point taken ... except for the skinny little ass -
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I guess I interpreted the conversation wrongly ... that people were replacing shocks because the stocks were not holding up all that well.
I've been getting 80K miles out of my car tires for years and years but 9K from the Metz rear so I thought, maybe, there was something particular to MC suspensions that took more abuse & wear.
Guess I'll just adjust them to load & style (twisties or slabs) and keep on trucking.
thanks ...