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Offline radioburning

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Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« on: November 09, 2010, 04:08:39 PM »
Can shorty shocks(11"), the kind typically found on ebay, handle two riders ok?  My bike is a CB550f, I'm 155 lbs, and the girl will be hopefully 8) less that 125 lbs. What say you, SOHC/4?
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Re: Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2010, 04:15:16 PM »
 I don't know about two up but for one it's a hard ride vs regular shocks.  :-\
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Re: Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2010, 04:52:10 PM »
Aim for the girl to be 110 lbs  ;D she will lie about her weight anyway. :D
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Re: Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2010, 04:54:43 PM »
Quote from: Hush on November 09, 2010, 04:52:10 PM
Aim for the girl to be 110 lbs  ;D she will lie about her weight anyway. :D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2010, 12:29:50 AM »
I used to dink a colleague to work 42km (26 miles) each way on mine with 11" shocks on & both of us added up to about what you're talking about with no issues. I had the adjusters up as hard as they'd go though.
It didn't feel like it bottomed out but the shocks themselves were shot. Maybe I was riding on the bump stops & just didn't know it.  :D :D :D
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Re: Shorty Shocks and Riding 2 up?
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2010, 09:22:55 AM »
"I used to dink a colleague to work 42km (26 miles) each way on mine with 11" "

Snicker, snicker  ;D
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