hi,
just got my oehlins rear shock serviced here in Perth Australia. Oh, yes, I am riding a 1989 1VJ Tenere around the world.
I put the oehlins shock in in Istanbul after my original was starting to leak oil. It has been good for 80.000km thru Mongolia, twoup in Cambodia, and a lot of other rough roads.
After all the corugation here in Oz it was in a bad condition and needed the service (40USD).
I use a 85kg spring, but I wish I had a stronger one (the price for an upgrate here is about 90USD) for two up in the outback.
If you want to carry all that fuel and water, you need a good shock absorber.
Progressive fork springs (Technoflex) I use since I arrived in Australia, the original ones where finished after 120.000km (maybe I could have got more ks out of them with a metal spacer and new oil)
Have fun in Africa
MIKA
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