Andreani Rear Shock kit - anyone tried this yet?

Hey folks, haven't seen this mentioned yet but it looks like Andreani has a "412/D03" kit for the rear now.

https://www.andreanigroup.com/prodotti/moto/412|D03/?lng=en
Looks like this includes new valving, shim stack and customized spring. Does anyone know how the 821 rear shock differs from the 939?

Looks like it's a new oil piston to increase flow and responsiveness, and a new shim stack to match the flow increase and spring rate. Hopefully you like their new compression valving, because you'll still have a shock that only has preload and rebound adjustments. Probably a nice upgrade for the average rider. Worth asking if they will customize or swap out the shim stacks if you don't like the way it rides. Also worth exploring cost of installation.

Did anyone end up doing this kit?

I haven't heard anyone yet... though I gotta say, at one point I was fired up and thinking THIS SUSPENSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY CHANGED, but the more I manage to sneak in some rides... well, sure the suspension isn't perfect, but the bike is still a ton of fun to ride.

(sure would be nice though!)

I just have the rear to deal with. I was weighing if I should get the kit or find an ohlins off the 1100 or bmw. Apparently they are almost direct drop ins that are budget friendly...or so I hear.

The old 1100 shock fits? Whoa - so the length is similar? Which BMW? I’d imagine that’d be preferable - something that’s adjustable as opposed to a fixed setup (though customized to your weight/riding style)...

I'm being told that the 1100 shock fits but there is a piece of astic on the subframe that needs to be notched. It's a very small notch. I'm also told that the lengths are the same. I'll try to find the conversion and let you know

Please do - Andreani adjustables in front and the 1100s unit in the back sounds like a pretty good equation!

Here you will see the 1100 rear on the. Notice the area where the notch needs to be made for the reservoir. The other 2 pics are Ohlins TTX taken from a bmw s1000rr and a gsx 1000. These are all off of bikes in Thiland. A friend lives over there and are on base bikes. Apparently the SP bikes are crazy expensive over there(if you can get them at all) so they modify the Base bikes.

Thanks for that! Always love hearing about options. And I guess there's some more things to put on the opportunistic ebay list

I dig how the BMW and Suzuki shocks look!

Me too but all those ttx shocks are expensive even used. I feel once I have a rear shock I will be compete...well maby a forged front wheel too but other than that it's just fiddling around to keep it fresh and new feeling/looking

Did you do anything to your forks?

I have the Andreani cartridges

Nice! Did you do the install yourself? The left fork seems like a proper pain in the butt;...

You have to peen out a rivet for the fronts. Not a novice job. And getting the fluid right looks very not fun. It was worth the $150 paid, with parts already in hand.

I have an Ohlins TTX and the difference was much more dramatic than when I got the Andreani fronts installed. I wouldn't get one that doesn't have full adjustability or isn't tuned to your anthro's, like Mupo. My HM is a do-all work/ play bike so I wanted full adjustability.
Many performance riders will tell you doing just the fronts can be worse than the OEM setup, which at least is balanced to compliment each other. I think some extremist will say your better off doing the rear first. Of course, I ignored all this and ran front inserts for 2 years before pulling the trigger on a rear.

OEM was fine on my great FL slab. When I moved to Europe (Naples, IT), whoa. I think rural Anbar Province has nicer roads. And Death Race 2000 on the nicer sections. The stock pre-load adjuster just wasn't keeping up with what I needed. Granted, serious financial commitment, especially for a bike (mine, at least) that isn't worth the value of bolt-on's it wears. I paid about $900 for a new TTX. Justification is I will probably make this a track bike in the future.

gatdammit said:

You have to peen out a rivet for the fronts. Not a novice job. And getting the fluid right looks very not fun. It was worth the $150 paid, with parts already in hand.

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$150 seems well worth it - I've done simple stuff (racetech emulators on an SV, etc) but from what I've read, the forks would be an all day job (with lots of swearing) for me
I'd probably head over to the bay area (sf peninsula) to find someone who's done it before, though. 90 min drive but how often do you have to redo the forks, eh?

Good advice on the rear, will definitely keep my eyes open for the Ohlins!

That's Italy labor rate. About 1/2 the US rate. It's one of the rare things that isn't insanely expensive here. *Also - if you order suspension bits new, try using a retailer that will take your anthro's and set it for you prior to delivery. They did this for my Ohlins so all I had to do is drop it in and mess with the comp/rebound. Setting the ride height and preload would have been a much bigger ordeal. *Also, Also - expect seat height to get a bit taller with a decent rear set correctly.

This seems like a good price for anyone looking - REAR SHOCK ABSORBER OHLINS S46PR1C1 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 821 | eBay

I bought my TTX from that shop. DM him. He likes working deals where both parties benefit. Granted, his shop is 5 hrs north of me and I was able to use a local courier service. Got it way under list.