I bought a used Wilbers shock , with the compression tank on flexible hose . Two adjustment screws on the tank. Tell me I did good . Any one have suggestion to where to mount the tank ? Or a photo. I hadn't thought about that . Thanks !
Wilbers rear shock
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Uncle Phil
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I run Wilbers on all of my ST1100s but I do not have the 'remote' stuff ones since my riding weight stays the same.
Good piece of kit for sure and places to have them rebuilt if necessary.
Could the tank fit in the tailpiece?
Good piece of kit for sure and places to have them rebuilt if necessary.
Could the tank fit in the tailpiece?
Uncle Phil
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Won't quite work for a ST1100 unless you wanted to cut a hole in the side panel.
STFlips
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PM Kiltman, pretty sure he has one on the 11
Mine is a Hagon, I just have a remote and it’s attached to the grab rail,
the Ferret
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The 23 NC 750X I just bought came with a Wilbers 3-way adjustable rear shock. I never thought I was a complete idiot until I tried dialing this thing in.
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JJames
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Well , thats not going to happen. Might be a spot behind the right panel or grab rail. It dosen't have a hand adjuster knob , just the red and blue sett screws. Will just have to see, when it gets here.
Uncle Phil
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@sirepair (he has a Hagon with an adjuster on his ST1100P) mounted his adjuster on the grab rail IIRC.
Uncle Phil
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That looks like it would fit in the tailpiece if you don't have anything back there.
Or you could make a bracket and bolt it to the rear right grab rail.
They do make some mighty fine kit!
Or you could make a bracket and bolt it to the rear right grab rail.
They do make some mighty fine kit!
Can you ask the previous owner where the reservoir was located?Wilbers came today. What a beauty . What now ? Just try it I Guess. Wilbers (video) don't want you to touch those adjuster screws.
It's a lovely looking piece of kit. Would be a shame to hide it, but may also stop the curious from twiddling your knobs...
Nothing worse than that.....
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JJames
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Not a bad idea ! He sendt some photos ,of the canister mount , tucked in the tail. I also found a Wilbers set up "guide". They got a little wrinkled on the way home.
I see your Wilber's doesn't have the remote preload adjuster, but here's a picture of how I mounted mine.
That's what preload adjusters do.
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JJames
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Update for 2026 : The Wilbers shock went on nice. I've never changed a shock that easy before. The can got mounted in the tail ,line runs between the panel and frame rail . Still room tools and small stuff back there. New well used Corbin seat , puts me a bitt lower on the ST than the RDL . Feels good static. And a new battery. NO test ride ,yet . And still haven't pulled the forks for a rebuild , but I have plan.
