The Super-V 800 had a radical swingarm design that shows much evidence of its older motorcycle brothers. The vectors on the geometry were obviously much more extreme than the 1999 factory Fox shock could handle. I was pumping 300 lbs. into a shock at my body weight of 185 lbs. just to have a 1/2" of sag.
I explained this to Fox and they sold me the new design (with larger chamber) at cost. The difference was obvious. The new shock takes pound-for-pound rider weight. At 160 lbs. now I ride with just above my weight in the shock for a stiff ride, and just under for a softer ride.
I'll be back with more and some pictures of the shock along with my rebuild of it last year.
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