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Saw it in Marble Falls, TX. I saw the last one in Oregon in 2017 with my oldest daughter. My wife took my other daughter to PA for her first year college move in, so they both missed out. Flash forward to now. That same daughter is a grad student at UT Austin. My wife's birthday was the day of the eclipse. Visting my daughter in Austin and seeing the eclipse was her birthday present. It was a great trip!

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Probably more like they can't unload them quickly...

The word bombastic comes to mind...

Recently arrived in Austin to visit my daughter and see the eclipse. Quick dinner at Home Slice...oh what weather to be on a bike! Nothing like shirtsleeve weather. Just a tad more balmy than the NW. Mecum is a little far for me though, but have at it gents.

Hey @p6x, @PJPR01, looks like you have some place to go this week. https://www.mecum.com/

In my older bevel drive Ducatis and Beemer, I always ran 10/40 winter and 20/50 summer. Now I do the same on the Guzzis. I'll look into this 60 weight stuff more, but I have time. Warm weather isn't here yet.

From what the Beemer Shop told me(Wilburs dealer), you take full wheel travel of 128mm on a V11, measure that from two reference points. That will be with rear in the air at full extension. Then measure same distances with you sitting on it. Your target is 30% of the first number. From there you adjust to get to that 30% number. I wont have time to do that for a couple weeks...life is getting in the way again.

Idk, @p6x, I didn't know that is the case. I just joined a few days ago and saw that. Also a red Quota for sale! I think it was in Kansas. I didn't seem to have any problem joining. I thought it would be interesting to see what's going on around the world.

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Guess we know what you're doing this weekend...

If you're wondering what the heck that pic is above, it is the Lehigh fight song. We happen to have two alum in my little family, one being a full fledged ME, so we have a few T-shirts kicking around. Along with Dr John's family, our community here and Lehigh lost a good one.

Thanks for your digging @docc. I talked to the Wilburs dealer In CA. He gave me that info along with proper unweighted and sag measurements. I will do the figuring to check it out. Learning something everyday!

From what I understand, the 100 is the number that correlates to rider weight. It seems too low for my weight. Doesn't feel the best on the road. I'll be checking this stuff out today.

What a story. Go Engineers!

@doccThanks, I will contact them. If anybody has answers, they do. Here is an interesting reply to a question posted up on an old GS thread. Some good info here. Hi, I have Wilbers (front/rear) on my R12GS since more than 30000km. I understand the basics so perhaps I can help out. The most important part on the number combination on your spring is the '150' indicating the spring rate. My Wilbers springs carry the same numbers, and I weigh 86kg, and the pillion weighs 70kg, and then there's the luggage. So you're allright as far as springrate goes. Springrate on these bikes is usually 140, 150, 160. Now some basic info. Imagine a bike hanging in the air. As it comes down and sits on it's springs, it goes down a bit called the 'static' sag. As a rider mounts the bike, it goes down even more : the 'dynamic' sag. The 'dynamic' sag is supposed to remain equal, no matter how much weight is put on the bike; that's why there's a preload knob for adjustment. The trouble is that it's not easy to find out what the basic dynamic sag is, i.e. when riding solo. That's where Wilbers are clever : in the factory they put the minimum preload according to weight of rider (as specified when ordered). This exact minimum preload means that the rider will have the correct dynamic sag when riding solo. From there on, he can adjust for more weight by increasing the preload.* What some people don't realise, is that this factory installed minimum preload can be altered on the spring, for more or less solo weight. Otherwise Wilbers would have to produce hundreds of different springs for different riders' weights. And as a nice advantage to us customers Wilbers springs/dampers can be sold on to a rider with a different weight. To be specific : you have bought a second hand Wilbers and can have the minimum preload changed so that it fits your weight (preferably by someone who knows how). But, since you are heavier than the specified weight you have this option : when riding solo you can simply adjust the preload above the minimum installed by the factory. This means trying out different preload positions and measuring dynamic sag 'till you get it right for riding solo. (To make it clear : if you were lighter than the specified rider weight, you would imperatively have to get the factory installed minimum preload decreased, or accept to ride solo with slightly wrong dynamic sag). As far as damping (rebound) goes, this is a Very Personal Matter. Damping influences roadholding AND comfort. The best way to find out what YOU like, is to testride the bike with different damping settings. If the damping is too open, the bike will start wallowing around, perhaps plushy, but not efficient in roadholding. With the rebound damping too closed the spring will not have the time to rebound before the next bump arrives, actually diminishing spring travel, diminishing roadholding... and the ride will get uncomfortably hard. It is false to think that a hard damping setup will result in better roadholding. In any case it's a compromise that you have to find out for yourself. Here's what I did : I went on a calm stretch of road with different curves and changing 'bumpiness' (that's important), and tried out different settings, always driving the same stretch. I opened the damping completely to understand the consequences, then closed it completely for the same reason, and then worked with small adjustments till I got it right to my taste. It took me a couple of hours. I like technique so I had a blast. For those who think this is all too complicated : it isn't, it's actually easy and a hoot ! And the reward is : an incredible improvement over the BMW stock solution. I'm convinced you'll enjoy your Wilbers ! Have fun ! * And here's the big difference with preload on a standard BMW spring : since BMW don't know how heavy the rider is, preload is set somewhere in the middle. It's up to the rider to find out the exact amount of preload he has to install for riding solo. This means the rider has to know about dynamic sag, and measure this for himself. I don't know dealers who explain this, I know even less riders who ride with the right basic set up. BTW the same basic error (BMW not knowing how heavy the rider is, and thus possible wrong preload) exists with ESA.

@Lucky Phil, Right on about the Wilburs. I ran the spring numbers and from what I found out the spring might be the weak link. It is a 50-50-100-130. I'm thinking the third number could be 130 for my weight with riding gear. 230lbs- 104kg. I have to see how to change that spring or who can do that.

Thanks for that input. I am going out to the shop now to read the numbers on the spring and try to reference them. I wonder what that smaller diameter grooved wheel at the rear of the shock does? I can't see what it could do. That spring seems compressed greatly by the threaded adjustment wheel. Is it normal to crank that thing so far down?

@doccWith the miles you have on your V11, what is the history of your rear shock? Rebuild or replacement?

Well, I did say wimpy. There are some numbers on the spring. I will try to trace it off of that. I wonder what I could replace it with so I dont break the bank? I probably would like to sell this bike in a month or so, and would prefer to sell it with a bit more proper rear end.

I dont think so.

Here it is.

Ok, looks like I do have the stock on one. The other is all black and no external adjuster. Just an adjusting collar for spring preload.