rear shock change

[Mr Speirs]

Not entirely sure but the pre 2007 thou had a single exit exhaust where as the k7 onwards have dual exit exhausts. I bet they had to move the linkage's to accomodate the, which would have an effect on leverage thus needing a stiffer spring.
That's my uneducated gues.

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Not entirely sure but the pre 2007 thou had a single exit exhaust where as the k7 onwards have dual exit exhausts. I bet they had to move the linkage's to accomodate the, which would have an effect on leverage thus needing a stiffer spring.
That's my uneducated gues.

I've been emailing breakers and may have the option of a k7/k8 shock with 3000 miles on it for a reasonable price.

Anybody know how much leverage in comparison are the linkages on the pointy? Would they make the spring seem harder or softer than when fitted to the gixxer?

[yorkie_chris]

Just look at spring rate, I would guess the wheel rate you need is not actually that different.

I think the pointy is about 2:1 linkage at start of stroke. Zadar is man to ask about that.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by metalhead19

Just looking at this table (and yes i do realise was posted a while back) i think my best option (for K7 and weighing around 10stone mark) would be the 04/05GSXR 600 shock?
Is that a correct theory? Or is there a better suited shock for me?

Cheers
Dan

sorry to dig this up again, but i'm also looking for a shock and going on the above i'm thinking i don't need anything much different. as i only weigh about 1.5 stone more, any helpful thoughts as well as the deserved flaming (bearing in mind i am a numpty at this stuff)?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by chris8886

sorry to dig this up again, but i'm also looking for a shock and going on the above i'm thinking i don't need anything much different. as i only weigh about 1.5 stone more, any helpful thoughts as well as the deserved flaming (bearing in mind i am a numpty at this stuff)?

Curvy has a different linkage and needs to be stiffer.

11.5 stone you'd want a #550-600 spring

Originally Posted by chris8886

sorry to dig this up again, but i'm also looking for a shock and going on the above i'm thinking i don't need anything much different. as i only weigh about 1.5 stone more, any helpful thoughts as well as the deserved flaming (bearing in mind i am a numpty at this stuff)?

a 08 ZX10R went in my sv nice nicely over the wknd with the help of spannerman, was a perfect fit needing only a bit of battery tray cutting, its a 100% improvement. no change in ride height.

You can have a go on my sv and try it out.

HTH

I picked up a 09 ZX10R shock for mine yesterday. It's a pointy, but I'm a fat barsteward, so the spring rate (9.1kg or 510lb) is about dead on what Race-Tech's spring calculator says I need and is 8mm longer than my current shock



Not many folk seem to put ZX10R shocks in the pointy, 'cos you'd need to be a chunky monkey to need that spring rate, so has anyone on here done it, and if so how did you reposition your battery?

Also can anyone tell me what good settings for high/low compression damping and rebound will be so I can set these on the shock before installing. I vary between 15 and 16 stone.

The guy did give me the ZX10R bottom bolt with it.

Cheers

you can download the service menu for the ZX10, there is lots of info on shock setup, setting won't be the same as its on different bike, but its a start, hth

Originally Posted by Lucas

you can download the service menu for the ZX10, there is lots of info on shock setup, setting won't be the same as its on different bike, but its a start, hth

Thanks, I'll go and google that.

Did your shock look the same (ie: copper body, silver spring?). Just wondering when they changed the shock from the one with the red spring. Do you know who manufactures that shock (ie: showa, WP, etc)

[Taipan]

Originally Posted by Lucas

a 08 ZX10R went in my sv nice nicely over the wknd with the help of spannerman, was a perfect fit needing only a bit of battery tray cutting, its a 100% improvement. no change in ride height.

You can have a go on my sv and try it out.

HTH

Lucas, what did you do with your battery?
Thanks