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NickolasV 29-06-13 14:08

XT660Z Tenere Rear Spring
 
Owning a 2008 Tenere, and after 40,000km something seems not to work properly in the rear absortion system.
Had it a service done (oil change etc) but the problem is there.
Most Tenere owners in my country change the spring an about 30,000km. In your country?

Anyway, I have been looking for a spring and I have found in the same price (90�) a HYPERPRO(non-linear) and a OHLINS(linear).
Considering that I use my tenere for everyday tasks, tourism and offroad driving which one is the best choice?

(I had read that non-linear is the best choise for tourism but not for dirt bikes, I'm confused :confused: )

p.s. do I have to change to a different oil in the suspention?

gregdobrynin 29-06-13 14:12

Check my last post from this thread, where I wrote just 10 min ago.

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=20919

I'm not an expert, but I think that the gas just disappeared, and now I only ride on the spring. I ordered complete new shock from Wilbers for 420 euro. But if you are somewhere in Europe, than I guess there is an option of rebuilding the stock shock, is there?

Sent from my GT-I9100G

NickolasV 30-06-13 10:02

Hey gregdobrynin!
Nice ride!
I had the damper serviced, the oil and gas is all fixed.
I have ride without gas and it is totally different experirence!

Pleiades 30-06-13 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickolasV (Post 189173)
Anyway, I have been looking for a spring and I have found in the same price (90�) a HYPERPRO(non-linear) and a OHLINS(linear).
Considering that I use my tenere for everyday tasks, tourism and offroad driving which one is the best choice?

If you haven't already, have a read of this...

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=19823

I've tried both of those fork spring options back to back on the Tenere.

NickolasV 30-06-13 13:40

Thank you guys, very much!

gregdobrynin 11-07-13 16:48

Where did you service it? How much was it? Cheers, Greg

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gregdobrynin 11-07-13 16:51

Does anybody now what is the air (nitrogen) pressure in stock rear shock in Ten? I pumped it up to 11 bar with my small on the bike compressor, and I think it is slightly better. I am now in UB, and could try to find somebody with bigger compressor. Cheers, Greg

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Pleiades 11-07-13 18:40

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Originally Posted by gregdobrynin (Post 189601)
Does anybody now what is the air (nitrogen) pressure in stock rear shock in Ten? I pumped it up to 11 bar with my small on the bike compressor, and I think it is slightly better. I am now in UB, and could try to find somebody with bigger compressor. Cheers, Greg

You aren't far off. 10-12 bar (150-175psi) is about right for this type of shock.

gregdobrynin 12-07-13 08:56

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Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 189604)
You aren't far off. 10-12 bar (150-175psi) is about right for this type of shock.

Thanks Pleiades, so I guess, either the spring is worn out, or the oil leaked out. I found some guys here in UB that work with shocks ( http://www.kingmotors.mn ), maybe they will be able to help me out. At the end, Wilbers canceled my order (without informing me), because in remarks I stated I need it for offroad. They don't do offroad shocks for small Ten. Probably when I go back to Europe I will have to chip out couple of hundreds for �hlins...

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Pleiades 12-07-13 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregdobrynin (Post 189627)
Probably when I go back to Europe I will have to chip out couple of hundreds for �hlins...

How about a Yacugar/Hyperpro shock? They're good and half the price of the Swedish stuff. Might be worth a try getting one shipped out to Ulan Bator? The nearest dealer to you is in Taiwan:

Henly Company LTD


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