Suspension question: HyperPro Vs Touratech

The TT suspension is manufactured by Tractive Suspension.

There are a lot of suspension companies based in Benelux who all have a shared history so it's no suprise if there is an element of crossover between the various companies.

I have a Nitron development shock on my own CRF1000, which is not finished yet as we're working on a replacement 'piggyback' dumpy compression canister to fit when the swingarm is in full compression. Built with a 46mm piston, 16mm rod and will offer Preload (optional Remote), Rebound, and Hi/Lo Speed Compression adjustment.

I know Ohlins will be bringing their CRF shock offerings sometime during the summer

As I posted on Advrider, I found the front end of my AT to be too light once loaded with luggage for camping even with the preload cranked up. Not a ton of luggage, just a 55 liter duffel bag on the passenger seat with the tent and other heavy stuff, lightly packed small side bags and a small tail bag. Bars would get headshake if I took my hands off, could also feel headshake in corners and the front end felt like it wanted to tuck on really tight corners. I'm thinking either a longer spring or longer shock.

Thanks Jonathan again for the insight. Now I know the TT extreme are made by Tractive Suspension.

I have used the bike for a tour, no off road, but with enough luggage on the bag for 5 days. A loaded Medium water proof bag, loaded pillion bag with spares and a tank bag full of things I needed. My bike was fitted with the TT bars prior to departure. I did notice the ride was worsen as I had "semi" loaded the bike without changing the preload. But when I say worsen, I don't mean it was unrideable, the bike sill felt find to me, I could feel the suspension working harder and, but you would expect that with gear on the bike. Coming from classic bikes, any suspension is better than the ride I've had in my other bikes!

There is a lot of discussion on other forums about the load of the rear, I can't comment as I'm probably the least experienced in the bunch when it comes to off road suspension. I am only think about upgrade as I want to take off road riding a bit more seriously over the next couple of years. I could just blow similar amount of money on an exhaust I don't need Or i can get the bike to perform even better on and off road with an upgrade suspension, I can only see the positive side of better suspension when it comes to riding in the loose stuff.

Same issue. The rear suspension doesn't support the weight. I was not very happy with the behaviour of the bike



But the worst for me was the off-road. In rocks, the machine swing from left to right. The others with GS didn't had the same behaviour.

I was not satisfied. IMHO, the rear suspension needs to be changed. A steering damper is something to analyze too.

Yromulus said:

Certainly the loading on True Ad Venture's bike doesn't seem excessive although it is predominantly quite high up and to the rear of the bike - but you see other adventure bikes loaded like this all the time, seemingly without any problems.

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Actually, the bulk of the weight is in the bag on the passenger seat, exactly where a passenger would sit and far lower in height. The small side bags are also positioned where a passenger's legs would be and were lightly loaded. The only weight south of the rear axle was the tail bag, and it was lightly loaded as well.

One thing I have to check is whether I had too much preload cranked up in the shock. A guy on advrider who rode similarly loaded as well as with a passenger said he didn't have any handling issues and suggested I might have added too much preload.