I’ve been battling something similar with the back. Like you ended up in the ER IN January. Not fun. I hope you are doing better. I still haven’t hit a trail in quite some time. Good to see you back on KZfaq.

Great video and great info! My hubby has a very bad back so we went with Stage 4 Elka shocks. That was a game changer! He can now do longer rides with more enjoyment!

Out of curiosity, I looked for shock / springs options for the Maverick Trail. I was really surprised of the *lack* of options. I only saw Elka offering complete shocks, just the Stage 1 version. Elka does seem to be the ticket for ride improvement, from what I've read all over the web. It's amazing no company has springs only upgrades. I bought Bandit heavy rate springs to install on the stock shocks of my CFMoto Zforce 800 Trail.

Hey dude, I've missed ya. Nice to see you back. Good luck with the health issues.

peppermint oil and magnesium cream on the back helps

Thanks for sharing. I was beginning to wonder what happened, actually a little worried. I too have a "bad back", I have a spinal fusion, that resulted from a fall back in '93, L4-5 & S1 are fused so I need to take it easy when I ride as well. Where is that trail that you were on? I'm in San Tan Valley. Welcome back!