shock cover

[robinogi]

 I have just bought my crossrunner and so far i love it. I used to ride a versys 650 and I would ride it all year round. I had a R&G shock cover on the versys and after 7 years of riding it in all weather the shock looked like new.So is there one for the crossrunner 2015 onwards. Do I have to get a hugger and just wash the bike more often. Many Thanks in advance.

[Skids]

Originally Posted by robinogi

I have just bought my crossrunner and so far i love it. I used to ride a versys 650 and I would ride it all year round. I had a R&G shock cover on the versys and after 7 years of riding it in all weather the shock looked like new.So is there one for the crossrunner 2015 onwards. Do I have to get a hugger and just wash the bike more often. Many Thanks in advance.

I've always avoided using a shock cover as I understood that it could cause overheating of the oil and thus degrade the performance of the shock. I'm not saying that is a fact, just what I understood.

I can understand wanting to keep a shock clean, but it's the insides that are important and I've never had an issues keeping the outside clean, even riding through the winter. 

[robinogi]

Thanks Skids. Makes sense now that I think about what you said.
Cheers. That's why forums are so handy