RUST magazine: RUST#37

LONG TERMER
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shock, well let’s just say that experience
counts. In comparison to a two-stroke
there is just no space to work on these
four-strokes – that’s my first moan.
Second, because of the lack of space
and perhaps lack of procedural knowhow
it took ages to figure out the best
way to go about fitting the shock. Five
hours in fact. I was not best pleased
during the process but by the end I
had it down to being able to change
the shock in less than half hour. So a
word to the wise – you have to remove
the entire exhaust and loosen the subframe
before beginning the shock
install. There can be no shortcuts!
This leads me to a major complaint on
the design and routing of the exhaust
pipe on the FE350. The shock cannister
is WAY too close to the pipe. Heat is
the enemy of proper rear suspension
performance, especially in the
reservoir/bladder – which literally sits
on the top of the pipe just behind the
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