I bought a gsxr shock from svraceshop. Its ending up being a bit more adventure installing it than I originally expected. First trial was figuring a way to lift the rear of the bike. No exposed ceiling, no ladder, but I eventually figuring out that I could use my rear stand to hoist it up and set the rear pegs on a set of jack stands. not the most stable setup, but it worked.
Next getting to the shock was a royal PITA. I ended up taking off the entire rear subframe to go it. Upside is when it was time to lift the old shock out, it was cake.
The dog bones were the biggest problem. I got the nuts off the bolts, but I couldnt make the bolts side out without sliding the bearing with them. After much swearing, I finally figured out that if I relived the weight of the wheel, it was alot easier.
Getting the new shock in itself was pretty cake. Slide one out, and the new one dropped in. Its quite a bit larger than the old one.
Hooking up the dogs again was a trial, but same deal with getting the weight off the wheel helped alot.
Just hooked those up, put it back on the rear stand and bounced on it a few times to see if it was binding. Everything seems good.
Had to stop there, but Ill probably put the tail back together tomarrow night, or saturday.
Any helpful hints for the battery box?
Next getting to the shock was a royal PITA. I ended up taking off the entire rear subframe to go it. Upside is when it was time to lift the old shock out, it was cake.
The dog bones were the biggest problem. I got the nuts off the bolts, but I couldnt make the bolts side out without sliding the bearing with them. After much swearing, I finally figured out that if I relived the weight of the wheel, it was alot easier.
Getting the new shock in itself was pretty cake. Slide one out, and the new one dropped in. Its quite a bit larger than the old one.
Hooking up the dogs again was a trial, but same deal with getting the weight off the wheel helped alot.
Just hooked those up, put it back on the rear stand and bounced on it a few times to see if it was binding. Everything seems good.
Had to stop there, but Ill probably put the tail back together tomarrow night, or saturday.
Any helpful hints for the battery box?