Overland R80GS

Can someone help a numpty with his R80GS ? :)
I took the missus on the back of my bike for the first time today.

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I was slightly surprised when my left foot touched down around a gentle bend !! But the bike does feel a bit soft two-up.
I looked at the spring pre-load and it appeared to be set to 7 (out of 11), which is how it came from Mikeyboy.
My shock preload adjuster looks like this :

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But looking in my Haynes manual , there is no mention of this shock and as my bike is a 1989, it should have this :

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The nearest mention to mine is this :

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So I’m assuming my shock is not original ?
I tried it two up set to 1 and then 11 and to be honest can notice bugger all difference.

Planning on using the bike in Brittany, two up with the panniers fitted so need to be able to up the pre-load to stiffen up the rear.

Mikeyboy, if you read this, did you refurbish the shock or anything else, from memory ?

Ta



Sorry, a bit off topic, but is that picture taken overlooking Port Soif?
 
Clever boy

Ex-pat Guern, now living near Leicester. Left in 1990 but still recognise most of the island, apart from Town that is. Nice to see my old stomping ground as a kid at L'Ancresse Bay in one of your earlier pics too :thumb2
 


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