chuckles Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 As the title states, I am going to order the fork kit and a rear shock from Bellissimoto but I keep going back and fourth on which rear I want. I'm looking towards keeping my FZ mostly street with a few track trips and plenty of spirited back road rides. This makes me lean towards the single clicker (XZE) but at the same time I do not want to get everything installed and then wish I went for the higher end XXF11. Can you guys provide any direction/recommendations? I have not seen any reviews of the XZE yet but I am assuming that it is similar to the 8900e from Penske. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbob2000 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I have the XZE11, got it installed Saturday. Feels tremendously better, I haven't been able to play with the rebound adjustments yet (just preload) so I anticipate my experience will only improve. I just couldn't justify the expense of the XXF and I'm pretty sure I won't regret my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted June 5, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 5, 2017 I went with the XZE11 (and JBH fork kit) simply because I dont do track and the last thing a noob like me needed was a bunch of dials and adjustments that would just bruise my delicate brain stuffings. My searching only brought forums with a lot of positive reference of Bitubo as a whole. IMO reviews for shocks are fairly subjective from rider to rider anyway. All my Italian gear is top notch so I went with that feeling. Sorry, Im not any help for you I know, Im just excited is all. Still waiting for those willy Italians to wrap it up and send it on over. Keep us posted. Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted June 5, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 5, 2017 I have the XZE11, got it installed Saturday. Feels tremendously better, I haven't been able to play with the rebound adjustments yet (just preload) so I anticipate my experience will only improve. I just couldn't justify the expense of the XXF and I'm pretty sure I won't regret my choice. Cool! Im right behind you on this one. Sadly it'll be a winter install for me. Did you go for the Bitubo fork upgrade as well? Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted June 5, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 5, 2017 I went with the XZE11 (and JBH fork kit) simply because I dont do track and the last thing a noob like me needed was a bunch of dials and adjustments that would just bruise my delicate brain stuffings. My searching only brought forums with a lot of positive reference of Bitubo as a whole. IMO reviews for shocks are fairly subjective from rider to rider anyway. All my Italian gear is top notch so I went with that feeling. Sorry, Im not any help for you I know, Im just excited is all. Still waiting for those willy Italians to wrap it up and send it on over. Keep us posted. Exactly what he said! I won't be waiting until winter though I'll be updating mine ASAP. I'm impatient that way. DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbob2000 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Yeah, I have the JBH as well. I'll be knocking it out as soon as I have time. I threw the shock on in less than an hour, pretty sure the forks are going to be a little more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I have the XZE11, got it installed Saturday. Feels tremendously better, I haven't been able to play with the rebound adjustments yet (just preload) so I anticipate my experience will only improve. I just couldn't justify the expense of the XXF and I'm pretty sure I won't regret my choice. Did you raise the rear at all? I was going to extend it the full 10mm when I install. I ended up going with the XZE11 and JBH but I have about 2 more weeks of waiting. I'll be installing as soon as they arrive. Its hard enough waiting for them to show up, I don't think I can last more than a day with them sitting in the garage haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbob2000 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 No, I didn't mess with the height adjustment yet. I didn't want to change too much at one time. I just installed it, set the rebound in the middle and adjusted the preload. I haven't gotten to ride it much at all as the weather has turned on me. I probably won't change the height unless I read about some others with positive experiences doing that. My initial impression is that the shock is a great improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 No, I didn't mess with the height adjustment yet. I didn't want to change too much at one time. I just installed it, set the rebound in the middle and adjusted the preload. I haven't gotten to ride it much at all as the weather has turned on me. I probably won't change the height unless I read about some others with positive experiences doing that. My initial impression is that the shock is a great improvement.That's probably a good idea to establish a baseline. Is the height adjustable with everything mounted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbob2000 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I went out to the garage to have a look. I'm not positive it can't be done, but If its adjustment is accomplished at the top as I suspect it would probably be easier to remove it. Couldn't see the bottom under the cover so it might be accessible there. Not much help, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 no worries, thanks for checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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