Ok, the service guys just put the shock on last night just before we closed. I only got to try the bike out on a 20 minute ride home. Most of that was done at high speed on the Florida Turnpike (Orlando to Winter Garden). The trip included a few miles of construction zone with assorted pavement inperfections and lane changes. It's mostly concrete with sections of asphault; and most of the time the two don't meet smoothly.
The new shock felt 100% better planted and I haven't even made any fine tuning adjustments yet. There's no vague feeling in the back. Imperfections were hardly noticed. By the time that I realized that I had hit something, the back end was already settled. The Conti Attacks made a huge differance in the bike's street performance; and, just in the short ride home last night I think the new shocks will too.
I have to pick up a few things after work today, including my son; so, I won't be on the bike again until I ride it to work on Saturday. Sunday & Monday I'm off and will give the bike a true work out. I'll give a better report after that.
One thing I can say. The factory shock is extremely light. We were amazed when we took it off. We didn't weigh them; however, the Wilber is substantialy heavier. If you're using your HP2 in the dirt, you may want to stay with the factory shock.
I'm not sure of the price yet because I haven't been billed yet. My bike was done just before we closed and I'm settling up this morning when I go in. I'll post a price latter today.
