HP2 rear air shock on R12GS?...

[plasmatron]

whilst reading about the virtues of the new almighty air shock in the HP2 it suddenly dawned on me that the dimensions and swingarm travel etc can't differ all that much... In Sept BIKE magazine Brit Dakar racer and pro offroader Simon Pavey talks about how the air shock is excellent in that it's extremely linear and progressive allowing it to soak up small bumps *and* big hits with equal aplomb offering supreme ride quality especially offroad...

It seems a bit strange having both spring and damping duties being done by air alone, but apparently this allows you to customise ride height, travel, compression, the lot on the fly with nothing but an air pump!... and it's 2kg lighter than the 12GS stock shock!...

so anyone more technically minded than myself know the dimensions of the stock rear shock vs. the HP2's air shock?... I assume the biggest issue would be fitting it in, although there's fair amount of space to work with...

if it works this could be a great suspension upgrade...

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

HP2 swing arm is longer, than 1200GS - so shock dimensions might be different
Extra weight of pillion and/or luggage may not be suitable for this type of shock

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

google Fournales - been going about 15 yrs ?

 

[Deadskin]

Air Shock

I may be wrong but didn't Simon Pavey's air shock fail in last years Dakar ?

 

[Mouse]

Someone get me an HP2 shock and I'll see if it fits

 

[BiG DoM]

Will not fit - not enough space for the brute ... the HP frame is really a enduro spec and quite different, similar to the PD RR models.

 

[Pukmeister]

I bet an Ohlins shock would be more suitable, and cheaper.

 

[nadeem]

I know someone that changed theirs for Ohlins - said it made a difference to two-up riding...

 

[_pi_]

im pretty sure that Pavey is Australian. Sure sounds it.

http://blogs.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/12072004110414MWEDTP.htm

whilst reading about the virtues of the new almighty air shock in the HP2 it suddenly dawned on me that the dimensions and swingarm travel etc can't differ all that much... In Sept BIKE magazine Brit Dakar racer and pro offroader Simon Pavey talks about how the air shock is excellent in that it's extremely linear and progressive allowing it to soak up small bumps *and* big hits with equal aplomb offering supreme ride quality especially offroad...

Iif it works this could be a great suspension upgrade...

 

[plasmatron]

im pretty sure that Pavey is Australian. Sure sounds it.

oops... my mistake then... I assumed that since he taught the UK BMW offroad course and by all accounts seems to be UK based that he was a Brit...