Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

Yes it is SRAD, note shock body and preload threads are separate piece, shock body itself is actually steel. Later ones are alloy.

Much better for 1gen than K4, if a bit soft. You'll probably need preload pretty much full to keep the geometry right.


Front will be OK dropped or wherever so long as mudguard is not hitting radiator.

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

You are right actually, got a pic of a Gixer 600 SRAD below looks exactly the same.
Attachment 8546:)

Is this OK for the SVs, not too long or too short? No probs raising the front back up?

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

YC whats the srad shock like for a k3 length and spring wise vs the k4 ?

sorry for thread jack

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

I read somewhere that the SRAD shock is 350mm from centre to centre, perfect accordng to yorkie_chris's previous post.

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

Does that mean screw the adjuster all the way down or up??

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

in other words take whole cap off let front drop down and adjust as nessosary to give propper clearance, but you will need a mate to help lift the front of the bike back up if you dont have any stands

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

SRAD shock is 345.


I think we are talking about different things. You highlight when I am talking about front end and then talk about rear preload (I think).

To clarify,
At the front, you can remove the caps, as barwell says, to check how much is safe to adjust. Or you can go with 10mm of tube stuck out. Which is easier and known to be safe.

At the rear you should screw the spring collar downwards to add preload until you have 10mm of static sag, this may not be possible due to the softness of the spring. Static sag is how much the suspension compresses with the bike stood upright on it's own.

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

Sorry I am confused, I under stand now how to adjust the back, but at the front it in not a case of just loosening the yokes and sliding the forks back down??

Thanks guys

Re: 99 SV650S Front End Lowered?
 

Yes just loosen them and slide them down (make sure front end is supported though)