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

[@Wannabearborist]

Damn, this is gonna be a SHOCKing video 😂

[@ChaosCauses]

Shockingly good comment

[@Wannabearborist]

@ 😂

[@chrisdadigger1018]

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.

[@thorstenmetalhead9666]

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.

[@FREE_PUREBLOOD333]

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. 😬👍

[@exothermal.sprocket]

You might benefit from some traction.

[@Kim_Miller]

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.

[@pabsocs]

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

[@chamber40]

Also ordered Bitubo rear shocks for my HD VROD.

[@stockstunna]

Exceptional video. Now I understand shocks a bit better 😀

[@MotoDash1100]

Have trouble feeling like time is passing on your 3am-3pm shift? 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.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

After decades of riding rubbish OEM suspension, I'm completely DONE with inexpensive set-it-and-forget-it suspension components. I know the limitations, I have experienced how rubbish they are, and more importantly, I have experienced what premium components and good setup feels like. It is AMAZING the difference. Supple judder bump damping, big heave control, tons of traction, no squatting and understeer when accelerating, no pucker when navigating a bumpy corner, just tons of confidence in what the wheels are doing and where the limits are. Part of this is also LIGHTWEIGHT WHEELS, they make an immense difference on how responsive the motorcycle is, how well suspension operates, how accurate your steering input is. Part of the choice process of potential machines I consider for purchase is the availability of aftermarket suspension upgrades. I think the chassis on middle-cost motorcycles are very under-served by OEM suspensions. I know the cost limits the manufacturers are targeting, and often that means budget suspensions that have to be set up with a given spring rate, given valve orifice size, a given gas pressure. There's no way around that. Manufacturers target a person of a certain weight, and a riding style of a certain aggression. Often they have to work with suppliers like Showa or KYB that are not in-house and give them specifications for an order of 100's of thousands of shocks for a model unit. There may, or may not be R&D in getting a set of components dialed in before landing on whatever suspension is chosen for unit sales. Aftermarket, we aren't bound by any of those limitations.

[@bartjaspers240]

The differences are really shocking!

[@CHAPNOE]

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

[@giannismarkogiannis]

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

[@zain786ification]

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 .

[@katsuya2742]

As long as it fiit you, it works 👍

[@bdalasile4476]

Informatively “Shocking” Video❤😅

[@TsukyomiNoMikoto]

Amazing content

[@collinslagat3458]

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

[@garyhoward4064]

Another difference: the price..

[@chemnitzel]

More socks please!

[@oricardomiranda]

I’m shocked 😂

[@SimSimon87]

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!

[@PeterR0035]

😮Since +15 YEARS, some BMW models and all BMW GS models have single front shock. And oh yeah, that doesn't help against speed wobble at all... 😅

[@exothermal.sprocket]

All sorts of stuff has been tried on motorcycles over the years. Front swingarms (Yamaha GTS1000). Front monoshock action (BMW for example). Other complex things that ultimately achieve some kind of goal but end up being super complex and many totally lose feedback from the road surface to the rider's arms. The telescopic fork remains the least costly, most communicative system that does a commendable job. The Telelever system on BMW and the current Goldwing solve the brake-dive issue, but they also mostly eliminate traction feedback to the rider. Doing the "lefty" single fork system might be possible but it would require some pretty stout and thick parts that would resist flexing and fatigue at the wheel axle and the steering yoke. Consider how much bending force is put on fork tubes under hard braking. You also have to control wheel direction vs. handlebar direction by some kind of rotational control, especially if you were to experience speed wobble. Much less control with a single tube setup vs two. They do it on bicycles, but bicycles rarely see more than 30 mph, don't have to stop 600 pounds mass, or control a big heavy wheel set. Stiction has been a problem, the force needed to get forks to initiate movement. They put low friction coatings on tubes to reduce this issue. Another solution has been USD forks, where the bending moment is the large tubes toward the triple clamps, rather than right-side-up forks and all that bending moment is smaller tubes where the seals and larger tubes have to slide over the flexed portion of the small tube (under load). Also it moves the oil and heavy stuff to the "sprung" side of the chassis and allows the lighter components (unsprung) to move up and down with the wheel, with less inertia and resistance to motion.

[@SimSimon87]

@@exothermal.sprocket Wow, thank you so much for your elaborate answer! I have no further questions :)

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@SimSimon87 Happy to help!

[@wobblysauce]

Sticker shock.

[@stefanhansen5882]

Interesting. Why is it obvious at 3:31?

[@joek81981]

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

[@ChaosCauses]

That was my fear for years as well lol

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Basic understanding is pretty important before turning. Also make sure you know where dials currently are, so you can always return them if things don't improve.

[@stevebeket8444]

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

[@exothermal.sprocket]

More than 2 inches of rear travel is a start. They have a way to go to get a usual 5 inches or more.

[@My_Gaming_Mind]

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.

[@lucascarracedo7421]

Thing is in first world countries the people who'd be rebuilding cost more than replacing the part usually. The opposite applies to third world countries where manual labor is way cheaper, and goods cost a lot, especially imported ones.

[@vamsee6925]

​@@lucascarracedo7421if that is the case, that is what should be said in the video. anyway, true true.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

The cost of recycling and creating better components in 1st world countries is less costly than paying service technicians to fix "permanent" components. It's a knowledge thing. It's a time thing. It's a value-of-currency thing with the inefficient manufacturing systems we have to work with.

[@bbt0101]

Repairing a stock rear shock here in my country lasts 100km if you're lucky. Lol. They're disposable for a freaking reason.

[@xsdfl4244]

Most stock shock are irrepairable because of their design you cant fill the gas back in. The only way to repair them would be for you to have the factory machinery.

[@greatkingrat]

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

[@FlesHBoX]

gah! @5:14 Tension is the opposite of compression, if you were adding tension it would make the shock operate completely different, lol If your suspension is experiencing tension, your bike is probably upside down, being hung by the wheels... that or The Hulk is holding on to your bike by the wheel and swinging it around as a weapon.

[@oldcowbb]

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

[@marioplessers]

What a shocking video

[@JustACuteWolf]

First One :D

[@MotoDash1100]

First?

[@UrMoM624givinghead]

No your not

[@arnosteyn2579]

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

[@motoyamasnigglepuff8654]

Awesome video