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duck

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For some reason the shock on K1s is unqiue - Part 33532310512. I think it's a tad longer than the shock for the other 4V Ks (33532312257) but my K1 is in storage at the moment so I can't measure it.


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Hi Duck

Looking at the 1991 BMW Press release it shows a different Spring Travel Rear - 140mm (k1) and 120 mm (RS). Maybe that explains the part number change. My understanding is that all 16v shocks are the same length.

Anybody know why K1s have a unique shock? Bmw_pr10


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92KK 84WW Olaf

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Speaking of rear shocks.......the YSS Z series on my K1100LT is now officially dead, it has become a pogo stock so new shock needed. Not having any other 16v bikes......what happens if I take one off a K100, apart from being slightly shorter?


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92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:Speaking of rear shocks.......the YSS Z series on my K1100LT is now officially dead, it has become a pogo stock so new shock needed. Not having any other 16v bikes......what happens if I take one off a K100, apart from being slightly shorter?
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duck

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Ringfad wrote:Hi Duck

Looking at the 1991 BMW Press release it shows a different Spring Travel Rear - 140mm (k1) and 120 mm (RS). Maybe that explains the part number change. My understanding is that all 16v shocks are the same length.


Not being a MC suspension expert, what does that mean?  That it's a got a "lighter" shock?  That would make sense since the K1 is more or less a 1-up bike and only has enough rear luggage capacity for a beer on each side.


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94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
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