rear shock change

^^ look in the end of the nut you can see 2 little tabs that stick in to the nut and you carnt finger tighten past these as they creat a bloody stif lock on the thread

ps i dont have lock tight on mine, apart from a bit on the ends f the thread so ifthey do come lose the will be held there ( im checking evory time i ride it atm just in case)

Cheers for that yep got both upper and lowere self locking nuts. can now tackle this at the weekend!

what should i be looking for on my 650 k3 im 6ft, 13ish stone with my kit on and happy with the height of the back end

^ k3 gsxr 1000 shock im 16 stone and its a bit soft but would be perfect for you, jacks the back buy 8mm (not noticable) easy to fit apart from battery box bit (stock undertray) ohh and i sugest you remove it un like i did was a pain to cut when left on the bike

ohh and you will need a abba stand or 2 axal stands to lift the rearso there in no presure on the shock (paddock stands are no good)

I have one of these going into my curvy, its ride height adjustable.

Anyone know the specs for Bandit 1200 shocks? Suitable for a Curvy SV?

Originally Posted by BlackMage23

It does feel better. the stock one is so cheap that anything is a upgrade really.
not played around with adjustments really as it felt good after putting it on.

No mods needed, you can use the same bolt at the top as the SV one, but you do need to get a new lower bolt. Can't remember the size, got the info from searching on here.

Might sound like a daft question, but is the torque setting for the replacement lower bolt the same as it would be for the standard curvy shock and bolt?

cheers

Daz

I used the SV specified torque. The bolt is same diameter, just longer, and the forces involved should be the same.

Btw I cannot adjust preload on my 04 gsxr600 shock. I don't have the adjuster. Can anyone adjusting it successfully tell me how to do it. But the tool, DYI or use some other technique?

Originally Posted by Domas

I used the SV specified torque. The bolt is same diameter, just longer, and the forces involved should be the same.

Btw I cannot adjust preload on my 04 gsxr600 shock. I don't have the adjuster. Can anyone adjusting it successfully tell me how to do it. But the tool, DYI or use some other technique?

I use a foot long piece of brass bar and a hammer to tap the locking around to loosen it. Then I tap the adjuster ring around to where I want it and then tighten this up the same way. The brass bar is softer than the rings so if you're careful you shouldn't damage them.

[yorkie_chris]

Buy or make tool. (I use SV stock one... s'reet. Chews them a bit though)

I think some places also make nice preload rings for stock shocks that you adjust by putting a bar into a hole