Keep it standard
Me and the wife did this trip, in 2007/8 on 2003 XT,s 70,000ks later I still have the original shock on and we are still travelling
We are taking a break at the moment, house sitting for a mate just south of Durban for 3 months
Our route took in as much dirt roads as I could find
I,m 90kg + 6 foot 3inches and I reckon I had another 50kg of soft luggage aswell, I wound the preload up to maximum on the rear shock and put 15w oil in the front forks instead of the 10w recomended.
It is a bit stiff if I ride without luggage but fine loaded.
The Yamaha shock has been great.
Hope this helps
Pete n Brucella
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