I have a 640 in my St1100 now for a few years, custom made for my weight, made a great improvement to the bike, the 641 would be even better, though once I set the sag and rebound I never messed with it again, most of my riding is solo.
Really happy with the 641 on my DL 650. It's lasted 2 DL's now with a couple of rebuilds. Put on the original at 20,000k's or so, sold at 120,000. The second is around 110,000 now. The last rebuild was a bit overdue at 140,000k's on the shock and it was still better than the stock shock I put on when I was taking it back to be serviced.
Good feedback thanks mate. Always used Ohlins in the past but they don't do one for the new 1000.
The wilbers seems like a good option with the advantage of being set up from new with valving etc to suit my fat arse weight!
Who do you get to service it for you?
And did you do the fork springs as well?
Yes I have had a 641 on my 14 v2 for around 8mths. It was allegedly built to my personal specs i. enjoy weight etc. It is good but can be a little bit firm over the sharp hits. I have the high speed compression backed out. In general it performs very well.
What about Penske? Anyone install a Penske? I am on the fence thinking on a Penske 8983 or even a 8987 ... anyone care to give some input or review I appreciate it.
Well I've pulled the trigger on the Wilbers 641 with the hydraulic spring preload adjuster as well.
I'm of course getting the front done as well with Wilbers springs & re valving.
I'll let you all know some feedback when I have some klms on them.
Using Suspensions R Us in Seaford, Victoria, Australia & they've been great to deal with so far!
I've actually got a brand new Wilbers 641 that I purchased for my 2007 DL1000. I sold the bike before installing it. If anyone is interested in saving some money give me a shout. It's priced $300- less than new and still in box It has a 59/59 120-185 spring. It is for a 2002-2013 DL1000
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