Rear Shock w/ Remote

[Smudgemo]

Yay! A package from Alf's people just showed up for my 1100 last night:



I hope this is a noticeable upgrade. My bike has over 63k miles and I have no idea when/if the shock has ever been replaced.

I did some looking around, but didn't find any examples of mounting the remote. Anyone have anything to show off or suggestions? I hope to have time this weekend to install it, so maybe something will be obvious but figured I'd ask. I have a lathe and mill standing by for extra creativity if needed, and I'm quite handy brazing steel at thinner gauges, so anything is possible.

 

[Trvmtchll]

iv got the exact one coming from across the pond as we speak... iv heard good things about it. @sirepair has his mounted and i believe some photo of his mount on here as well

 

[Larry Fine]

That's real purdy!

 

[kiltman]

Pat did this on his 2003, I did something similar.

I’m trying to find a picture of mine, I’ll take a new one tomorrow.
Edit: I added my crude bracket attachment for the remote. It’s my winter project to fabricate a better bracket

 

[Uncle Phil]

FWIW, the Wilbers has a 'remote' model but I did not get it because my 'riding' load is pretty much always the same.

 

[Smudgemo]

Interesting. I hadn't even considered an external mount as an option. Figured I'd need to remove the side case, but I like this idea. I am back and forth all the time with my daughters, so I'm even thinking of modifying the knob in some manner or creating a spanner that will allow me to do the adjustment with a battery powered drill. It takes a bunch of turns to go from lock to lock, so why not?

 

[Uncle Phil]

IIRC, Sirepair made a bracket and bolted the 'control' to his right rear grab handle.
It's a nice setup.

 

[kiltman]

It's a nice setup.

I stole his picture. LOL his is the white one in my post above. It is a nice set-up

 

[Trvmtchll]

IIRC, Sirepair made a bracket and bolted the 'control' to his right rear grab handle.
It's a nice setup.

Maybe if I drop mine off up there he will do mine as well

 

[Smudgemo]

I had about an hour to kill before the game today, so I figured it couldn't be too tough to install the shock, so I did.



I haven't had time to mount the remote yet, but I did get a chance to go ride for 15 minutes or so in the neighborhood before the next game. I must say, even just going 30mph or less, very noticeable. I'm looking forward to grabbing one of my passengers and seeing what the difference is. I believe the shock I removed is OEM based on the label. No way to know how many miles are on it, but I suppose if I'm the fourth owner and the bike has 63K miles, it's as likely as not that it's the original. Adios.