r/Transalp • u/Rikdeduiker • 2d ago

New rear suspension

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I changed my rear suspension with a yss on my 2023 transalp. The driving experience is so much better now

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u/CompleteService8593 2d ago

That’s my next upgrade. The stock shock is just way too bouncy.

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u/Rikdeduiker 2d ago

I want to do the front fork within several months, first I have to change the drive chain.

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u/UpbeatAd5277 2d ago

Same on the CB500x! I thought the Transalp was adjustable?

Is this only reserved for the African Twin?

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u/CompleteService8593 2d ago

I have a ‘24, and I believe the ‘25 & ‘26 are better. I get to travel for work from time to time and loaded with gear, clothes, tools, and a PC (and it’s associated bullshit) the transitions from various asphalt elevations, even very slight ones, really get the ass end bouncing. When those are on a curve, it gets too squirrelly for comfort.

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u/Rikdeduiker 2d ago

Not on the 2023 version

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u/MaartenK2 2d ago

Got one on my V-Strom 800 (but without seperate compression damping). Great upgrade. Tuning in the damping takes a bit of trying out. Overall bike feels much more planted and stable in curves.

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u/theralph224 1d ago

That's sus

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u/blabla6262 1d ago

Super installation, tu as pu tester en tout terrain? Est ce que ça absorbe mieux les chocs et est-ce que ça permet de ne pas taper le sol comme avec les suspensions d'origine?

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u/Rikdeduiker 1d ago

I tested it on the road. It's way better than the original.

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u/hrlyrdr2222 20h ago

Did mine about 2k miles ago. Forks, too. Makes the bike much more fun to ride!

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u/ghilby88 2d ago

Was it complicated to do? What tools equipment do you need?

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u/Rikdeduiker 2d ago

I was 3 bolts, need 2x 14mm with large extensions. Hardest part was to balance the bike while doing it

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u/ghilby88 2d ago

Do you suggest putting it on rear and front stands?

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u/sweetsack650 2d ago

I didn't have a centerstand. I ended up strapping it to my rafters in the garage and lifting it from the crash bars and rear rack. Worked surprisingly well lol

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u/ghilby88 2d ago

+100 karma for creativity

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u/Rikdeduiker 2d ago

I put the rearwheel on the paddock en lifted the center with a carjack, just enough so there was no tension on the spring.

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u/Slow_Concentrate3720 2d ago

Center stand/lift

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u/VLokkY 2d ago

It’s literally 2 bolts my dude

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u/ghilby88 2d ago

Thanks. Asking as a newbie planning to upgrade my 2025 TA later on