ZZR1400 Shock Fitting?

Has anyone put a ZZR1400 (ZX14R) shock on their SV? If so, did you have to get the Kawasaki bolt for it too? Was there any cutting required, presumably round the battery box area?

Looking to get one for me as the stock shock is too soft. Just wondered what was involved for fitting it and what people thought about it once it was on.

Cheers

Yes - get that or similar size bolt (although there is a fix with the original but I don't want to get flamed for suggesting you use a less than optimum choice).

No - Assuming you have a pointy, iirc you shouldn't need to mod the box. Refer to the spreadsheet (use search function). It provides this info.

Fitting - unburden the rear wheel of the suspension load (i.e. raise it using the frame. Jack stands, car jacks, hoists or bricks etc underneath engine can do the job. Abba stand? Don't know). Remove the wheel and put the chain to one side. You don't have to remove the swingarm. There's even a way to do it using the sidestand but I don't recommend this for your first install.

Read the manual/Haynes about shock removal. Installation should be the reverse but paying attention to the direction of the bolts (again, good writeup already on the forum use search).

Take it steady, get a mate to help, work in a spacious and safe area and make sure the shock is in good condition before fitting.

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if you dont have an abba stand turn the foot pegs around and use axle stands. do not under any circumstances us a paddock stand

Here.

How to guide

http://www.svrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80387
The zx10r and the zx14 shock fitting is the same.


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another link here
http://sv650.metromain.net/index.php?x=zx14_shock

Yep fitted one a couple of months ago, no cutting required and you don't need to remove the rear wheel just raise the back to get the wheel of the ground and support with abba/axel stands. Easy enough unless like mine the nuts on the shock have been tightened by Zeus. Oh and I got the Kwak lower nut and bolt with mine, probably best to use that.

Red what is the stroke of the zx14 shock please?

How do you find the Kwak shock Red compared to the standard SV one? Also, I know its a bit personal, but how heavy are you? Just so I can get a good comparison of course!

m65 from all i have read the zx14 shock is better if your over 14st in gear and the zx10r if your under that.

Any ZX shock will be an improvement. I've got one. Most noticeable change is firmness, which stops the back from feeling wallowy. However, the added stiffness can be a bit harsh and show up the weakness of a standard front so you could get some pogoing on/off the brakes.

They're also adjustable so you can tweak to your preference (rebound and compression) to balance out the stiffness. You'll want to improve the front. I weigh approx 200 in gear. Its a bit stiff for me at the moment so need to have a play with the reb/comp.

Shock specialist said "I'd bin this (OEM shock), its not even worth a refurb. Its sealed so once its gone, its gone". He basically said the components are just better quality and OEM ones aren't serviceable. You must get the right one for your weight though.