Sachs Shock
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Clay
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The general consensus is that the shock is too stiff. It is really easy to fix. I know that Enduro Engineering can fix it and I hear grat things about LTR's work on this shock too.
Simmo737
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Good build quality and similar design to ohlins, bad valving from the factory, revalve and it's good to go. It had a reputation for losing damping in earlier models due to the piston band energizer o ring being inadequate, this is no longer the case. If your elite/pro and are worried about heat, you can opt for a bladder conversion but it probably doesn't need it in reality.
moto9
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It's a good shock, but as said it needs to be revalved...at 190lbs I had to respring front and rear as well.
It took a few trys to get the shock to work how I wanted but finally got it figured out.
If you can't do it yourself send the suspension out...it's the best money you'll ever spend on your bike.
The GG is a whole different bike (better) with properly working suspension.
It took a few trys to get the shock to work how I wanted but finally got it figured out.
If you can't do it yourself send the suspension out...it's the best money you'll ever spend on your bike.
The GG is a whole different bike (better) with properly working suspension.
GMP
Active member
In general, why would anyone think that stock valving, which was speced for a virtual average rider of 170lbs in average conditions, should be good for them and when its not cry foul on the shock? This is nuts, valving is an adjustment just like jetting. If its not addressed, you never completed your bike setup.
noobi
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If you bought a car and the previous owner left the seat all the way forward, would you fix the problem, or would you have a tantrum, sell the car and belittle the brand because it didn't 'work' for you.
GMP has it completely correct, expecting something that has such a narrow band of performance to be set up for your riding style (and weight) is ridiculous.
Ignorance is bliss they say.
swazi_matt
Active member
quite true, the sachs in standard form i found to be great for off-road (read flat out open stuff) but really sucked for the tight slow rocky stuff that i want to ride. After a twowheels revalve it is now great ... and once the fork is "fixed" the shock rears its head as the next weak link
Simmo737
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+1
In the 2011 shock has a straight stack and can be made to work over more varied terrain with a 2 stage stack, as can the fork! With some mid valve care
Stock valving will almost always need to be changed for the rider/ conditions, no matter what brand of bike/suspension it's just that Sachs seem to not get even close out of he box compared to other gear, Showa on an rmz250 is nicer for trail riding straight out of the box, and it's an mxer......just wind out the clickers.
When Sachs is seen to, it's as good as anything in its class.
That means the forks are always going to be open chamber CLASS and spook you on fast, rough downhills like wp, marz, and kyb open chamber gear because the oc design finds its limitation there, not the brand. I've had it with oc forks.
The shock is as good as anything I've ridden now I have it valved the way I like it. Today I put back the check valve and apart from it starting to groan ( I'm going to buy a terry hay rsv to replace it) i loved the feel, the whole design of the shock and the results you get are absolutely great, as you would expect from a gas pressurized res. shock. It's not a limited design like the forks.
de carbon piston or bladder?.... Meh it's so close as to purely be a convenience with the bladder re servicing.
Seeing the new wp twin chamber design, I reckon you will not see oc forks on anything serious as of 2014, coatings and seals areas e point where stiction is no longer an issue, and ktm reckon there is no longer a cost difference.
All IMHO.
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