Good informative video, great bike! Recently bought the same year with the DCT gearbox and was nervous at first but what an amazing machine. I've not ridden a road bike for nearly 10 years now and so glad to be back on the road and definitely made the right decision with the Africa Twin. Keep up the good videos!!
Just been for a ride on it having set the suspension up, rebound , compression and all that rocket science stuff! Rides extremely well and a definite thumbs up and £75 well spent !
@@gsd32i good effort. I'm waiting for a PC-8 with Relay Kit to arrive so i can start to add stuff to the bike safely and not drain the battery, exciting times.
Very good instruction/ thank you mate. Cheers, Gary from Idaho. I have your exact bike & will be doing this job soon. Can’t wait to get the full range of the Suspension instead of having a pre-load wound up all the time to carry load.
I sent EPM Performance an email asking what weight writer a particular spring was designed for. They replied "They work best for riders 160-240 lbs". Sorry but if I'm paying $139 for one spring it better specific for the weight of rider!
You don't have to remove the wheel or the computer to get the shock out at all I swapped it also with hyper pro complete shock but did not have to remove the wheel.
Thanks mate! Getting ready to do a new spring on a 2021 ATAS and this was good prep. Have used ratchet straps in the past, but sprung for a spring compressor this go round. What spring rate did you go with? Factory was either 95 N/mm or 105 N/mm optional. I have a hack rig attached, so am going with a 120 N/mm spring that should work for the total weight on the rear wheel with rider+ gear+ hack rig.
I went for the..... SP-HO10-SSB032-B. Raised ride height by 20mm and made a ton of difference . Bike now sold as have a BMW GS, only wish I could have kept both bikes!
Very good video. However, as you've got the suspension stripped down this far, why not remove the swingarm and the rest of the linkage and clean and regrease the suspension components? It's honestly not difficult. When the bikes come from the factory, they have minimal grease in the suspension linkage and also the steering head bearings. Just a suggestion, but a very good video all the same!
Nice job, thanks for all information. What do you think after upgrading springs? Does it worth? How is the stability after that and what do you feel about it? I am in the middle of doing that investment.
@@oguzaliekinci hi . Not sure I understand the question , but I have put the Honda OEM centre stand on , which I did before I put the new suspension spring on . There are no problems with the new spring and the centre stand .
@@gsd32i this means it doesn’t effect ground clearance but it effects seat height (only riding position is lifted 20 mm), long in short bike does not squat as much as before with the same load (main reason for upgrading). Thanks for your help, I learned from you a lot. Have a great day 🙏
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Good informative video, great bike! Recently bought the same year with the DCT gearbox and was nervous at first but what an amazing machine. I've not ridden a road bike for nearly 10 years now and so glad to be back on the road and definitely made the right decision with the Africa Twin. Keep up the good videos!!
Just been for a ride on it having set the suspension up, rebound , compression and all that rocket science stuff! Rides extremely well and a definite thumbs up and £75 well spent !
@@gsd32i good effort. I'm waiting for a PC-8 with Relay Kit to arrive so i can start to add stuff to the bike safely and not drain the battery, exciting times.
@@mattbadley1896 can’t beat diy in the man cave 🤪
Very good instruction/ thank you mate. Cheers, Gary from Idaho. I have your exact bike & will be doing this job soon. Can’t wait to get the full range of the Suspension instead of having a pre-load wound up all the time to carry load.
Thanks , we had fun doing it ! 🙈
I'm from New Jersey and I have the same bike too. Have you already updated the rear spring? Where did you get it? thanks
I sent EPM Performance an email asking what weight writer a particular spring was designed for. They replied "They work best for riders 160-240 lbs". Sorry but if I'm paying $139 for one spring it better specific for the weight of rider!
That was fantastic! Some great tips too. Will be doing this on a Fazer shortly!
Thanks 🙂
You don't have to remove the wheel or the computer to get the shock out at all I swapped it also with hyper pro complete shock but did not have to remove the wheel.
Good effort sir 👍
Thanks mate! Getting ready to do a new spring on a 2021 ATAS and this was good prep. Have used ratchet straps in the past, but sprung for a spring compressor this go round. What spring rate did you go with? Factory was either 95 N/mm or 105 N/mm optional. I have a hack rig attached, so am going with a 120 N/mm spring that should work for the total weight on the rear wheel with rider+ gear+ hack rig.
I went for the..... SP-HO10-SSB032-B. Raised ride height by 20mm and made a ton of difference . Bike now sold as have a BMW GS, only wish I could have kept both bikes!
Very good video. However, as you've got the suspension stripped down this far, why not remove the swingarm and the rest of the linkage and clean and regrease the suspension components? It's honestly not difficult. When the bikes come from the factory, they have minimal grease in the suspension linkage and also the steering head bearings. Just a suggestion, but a very good video all the same!
Thanks....others take note 😁
Nice job, thanks for all information. What do you think after upgrading springs? Does it worth? How is the stability after that and what do you feel about it? I am in the middle of doing that investment.
Hi . Definitely worth doing it , especially if you have a pillion and/or luggage . It will raise the ride height… but a worthwhile upgrade 👍
@@gsd32i thank you, tricky question: do I need to upgrade side stand at the same time? Or it is just because of less initial compression on spring?
@@oguzaliekinci hi . Not sure I understand the question , but I have put the Honda OEM centre stand on , which I did before I put the new suspension spring on . There are no problems with the new spring and the centre stand .
@@gsd32i this means it doesn’t effect ground clearance but it effects seat height (only riding position is lifted 20 mm), long in short bike does not squat as much as before with the same load (main reason for upgrading). Thanks for your help, I learned from you a lot. Have a great day 🙏
@@oguzaliekinci exactly correct 👍
Proper job👍🏻