Uprated rear shock spring Yamaha Tenere 700 Extreme, black

Linear Uprated Shock Spring for Yamaha Tenere 700 Extreme in black colour.

Most rider of the Tenere 700 Extreme will have found out that the OEM standard spring is too weak for "normal" rider weights. The spring oft the Kayaba shock has only 70 N/mm ex works. This spring rate is suitable for a rider with about 70 kg weight, not including additional load like luggage, accessories or passenger.

With the original spring it's impossible to adjust to the correct bike sag if you have a weight more than ~70 kg with gear.

Adventure bikes static sag should be about 10% of the suspension travel (230 mm / 10% = 23 mm) when the bike is unloaded

The rider sag sould be about 30-35 % (depending on individual preferences) of the overall suspension travel (230 mm / 30% = 70 mm) when the bike is loaded and ready to drive including rider.

The above settings are guidelines only, and some riders may have better ‘feel’ and speed with alternative settings, also different setting might be used when riding different grounds like sands or rocks..

With the offered springs, which are available in different rates up to 95 N/mm, the adjustment of the correct sag for touring and Adventure use is no longer a problem - even when fully loaded.
The integrated hydraulic spring preload of the oem shock allows to add 10 mm preload. This corresponds to an extra load of about 50-60 kg. This can be a heavier rider, extra load or a passenger.

Facts:

• Spring rate 80 to 95 N/mm avaiable
• Linear spring type for Adventure, Off-road and Road use
• Spring length 255 mm
• Spring black plastic coated
• A spring compressor is required for assembly

Advise for correct spring rate selection:

Rider weight always includes clothing 'ready to ride'. Additional weight due to e.g. pannier racks, pannier, topcase, softluggage should also be taken into account.

Weight on the front, such as crash bars or bash plates plays a minor role, as this weight influences mostly the rate of the front suspension.

Extra load up to 55 kg (heavier rider, luggage and/or passenger) can be added to each spring by adjusting the preload adjuster to max (10 mm)

• 80 N/mm   -   1 steps harder than OEM - Rider weight approx. 80-90 kg + max. 50 kg luggage
• 85 N/mm   -   2 steps harder than OEM - Rider weight approx. 90-110 kg + lightweight passenger and / or some light luggage
• 90 N/mm   -   3 steps harder than OEM - Rider weight more than 110 kg + passenger and / or 30 kg luggage
• 95 N/mm   -   4 steps harder than OEM - Rider weight more than 120 kg + passenger and / or 30 kg luggage

Scope of Delivery:

• Linear shock spring, black powder coated
• Mounting instructions

Fits all:

• Yamaha Tenere 700 Extreme 2023 onwards

Please note:

If you have lowered the bike with changed linkage bones, this must be taken into account when selecting the spring rate.

For a 20 mm lowering, the selected spring rate should be about 10% higher, for 30 mm about 12% higher, for 40 mm about 15% higher and for 50 mm about 18% higher.

E.g.: Rider weight "ready to ride" 90 kg, installed lowering 20 mm - spring rate to be selected 85 N/mm + 10% = 93.5 N/mm. In this case a 90 N/mm spring would be correct.

In case of doubt, always choose the lower spring rate. Too much sag can always be compensated by a slightly higher preload. If the sag is too small when the spring preload is completely reduced (the spring rate is too high), this cannot be changed anymore. Than a spring with lower rate is needed