Upgraded to Adjustable Rear Suspension for my 2022 KTM Adventure<\/h2>\n
Whenever I have written a review about my bike or suggested it to someone, the only major niggle I have had with it is its really hard rear suspension. While it is a big boon when you’re zooming down the highway at 100 km\/hr for hours at end, when you’re navigating Mumbai’s moon crater-like roads on a daily basis, your spine would like to have a tough conversation with you at night.<\/p>\n
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I use my KTM 390 Adv as my daily rider. That means I ride it to work on weekdays and hit the highway on the weekends. Thus upgrading to a KTM-supplied adjustable rear suspension which is built to fit the exact same chassis was a no-brainer. What’s even better? The price.<\/p>\n
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- Moolah? Rs. 6,500 for the part<\/li>\n
- Who fits it? KTM SVC<\/li>\n
- Warranty? On the suspension – none. On the rest of the bike – unchanged.<\/li>\n
- Time taken? under 30 mins (while I got it done along with periodic service). It is plug’n’play<\/li>\n
- End result? The bike has learnt a skill that it had never heard of – rebound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It finally understands how to push the ride back up from a pothole. No longer would you clench your spine moments before your front wheel hits a pothole. I am traveling on the same route to work and I can feel how the impact is much softer on my spine now. Will play around with softer settings over the weeks and understand the bike better.<\/p>\n
The difference is night and day for me in city conditions. The setting is currently in the middle (stock). Given it has the whole gamut from softest to hardest – there is nothing to lose as you can set it as per your requirement when you hit the road.<\/p>\n
One thing to note, you cannot change the settings on the fly like the front adjustable ones which come with a clicker. You will have to get off the bike and change the setting using a screwdriver. However, does not require the strength of a hulk an a special tool like the pre-load adjuster.<\/p>\n
Roughly Rs. 7,000 to bring my bike further closer to perfection in my books? Absolutely worth it.<\/p>\n
Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n