2015 xmr shocks
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Yep they deffinetly r crap. If i hit a bump hard enough or come down from a wheelie you can hear a loud metallic ding sound then the shock eather reaches max travel or bottoms out. Im trying to get them to blow n when they do ill bring it in for warrenty and pay the differencs for the fox or somthing similer.
I will say this tho, my bike has 200 miles on it and the only thing ive found to be disapointed with is the front shocks. The rest of the bike is great, so in my opnion its really not somthing that i cant live with. Im sure sometime soon highlifter will come our with a replacement spring to splve the problem.
I will say this tho, my bike has 200 miles on it and the only thing ive found to be disapointed with is the front shocks. The rest of the bike is great, so in my opnion its really not somthing that i cant live with. Im sure sometime soon highlifter will come our with a replacement spring to splve the problem.
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I change all of mine on my 800 2015 for a kit of stadium suspension and the difference is very cool.
Bettter handling and smooth all the way
Envoyé de mon iPhone
Bettter handling and smooth all the way
Envoyé de mon iPhone
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Have yet to bottom out my elkas coming down from a wheels hard or hitting the whoops like a hero 
best investment u can make. The elka stage one are triple rate. 3 individual could springs. And have a full ground clearance with me on machine
best investment u can make. The elka stage one are triple rate. 3 individual could springs. And have a full ground clearance with me on machineI have a 2015 800 xmr and blew the right front inside out. (Just blew the shock internals out of the top) and to say the least I was pretty heated! Taking it into the dealer may 15th. Loxboy1, do you know that they will discount a set of fox shocks if I were to go that route?
Hey Furley,
It's a known defect on the XMR 800. The shock actually breaks on the lower end, due to the increased tire size and limited shock travel. BRP recognizes this as a known defect (although it took some arguing with BRP rep and dealer to have them concede to the fact it's a known defect). There is also a secondary condition that is a direct result of the broken shock. You will notice the inneer cv boot rip due to the over-extended shock.
I have a 2015, and 3 other friends have the exact same bike. We have identified 2 failures over a weekend ride where we had a total of 3 broken front shocks, and 3 ripped cv boots. After some arguing, the dealer agreed to replace the front shocks and axles affected by the broken OEM shock with the Fox Podium shocks that are found on the 1000 XMR. SHOCKer....the 1000 has the same size tires as the 800 and the 1000 has the proper shocks. We have been unsuccessful arguing that the rears should be replaced as well, but so far we have shown no signs of wear or tear and neither the dealer or BRP have any known issues with the rear shocks.
I hope this helps, but contact your dealer and BRP to complain. Why would they put a short travel shock on an oversized "Mudder" tire that is prone to failure.
It's a known defect on the XMR 800. The shock actually breaks on the lower end, due to the increased tire size and limited shock travel. BRP recognizes this as a known defect (although it took some arguing with BRP rep and dealer to have them concede to the fact it's a known defect). There is also a secondary condition that is a direct result of the broken shock. You will notice the inneer cv boot rip due to the over-extended shock.
I have a 2015, and 3 other friends have the exact same bike. We have identified 2 failures over a weekend ride where we had a total of 3 broken front shocks, and 3 ripped cv boots. After some arguing, the dealer agreed to replace the front shocks and axles affected by the broken OEM shock with the Fox Podium shocks that are found on the 1000 XMR. SHOCKer....the 1000 has the same size tires as the 800 and the 1000 has the proper shocks. We have been unsuccessful arguing that the rears should be replaced as well, but so far we have shown no signs of wear or tear and neither the dealer or BRP have any known issues with the rear shocks.
I hope this helps, but contact your dealer and BRP to complain. Why would they put a short travel shock on an oversized "Mudder" tire that is prone to failure.
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Same here, first ride on my 15 xmr I bottomed out 5 times. Immediately swapped them for elkas and have never had another problem. I don't think the fox podiums that come on the xmrs are very good, kinda like some cheapo shocks dressed up. Guess they figure no one will trail ride their xmr aggressive and notice so they put junk look-a-likes on the xmrs. My ridding partner Muddin mike has an 14 xtp with the fox podiums and his are clearly different with more travel.
No jumping. Maybe 50 of those miles were on actual trails. The rest were ditch riding, some wide open runs, mud, rutted up "trails", dried rocky river bed, and the like. There were a few hard hits where I figured I would bottom out, but nope. Like I said they are STIFF and I backed down the high/low compression and it didn't get much better. The springs are next. Just ran out of time.
I didn't buy 1000cc's to putt around or let it sit in the garage.
absolutely !!!! You must have got a good set. Better too stiff than soft for me1 - 20 of 24 Posts
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