up the cash for Ohlins Mechatronic suspension... Not sure I want to know the price yet...

    Anonymous
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    07/04/2012 at 8:07 am
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    #16452

    50k and you're replacing  😮 I was hoping for 70-80k+, as I've just gone through my 50k service.Do you have ESA? It's the dilemma I face, and most likely will have to stump up the cash for Ohlins Mechatronic suspension... Not sure I want to know the price yet...

    Hi Gremlin55k and the springs are bottoming out more often and more easy when fully loaded with pillion or panniers or topbox or a combination of the 3 but still function reasonably well with just the rider. More looking to upgrade/improve performance over OEM springs and I'm just a poor public servant and can't afford new aftermarket shocks (not like you over paid I.T. types!)I wish the F650GS has ESA but alas it is only a cheap (for a BMW) bike and I have to adjust pre-load and rebound dampening by hand.It's Gr82briding

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