If you've ever ridden a Honda Grom, you would quickly notice that the suspension has little to be desired in terms of comfort. It's basically a fixed gas\ spring charged shock. At first I thought I was having issues with my seat, but since the shock was a more expensive upgrade that I would be doing later anyways, I thought to go with that first.
I had a couple of choices, one of them being the Ohlins brand adjustable rear, but when I saw the YSS being sold at SteadyGarage.com for way less, I decided to go with that.
I was impressed with the manufacturing quality of this shock. While there is a lot of cheap stuff being made in Thailand...cheap meaning in price and quality, I was impressed with this. It's an adjustable stage 2 gas\spring combo with a nitrogen filled piggyback unit attached. The gas unit is one piece with the top of the shock assembly and charge tube, which I thought was neat. Other designs like the Gazi brand have a separation between the reservoir and the shock assembly which is separated by a gasket. I know over time these kinds of designs would wear down quite quick with the pressure of the gas and the constant rebounding of the shock, so I was pleasantly surprised that YSS took this into consideration.
Right off the bat you could see a size difference between the stock shock and the YSS. This translates into a better ride. The spring travel is longer than stock which helps in absorbing road shock and rebound quite well.
To install this shock I had to use moving straps to attach it to the beams of my garage door frame after I "broke" the bolts holding it in place. After that it was pretty easy to drop the swing arm a little to pull the old shock out. It was kind of a bear to put the new shock in since it was slightly longer, but taking my time and using a little mechanical torque allowed me to squeeze and bolt it in.
Looks great, feels good!
Here is the link to the video I made on this:
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