rear shock change

I'm going to change the front springs and oil and fit some braided lines when i finish the 4 week course i start in a few weeks

[andrewsmith]

fair enuf!!! braided will possibly be part of my winter project

remember check the top of the org and look for the discounts (i.e. Steve Jordans give 10% off all orders to the org)

Where abouts are the discounts listed?

[andrewsmith]

http://www.sv650.org/ on the services and offers tab

Cheers

Im confused. I have a k8 sport. Im 14stone! which gsxr rear shock do i need and do i have to cut the battery box?

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[yorkie_chris]

You want a 500-525# spring so an 04> ZX10R one would be pretty good if very slightly on the stiff side.

yorkie will i have to make any serious mods?

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by badsaboy

yorkie will i have to make any serious mods?

this is from another thread Regards to who give me the information

Just found the number for the nut and bolt i need to fit it and ordered them from wemoto. for anyone who need them its Bolt: 92153-0663 and Nut: 92210-1139 thanks to Mr Speirs who posted it in another thread.

Its a bit daunting but not very difficult. The swap is easy its just modifying it to fit that's difficult. What I did, everyone has differing ways of doing it though.

You need to get gain some slack on the + and - cables which attach to the battery.

Remove the tank hinge which also holds the battery in place. There is a section that rest against the battery, you need to hacksaw that part off and you can bend the remaining parts up and out the way flush to the tank hinge.

You will need to cut a playing card size hole in the battery box so the resivour of the shock doesn't foul. Once you have the shock roughly in place you can see where to cut.

Remove the fuse box and relays from the tray. You will not need the tray the fuse box and relay need to remain loose.

What remains of the battery box needs to then be built up with foam (or something else suitable) far enough to just clear the resivour too far and you will have clearance with the battery issues.

The battery will then tip 90 degrees, its tight but the battery will wedge down in the sub-frame and be supported by the foam.

And that's it. Install the shock and reassemble. Oh and when installing the bottom shock bolt it will need to be inserted from the opposite side the standard shock bolt. This is because the dog bones are closer on one side than the other.

I think ive remembered everything.

I've done two this way now...getting quite quick at it