The much anticipated rear shock for the F800 completed it’s journey over the pond and then took a vacation in a Namibian customs warehouse. Fortunately, the Namibian Fedex folks were absolutely professional and courteous, even with us showing up each day unannounced and loitering around their office.  After paying for the shock’s luxury vacation at customs, I got my fingers on a shiny new custom built rear shock straight out of Seattle.

There was a little drama with the lower shock bolt, as I broke my socket wrench.  However, I still had a T- handle that got the job done!  Time to get back on the road!