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Waned to simply pass along some info that might help someone in the future. My good friend and riding buddy that goes with me all around the US, and on the BDR adventures, upgraded his 'new' ES Tenere. This suspension had about 3500 miles (new) on it last summer when he and I headed out for the COBDR. On the ride he bottomed out the suspension about ten times a day and he complained about it all the time. He told me, and we spoke about it often that he had it on the stiffest settings possible. When he got home he made the decision to change it to be stiffer for the next BDR.
What I helped him do: After a lot of talking, measuring, looking, Etc. He put a new 850 Lb Eibach on the rear and we put 1.0 springs in the front. We changed the oil to a 7.5 and added an extra 1.5 oz per leg. The ES collar on the rear shock fit onto the spring and actually fits very well. The front springs are from Sonic Spring and are actually the non ES springs. I dont believe they make "ES" springs. But you dont need to use the gray plastic tube spacer. We took apart the whole leg, and just installed the spring. (Im really leaving out a lot of things we measured, looked at, and checked over) Everything went internally back together just fine and I have just received the first 'ride report'.
He mentioned that it sits quite a bit taller. The bike is more planted and way better on the highway, more responsive. As he rides it a bit more I will add his info to this section so others can gather more info........... BTW- he is about 200-205
I wanted to pass along this info incase others are looking for a stiffer ride. That stock ES seems pretty soft, and WAY to soft for off road use. Keep in mind that these springs that we used can be bought in other 'weight' configurations that should still work in your ES. And for you ES guys, getting that rear shock off and out of the frame is a total 'joy'... Gotta take half the bike apart ! LOL Because these springs are considerably stiffer, you will need a pretty serious spring compressor for the front and rear, no joke.
I don't own an ES, and I dont typically do a lot of homework on this setup. There might be lots of others that have performed this same thing. Im not sure. I recently came across a post with someone asking about ES mods. After we worked on my buddies bike I thought I would just pass along the info.
If you have any questions I'll be happy to try and help............
Waned to simply pass along some info that might help someone in the future. My good friend and riding buddy that goes with me all around the US, and on the BDR adventures, upgraded his 'new' ES Tenere. This suspension had about 3500 miles (new) on it last summer when he and I headed out for the COBDR. On the ride he bottomed out the suspension about ten times a day and he complained about it all the time. He told me, and we spoke about it often that he had it on the stiffest settings possible. When he got home he made the decision to change it to be stiffer for the next BDR.
What I helped him do: After a lot of talking, measuring, looking, Etc. He put a new 850 Lb Eibach on the rear and we put 1.0 springs in the front. We changed the oil to a 7.5 and added an extra 1.5 oz per leg. The ES collar on the rear shock fit onto the spring and actually fits very well. The front springs are from Sonic Spring and are actually the non ES springs. I dont believe they make "ES" springs. But you dont need to use the gray plastic tube spacer. We took apart the whole leg, and just installed the spring. (Im really leaving out a lot of things we measured, looked at, and checked over) Everything went internally back together just fine and I have just received the first 'ride report'.
He mentioned that it sits quite a bit taller. The bike is more planted and way better on the highway, more responsive. As he rides it a bit more I will add his info to this section so others can gather more info........... BTW- he is about 200-205
I wanted to pass along this info incase others are looking for a stiffer ride. That stock ES seems pretty soft, and WAY to soft for off road use. Keep in mind that these springs that we used can be bought in other 'weight' configurations that should still work in your ES. And for you ES guys, getting that rear shock off and out of the frame is a total 'joy'... Gotta take half the bike apart ! LOL Because these springs are considerably stiffer, you will need a pretty serious spring compressor for the front and rear, no joke.
I don't own an ES, and I dont typically do a lot of homework on this setup. There might be lots of others that have performed this same thing. Im not sure. I recently came across a post with someone asking about ES mods. After we worked on my buddies bike I thought I would just pass along the info.
If you have any questions I'll be happy to try and help............