Rear shock - still good?

[smaytum]

I ride my F800GS off road a lot. Last week i was playing in byways and hit a small bump at speed (20 mph) and felt the rear shock bottom out. First time i ever flelt this despite riding around Morocco off road for a month.

On the way home i noticed the steering was a little light, but dismissed it quickly because it was so slight and the tyres were muddy.

THEN... when i got home, i noticed that i had both feet flat on the ground. I can't ever remember being able to do this. In fact, i can remember not being able to put both feet flat on the ground. I am 5' 8" tall.

The handling seems fine. They tyres are very warn TKC 80's.

I put 20 turns on the pre-loader, but it makes no difference.

How can i tell if my suspension is still good?

Any thoughts?

Rgrds,
Steve.

 

[GunZenBomZ]

I unwound my shock & it made a hissing air-releasing sound, told bmw service & they discussed it with an engineer infront of me. Due to this & it now bottoming out occasionally with pillion, they maybe replacing it under warranty.

 

[chrisjk]

I think if you notice the steering is very light and that you can put both feet on the ground after bottoming the shock....then it's fooked!

I ride my F800GS off road a lot. Last week i was playing in byways and hit a small bump at speed (20 mph) and felt the rear shock bottom out. First time i ever flelt this despite riding around Morocco off road for a month.

On the way home i noticed the steering was a little light, but dismissed it quickly because it was so slight and the tyres were muddy.

THEN... when i got home, i noticed that i had both feet flat on the ground. I can't ever remember being able to do this. In fact, i can remember not being able to put both feet flat on the ground. I am 5' 8" tall.

The handling seems fine. They tyres are very warn TKC 80's.

I put 20 turns on the pre-loader, but it makes no difference.

How can i tell if my suspension is still good?

Any thoughts?

Rgrds,
Steve.