New YSS Shocks - Sharing Deal Information $375

I apologize @laraza - I didn't see the alert that you had asked me a question. The shocks are great (waaaay better than stock) despite the fact that I am ignorant and too lazy (so far) to learn how to adjust them properly. I've pretty much bolted them on and carried on, I'm not proud to say.

I ride to work nearly every day on the bike, unless snowing or icy, about 40 minutes each way, usually taking interstate there and back roads home, so I've already put on plenty of miles to form an opinion.

Definitely a more comfortable ride (my wife noticed too, when I finally got her out the other day) and the bike wallows less in the corners, as well.

If money is an issue, I'd consider YSS if that deal is still going. I'm no authority, but Warp backs them too.
A wise suspension feller told me to start with a large number of clicks on the dampening so you can really feal it and which direction it goes. Once you know which way you need to go then you can sart getting finer on the adjustment. As for the springs they should alread be set to the weights you give them otger then checking sag they should be fine. Same if you ever venture into something like traxxion dynamics adjustable fork cartridges. I've heard a few captians speak highly of them. Like mine they have high speed dampening adjusters also. Mine are off breed ducati internals but man a adjustable front end really goes well with the yss rears.
 
My back started getting the message at just over 30,000 miles from my '11 Roadster. It's time to get new shocks! I put together a list of options: Hagon, Progressive, Icon, Wilber (ouch!), and YSS. I searched for deals and found some Progressive 444s on Amazon that were open box for about half price. Score! When they arrived, I checked inside, but they were not 444s, despite the label on the box, so back to Amazon they went. Shocks seem way over priced, in my opinion, so I kept looking for a bargain.

Getting to the point:
WRS is an Italian motorcycle store I found online that gets positive reviews. Perhaps our Italian brothers can verify. On their website I found the recommended YSS shocks for the Rocket III (highly recommended by @warp9.9, btw)....

SHOCK ABSORBERS COUPLE YSS TRIUMPH ROCKET III 04-15 RZ362-320TRL-50

Manual preload, Adjustable rebound, Adjustable length, Approval A.B.E.
This model matches the one on YSS's application chart for the Rocket.

In U.S. currency the price is listed as $415.93 marked down 22% to $324.42 (ex-VAT) + $57.46 FedEx Shipping. There is a "Make Offer" button that I used. My low-ball offer was refused (hah!), but I was given a coupon code for $7.63 off. In the end, I was charged $374.25 for the shocks and now have a tracking number showing they will arrive Thursday.

The big question is, how much is the VAT going to be? It seems to depend on many factors. Using a calculator on the FedEx site it showed NO VAT, zero, but I expect that I probably didn't enter something correctly and I will be hit with some fee. Karma.

The best price for these shocks in the U.S. I could find was right around $500, still less than other brands, and I figure that whatever the VAT might be, it is highly unlikely it will get close to $125, if anything.

Anyway, we'll see. I thought I'd share this with the group now, as any potential bill for the VAT may not come for weeks or months. I'll update, if or when that happens.

If you're like me, needing new/better shocks but having a hard time spending a large percentage of what the whole d**n bike costs just on rear suspension, you might want to check this out. Here it is, no guarantees, good luck- I have no connection, whatsoever, with this company.

7890746 SHOCK ABSORBERS COUPLE YSS TRIUMPH ROCKET III 04-15 RZ362-320TRL-50
Is this a case of simply un doing one old shock at a time and replacing with one of the new ones?
 
Is this a case of simply un doing one old shock at a time and replacing with one of the new ones?

I watched this video and used it as my guide. If you already have a jack that you use for removing the wheels, this is a super easy job. Nothing to it, really. The wooden shims he mentioned are a good tip.
 
I watched this video and used it as my guide. If you already have a jack that you use for removing the wheels, this is a super easy job. Nothing to it, really. The wooden shims he mentioned are a good tip.
Thanks @Journeyman28778....

Just sharing my buying experience....as suggested by Journeyman28778, I sent them an email low balling them:)
They returned the email with €8 discount coupon....to which I inquired if I have to pay VAT since I am in USA.....they said no and sent me a customized checkout link for €277 + €50 shipping, in total I paid $377 through PayPal( PayPal had very low exchange rate, but I did not want to give my bank details and my credit card raised the fraud alert as it was charged in Italy)

......if someone else is going on budget shocks then negotiate on VAT, do not follow the online checkout process.....just send them an email.
 
When you sign up for an account, they ask your country and automatically remove the VAT. There's also a distributor in the US, that has very comparable prices and offers support. I posted his info in another thread.
 
I'LL stick with the progressive 444's. Buy american . Buy direct and get a lifetime guarantee Buy knowing you supplied american jobs . Buy knowing straight up you bought a quality shock Pretty simple when you get down to it. No price hassle.
 
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I respect that sentiment, but sometimes I find myself in WalMart or Harbor Freight and although that don't make it any more "right," I'll bet a lot of us on this side of the pond frequent those stores too.

So, I try when I can, but I drive a Dodge Van that requires metric wrenches and then there's the Triumph motorcycles.
 
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