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Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:06 pm**

Four years riding eith a Progressive 465 shock, and the rebound dampening is toast. Cam adjustment spins without clicking until it rolls over from 5 to 1, and never changes the rebound bounce. Out of warranty and Progressive says they want $200 to $300 to fix it. Bit of a bug in that I had the barrel strip on an earlier one when the adjusting nuts cross threaded, and after shipping it to them, had them tell me it wasn't repairable. Expensive mistake, but for the cost of admission on these things, would like to think they'd last a little longer. OK, miscellaneous whining aside, just thought I'd seek advice on options before I drop another wad of cash into what is appearing as a Progressive hole (pun bad, but intended). Thanks. Todd

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:33 pm**

The Touratech Extreme may be worth looking at. Priced like diamonds but over built to take it. When I talked with Simon and Lisa Thomas at Overland they said the difference was night and day to what they had run before. This pair has 11 years round the world on heavy loaded bikes off road In every condition imaginable. Randy Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "T zootpatutie@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: 10/20/2015 5:06 PM (GMT-07:00) To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Progressive 465 Shock Woes Four years riding eith a Progressive 465 shock, and the rebound dampening is toast. Cam adjustment spins without clicking until it rolls over from 5 to 1, and never changes the rebound bounce. Out of warranty and Progressive says they want $200 to $300 to fix it. Bit of a bug in that I had the barrel strip on an earlier one when the adjusting nuts cross threaded, and after shipping it to them, had them tell me it wasn't repairable. Expensive mistake, but for the cost of admission on these things, would like to think they'd last a little longer. OK, miscellaneous whining aside, just thought I'd seek advice on options before I drop another wad of cash into what is appearing as a Progressive hole (pun bad, but intended). Thanks. Todd ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Members Map https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=21 ... 3,9.624023 ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/ Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/join (Yahoo! ID required) To change settings via email: DSN_KLR650-digest@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:47 pm**

I have a Progressive shock body with 8,000 miles on it that was rebuilt under warranty. Zero miles since rebuild. The spring was used on another project, so I can offer the body to you for $185.00 shipped. Mark

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 7:06 PM, T zootpatutie@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Four years riding eith a Progressive 465 shock, and the rebound dampening is toast. Cam adjustment spins without clicking until it rolls over from 5 to 1, and never changes the rebound bounce. Out of warranty and Progressive says they want $200 to $300 to fix it. Bit of a bug in that I had the barrel strip on an earlier one when the adjusting nuts cross threaded, and after shipping it to them, had them tell me it wasn't repairable. Expensive mistake, but for the cost of admission on these things, would like to think they'd last a little longer. OK, miscellaneous whining aside, just thought I'd seek advice on options before I drop another wad of cash into what is appearing as a Progressive hole (pun bad, but intended). Thanks. Todd ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Members Map https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212558560286766214899.0004d0fa9f1732283bb6f&msa=0&ll=38.522384,-109.489746&spn=6.831383,9.624023 ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/ Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/join (Yahoo! ID required) To change settings via email: DSN_KLR650-digest@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:39 pm**

I have seen this happen on these shocks when the Nitrogen gas has leaked out or was let out of the shock. If you try to read the gas pressure with the Schrader Valve you most likely will let most of the pressure out and most likely damage an air pressure gauge in the process. You could try taking your shock to a dealer that rebuilds shocks and see if the gas pressure is gone. Have it recharged and see if your rebound starts working. That would be the cheap fix, otherwise they can rebuild it and that won't be as cheap. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com -----Original Message----- From: T zootpatutie@... [DSN_KLR650] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 5:06 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Progressive 465 Shock Woes Four years riding eith a Progressive 465 shock, and the rebound dampening is toast. Cam adjustment spins without clicking until it rolls over from 5 to 1, and never changes the rebound bounce. Out of warranty and Progressive says they want $200 to $300 to fix it. Bit of a bug in that I had the barrel strip on an earlier one when the adjusting nuts cross threaded, and after shipping it to them, had them tell me it wasn't repairable. Expensive mistake, but for the cost of admission on these things, would like to think they'd last a little longer. OK, miscellaneous whining aside, just thought I'd seek advice on options before I drop another wad of cash into what is appearing as a Progressive hole (pun bad, but intended). Thanks. Todd ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Members Map https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212558560286766214899.0004d0fa9f1732283bb6f&msa=0&ll=38.522384,-109.489746&spn=6.831383,9.624023 ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:33 am**

Any feed back on Race Tech's replacement guts for the stock KLR shock?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:49 am**

On 10/20/2015 5:47 PM, Mark Van Horn kl650b2@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

I have a Progressive shock body with 8,000 miles on it that was rebuilt under warranty. Zero miles since rebuild. The spring was used on another project, so I can offer the body to you for $185.00 shipped. Mark On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 7:06 PM, T zootpatutie@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Four years riding eith a Progressive 465 shock, and the rebound dampening is toast. Cam adjustment spins without clicking until it rolls over from 5 to 1, and never changes the rebound bounce. Out of warranty and Progressive says they want $200 to $300 to fix it. Bit of a bug in that I had the barrel strip on an earlier one when the adjusting nuts cross threaded, and after shipping it to them, had them tell me it wasn't repairable. Expensive mistake, but for the cost of admission on these things, would like to think they'd last a little longer. OK, miscellaneous whining aside, just thought I'd seek advice on options before I drop another wad of cash into what is appearing as a Progressive hole (pun bad, but intended). Thanks. Todd ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: [url=http://www.dualsportnews.com]http://www.dualsportnews.com[/url] Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: [url=http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html]http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html[/url] Members Map https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212558560286766214899.0004d0fa9f1732283bb6f&msa=0&ll=38.522384,-109.489746&spn=6.831383,9.624023 ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/ Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/join (Yahoo! ID required) To change settings via email: DSN_KLR650-digest@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:16 am**

The only Guts from Race Tech for the KLR that I know of is the Seal Head. If you have an oil leak on the rear shock this should fix that problem. I can order but I don t stock the kit from Race Tech, but I do sell the one from Moose that is somewhat cheaper. Haven t sold very many so I don t have much in the way of any feedback. There are several internal bits you can get for the forks. I sell the Race Tech Cartridge Emulators that work very well and are pretty easy to install. Progressive Suspension also offers a Monotube Cartridge System to replace the damper rod in your KLR forks. This looks like a great addition but I don t have much experience with this one either. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:33 AM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Progressive 465 Shock Woes Any feed back on Race Tech's replacement guts for the stock KLR shock?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:18 pm**

Works shocks in Topanga, CA makes a good shock more $ than Progressive less $ than tourtech

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Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:04 am**

I second the Works shock. The design is good enough that there is no need for any fancy adjusters etc. The damping has a wide enough range that the shock works well for anything I have done with it loaded or unloaded--Copper Canyon, Prudhoe Bay, Divide Ride, Colorado, Moab........ Really great ride quality.

I have a steel body Works shock with reservoir. It has more than 40,000 miles on it. I rebuilt it once about 10K ago and it probably could have done just fine with an oil change. Works Shocks are a VERY high quality component. If I bought a new KLR this works shock would go on it and I would have no thoughts about it failing. Works also stand behind their products and have helped me with some vintage projects over the years.

Cheers,

Doug

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:07 am**

Nice follow-up JL. Surprised they didn't want to see the hoops? Having been involved in many NHTSA related issues, obtaining the product in question was one of the first things to accomplish. Maybe they were confident by looking at the date code? So many variables when considering tire wear issues it's difficult to ascertain at times. Glad they showed good faith to you and in turn you did the same with this posting.

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