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<blockquote data-quote="MCRIDER007" data-source="post: 1333448" data-attributes="member: 329"><p>Good news and bad news. The good news is that the GEN1 and GEN3 shocks are totally compatible and the GEN3 shock has a much heavier spring in the HARD position than the GEN1. The bad news is that the GEN3 spring is still not heavy enough to adequately carry the 2-up load you are describing. If I were in your situation, I would buy a Penske with a 1100 lb spring for riding 2-up and a 900 lb spring for riding solo. The preload on a Penske is easy to adjust for fine tuning the ride height and the springs can be swapped in your garage (will take 10 minutes plus the time to remove and install the shock). If you split your riding between solo and 2-up and don't want to swap springs, split the difference and go with a 1000 lb spring (and crank up the preload and damping for riding 2-up).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MCRIDER007, post: 1333448, member: 329"] Good news and bad news. The good news is that the GEN1 and GEN3 shocks are totally compatible and the GEN3 shock has a much heavier spring in the HARD position than the GEN1. The bad news is that the GEN3 spring is still not heavy enough to adequately carry the 2-up load you are describing. If I were in your situation, I would buy a Penske with a 1100 lb spring for riding 2-up and a 900 lb spring for riding solo. The preload on a Penske is easy to adjust for fine tuning the ride height and the springs can be swapped in your garage (will take 10 minutes plus the time to remove and install the shock). If you split your riding between solo and 2-up and don't want to swap springs, split the difference and go with a 1000 lb spring (and crank up the preload and damping for riding 2-up). [/QUOTE]
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