I've put over 10.000 kms on my Tenere 700 and love almost every aspect of it, but I just cannot get the suspension to perfection with the stock adjustments. I'm about 95 kgs with gear and I've got a new RallyRaid 90 Nm rear spring on order as I'm currently running 24 clicks on the preload to get 25mm static and 60mm rider sag. My issue is that after 100 kms on tarmac my bottom and lower back can't stand the ride, every little imperfection in the road is sent up my spine and shaking my arms. There's not a lot of gravel roads where I live, but when I head over the the TET trails in my country (Norway) I like to go quite fast on the loose gravel and want the bike to behave reasonably nice and safe. I rarely do any hard or complicated sections, but when I do I go slow.
What would my best options be for getting my desired comfort and damping from the stock forks and shock? Will the new rear spring set me up far enough in the stroke to give me more comfort? A local suspension guru suggested a full KTech revalve, but that's gonna set me back about 1500 euros...
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I've put over 10.000 kms on my Tenere 700 and love almost every aspect of it, but I just cannot get the suspension to perfection with the stock adjustments. I'm about 95 kgs with gear and I've got a new RallyRaid 90 Nm rear spring on order as I'm currently running 24 clicks on the preload to get 25mm static and 60mm rider sag. My issue is that after 100 kms on tarmac my bottom and lower back can't stand the ride, every little imperfection in the road is sent up my spine and shaking my arms. There's not a lot of gravel roads where I live, but when I head over the the TET trails in my country (Norway) I like to go quite fast on the loose gravel and want the bike to behave reasonably nice and safe. I rarely do any hard or complicated sections, but when I do I go slow.
What would my best options be for getting my desired comfort and damping from the stock forks and shock? Will the new rear spring set me up far enough in the stroke to give me more comfort? A local suspension guru suggested a full KTech revalve, but that's gonna set me back about 1500 euros...
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