Stijn from Belgium checking in

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Smws

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I've bought the Himalayan second hand in September 2018 with 1200km on the clock. It came with RE panniers, hand guards, zana crash bars, givi 5 liter front bags, LED replacement headlight unit, a BMC air filter and spare clutch and gas cables.

Currently I have 3600km on the clocks, 60% street and 40% off road.

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Mods I've done until now:
- mitas e09 Dakar tires incl heavy duty inner tubes and Ride-on
- rear suspension upgrade, YSS Type: MZ456-405TRL-13
- suspension sock from R&G
- front suspension, added 2 washers
=> front and rear sag are now at 30%
- replaced head bearings with Koyo heavy duty ones incl a nilos ring to keep the dirt out
- Renthal bar + bar risers
- XL Moto sidebags for off road camping trips
- sintered brake pads in the front
- LED fog lights
- iridium spark plug

All these mods are done to prepare the bike for a 5 weeks trip to the Georgian and Turkey mountains later this year.
 
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MikeH said:
That looks amazing all seem really good mods you have done! What's ur thoughts on the iridium plug any benefits?
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Iridium plug changed the engine behaviour completely. No more starting issues, no more stalling. I can drop the revs up to 2000rpm even in 4th gear without having a rough gas response. Could be that I had a bad OEM one, so not sure that the improvements are solely related to the iridium spark.
 
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No I think you are right my same thoughts it runs much better from cold and way more responsive when filtrering through low speed traffic. That and the sintered front and rear pads have really transformed the bike
 
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AZ Mtn Girl said:
Welcome to the forum Stijn. You've done some nice upgrades to your bike. How do you like the YSS shock?
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Thank you 😊
I've installed the YSS shock after 2000km with the oem one. The oem is supposed to be a progressive spring but it is more a two steps spring. First part very soft and the second part hard. That is the reason why increasing the preload will not always bring the wanted results.

YSS shock brings up back of the bike by 3cm when sitting on the bike (sag is now +-28% or 5cm) compared with 8cm sag of the original shock. And importantly it is now in line with the 28% sag of the front suspension.

On road the comfort is much better, steering and stability also improved. Off-road is more compliant even when pushed very hard.
 
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Smws said:
Thank you 😊
I've installed the YSS shock after 2000km with the oem one. The oem is supposed to be a progressive spring but it is more a two steps spring. First part very soft and the second part hard. That is the reason why increasing the preload will not always bring the wanted results.

YSS shock brings up back of the bike by 3cm when sitting on the bike (sag is now +-28% or 5cm) compared with 8cm sag of the original shock. And importantly it is now in line with the 28% sag of the front suspension.

On road the comfort is much better, steering and stability also improved. Off-road is more compliant even when pushed very hard.
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I got a theory on that. I think the loose wound part of the stock spring is intended to work normal for averge weight Indian riders riding solo on commutes. The tight wound section comes into play ( for them ) when riding two up or loaded down for long trips. Since most avergae westerners weigh a little more than average Indians ( remember were only talking averges here ) the springs rates might or might not match up well with some of us and or riding conditions.. A theory fwiw.
 
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