Rear shock - SV650.org

26-12-05, 02:40 PM

Hi all been mainly reading lots of usefull info of this site lately and hope everyone had a nice xmas. Anyway went out this morning for a boxingday thrash in the rain

on my sv650 k2 its got about 8500 on the clock and the rear suspension was like bouncing around on a pogo stick, so i assume my shock is knackered (or possible another problem not sure). What would be a fairly cheep way of sorting this out ie new shock or second hand rebuildable one as i believe the stock shoxs are throw away items. Cheers and hope everyone has a nice new year to.

26-12-05, 04:52 PM

Cheapest solution is a GSXR SRAD shock.
I'm not convinced it should be necessary after so few miles, though, you probably just need to play with the setting a bit.

27-12-05, 07:13 AM

The stock shock units are crap, spring is too light for folks over 70kg and the damping in the unit is non-existent.

Unless you are a flyweight stay away from the SRAD GSXR shocks because they have a lighter spring than the std shock so it will need rebuilding (valving needs adjusting too if you put a heavier spring on) which, of course, is more money.

Without saying how much you weigh it is a bit difficult but the simplest swap these days is a ZX10/636 shock unit. They have a #530 as opposed to a #510 spring, fully adjustable damping and both are slightly longer than std. 636 is about 5mm longer than stock. For someone around the 80-95 kg mark this is the easiest & cheapest thing for you to do.

26-12-05, 02:40 PM	#1
pops2097 Guest Posts: n/a	Rear shock Hi all been mainly reading lots of usefull info of this site lately and hope everyone had a nice xmas. Anyway went out this morning for a boxingday thrash in the rain on my sv650 k2 its got about 8500 on the clock and the rear suspension was like bouncing around on a pogo stick, so i assume my shock is knackered (or possible another problem not sure). What would be a fairly cheep way of sorting this out ie new shock or second hand rebuildable one as i believe the stock shoxs are throw away items. Cheers and hope everyone has a nice new year to.

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26-12-05, 04:52 PM	#2
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Cheapest solution is a GSXR SRAD shock. I'm not convinced it should be necessary after so few miles, though, you probably just need to play with the setting a bit.

27-12-05, 07:13 AM	#3
PeterM Guest Posts: n/a	The stock shock units are crap, spring is too light for folks over 70kg and the damping in the unit is non-existent. Unless you are a flyweight stay away from the SRAD GSXR shocks because they have a lighter spring than the std shock so it will need rebuilding (valving needs adjusting too if you put a heavier spring on) which, of course, is more money. Without saying how much you weigh it is a bit difficult but the simplest swap these days is a ZX10/636 shock unit. They have a #530 as opposed to a #510 spring, fully adjustable damping and both are slightly longer than std. 636 is about 5mm longer than stock. For someone around the 80-95 kg mark this is the easiest & cheapest thing for you to do.