1050 rear shock feedback

Tractive Suspension make Touratech shocks.

I have Tractives X-cite PA shock fitted to my 2017 Vee. A very good quality shock, well made and the preload adjuster has 60 clicks of adjustment which offers more range than many other shocks. The X-cite is a base model shock with rebound and preload adjustment only.

On the downside they're expensive. The valving out of the box for road riding was terrible, l took it to an Aussie suspension tuner who revalved it and changed the rebound and compression shim stack to suit my riding style, mainly touring on crap roads.

The spring they supplied with the shock was the same rate as OEM. Tractive obtains rider sag by putting a high rate of installed preload on the spring, about 15mm's. The ride was harsh but improved with a heavier spring for my weight and less installed preload, about 10 mm's.

The shock now performs much better than the OEM shock but taking the extra expense of a retune/new spring into consideration and the number of times l had to remove and install the shock l won't be buying Tractive again!

Hope this helps.

Im hoping that Touratech should be able to deliver on a stellar baseline shimstack/cartridge setup ...likewise springrate with pretty much zero preload

this is the entire reason to buy an aftermarket shock ...and the reason Im looking for feedback on otherws experience before buying

theres zero reason to not deliver it either ....and Im def not prepared to have to re/re the shock and dissasemble it for revalves to get it right either ....shouldnt have to ....the parameters are very clear ...and my specs for weight/gear/expectations will be up front

I am familiar with RaceTech stuff ....have a good friend locally who is a RT certified shop

problem with RT stuff is their components are quality ....unless your suspension tech has a setup and or you have a known proven setup .....RTs specs are typically harsh and or off in my experience having had many off road and race bikes setup with RT stuff

willing to pay for a company that has a proven setup they have taken the time to develop....and works outa the box......the clickers and preload provide an envelope of adjustment to an already competent spec.....

drewda said:

Is the 2020 and newer Vstrom 1050 the same shock as the previous Gen1000 bikes ??

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In my recent experience, I had Traxxion convert my 1st Gen DL1000 2-Way Penske shock I had laying around to the 2nd Gen (2014-2019) spec for my 2020 1050 XT (no spec for 1050XT with Penske). All the part numbers matched up linkage-wise on the microfiche so thought it was a safe bet.

The issue I ran into was the top cap made contact with the frame. I did some grinding on the top cap (rec by Traxxion), but unfortunately the material became too thin and I sprung a pinhole leak and lost the oil/pressure (circled in red on 2nd pic).

They are currently working with Penske on a lower-profile top cap for the newest generation and are going to take care of the replacement at no charge. I have another message out on the status and will update when I have more information.