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Posted by pcarrell
 - January 23, 2013, 19:53:16 PM

You have to remember that those numbers are probably calculated at the shocks.  Since the wheel swings from a pivot point more towards the middle of the bike, and the measurement is taken towards the rear of the bike, it would make sense that anything behind the mid point of the shock would swing along that arc a little more.  As such, the high point of the rear fender, which is aft of the mid point of the shock, would travel a little more them 100mm.  I haven't tested that, but it makes sense to me.

Posted by jmbo
 - January 23, 2013, 19:28:05 PM

According to the specifications on this site the shock/wheel travel for the 1500 is 3.9 in (100mm).  I know it might seem stupid to to question specs in print but I thought it was worth checking out. Has anyone experienced anything different under real road conditions?

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