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Non ABS Tenere shock travel length?
Hello,
I joined the XT660Z owner club by buying a 2008 used bike. Suspension need some work, as I was expecting. So i did my homework and checked available options. Lots of them, and no surprise people are always happy when switching from a standard and tired shock to custom setup brand new aftermarket piece ![]() But something is bothering me: ok it will be better, but how much wheel travel will i get after that? The question occured when i saw wilbers website warns "20 mm less travel, not recommand for off road". Then the cheaper ohlins shock on the OTR website "35 mm less travel". Ok so i looked for shock travels, either in spec sheets or by asking manufacturer directly, here is what i got: Ohlins with external reservoir : 94 mm (different websites) Ohlins without external reservoir: 83mm (found on only one website). Listed at 35mm "less travel than stock" on OTR TFX: 80 mm (confirmed by manufacturer) Nitron: 88 mm ((confirmed by manufacturer) The XTZ service manual says: "shock absorber assembly travel: 95mm", but also "spring stroke: 0-90mm". Plus TFX told me they had a stock shock in their hands and measured the stroke at... 85mm So i'm a bit confused: what is really the stock travel? how does shock travel relates to wheel travel (does not seem to be a 1:2 ratio as the 95 mm/200mm may lead to think.. i guess the linkage makes it non linear, so 1:3 ratio near full compression maybe?) |
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