Founded in 1963, Italian suspension and vibration dampening specialist Bitubo entered the motorcycle suspension market in 1975 and since then has become a familiar name in the street, sportsbike and MX markets with a fine pedigree of track success and product innovation.
The brand name of ‘Bitubo’ originates from a famous pair of shock absorbers connected by two compensating rubber pipes that were an immediate hit in the paddocks of MotoGP and other race series.
Fast forward to the 21st century and Bitubo’s products for the Harley aftermarket and custom V-twin applications is gaining a growing reputation for their construction quality and race-bred technology.
An upgrade for Harleys and custom bikes, Bitubo’s new multi-adjustable rear shock absorber XZE32V3 has been engineered specifically for 2018 Softail models.
The new mono is equipped with hydraulic spring preload, rebound and length adjustment. The company says that the huge range of adjustments allows the rider to obtain the same degree of comfort and safety under any load.
Two models are available, with different adjustment length, depending on the application: 319 mm long, adjustable from
-5 mm to +3 mm for FXBR/FXBRS Breakout 114/ANX, FLFB/FLFBS Fat Boy 114/ANX/ANV and FLSB Sport Glide; and 333 mm long, adjustable from -4 mm to +4 mm for FXFB/FXFBS Fat Bob 114 - both offered as “Dark Edition”.
The shock body is constructed from high-resistance alloy steel with a CNC-machined aluminum head. The shocks are nitrogen gas pressurized with internal oil/gas aluminium alloy floating piston, with chromium silicon steel alloy springs.
For the Softail front end Bitubo recommends its performance matched JBH front fork cartridges.
Also available, WME22V2 shocks feature stepless rebound and compact hydraulic spring preload adjustment; and WMT22V2 shocks, which also include compression adjustment. They can be tuned manually with a simple hex tool or the optional 20 click adjustment knob that delivers 10 mm of spring preload tuning.
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