Honda Africa Twin rear shock removal. (The easy way! )

(UPDATED!) The Honda AT is known for having less than awesome suspension. There are many ways you can fix this but most are basically putting a bandaid on instead of a pressure dressing. If you are going to ride your Africa Twin Hard and carry weight for long Adventure trips, you need a performance shock. I am currently running Ohlins front and rear suspension and setup makes the bike so planted on and off road. The best thing I could ha e done for the bike. The on road performance is excellent and the off-road performance is more like a dirt bike. I immediately could tell a difference. The bike just handles better. no bouncing, bucking or bottoming out. The shock gives it dirt bike feel with out losing any performance on the pavement. Bike: 2016 Honda Africa Twin (Silver) Manual gear box Add ons: AltRider Side Stand Enlarger AltRider Radiator guard AltRider Headlight Guard AltRider Pillion and Luggage racks AltRider Regulator guard AltRider Brake Enlarger AltRider Tank Grip AltRider Header Pipe Guards AltRider Upper and Lower Crash Bar System (Backorder) Bark Buster Storm hand guards Black Dog Cycle Works Platform Pegs Shinko 804 front and 805 Rear tire Double take ADV Mirrors Touratech upper and lower crash bars (for now) Touratech luggage racks Touratech Rear Brake Res Guard RAM Phone Mount Roto Pax 2 Gal Storage Roto Pax 2 Gal Fuel tank 20mm Bar risers Nitron Rear R3 shock with remote preload. Nitron Front Cartriges Luggage: Giant Loop Fandango Tank Bag Gant Loop Tilimook dry bag Giant Loop Round the World Panniers (not shown) Riding Gear: Shoei Hornet X2 Klim Badlands Jacket Klim Badlands Pants Klim Inferno Fleece mid layer (Africa Twin edition) Sidi Adventure Boots Held Air N Dry Gortex Gloves (summer) Alpine Star Tech Touring Gortex Gloves (winter)