the shocking truth about shock absorbers... (noob questions as asked by myself)

[Bibio]

this is sorta to do with this thread ... but according to racetech the stock spring on an sv650 k3> is for a rider of 66lb in weight ... that would equate to someone weighing .....4 3/4ish stone

Originally Posted by silent11

gsxr 750 k5

that does not look like 05 but 06/07 which is totally different.

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

I just meant as in "we supply springs and oil to suit your weight"... wheras hagon are like "yeah we've got some stuff for your bike...."

oil mainly does rebound on stock bike.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Yeah hagons reply seemed like a form letter. I'd ask maxton what they say about using a k5 gsxr thou shock in the bike too. I wouldn't blame them for saying "it'd work better if you let us revalve it for you" but just out of curiosity...

To be fair, Maxton would probably say 'use our shock' cos they make them, but Richard has been very helpful about the Viffer and would no doubt be very informative. Maxton will be getting some hard earned from me this winter.

Originally Posted by silent11

ive just quickly scanned through this thread and just wanted to mention that the battery box doesn't need to be cut AT ALL, its just the slightly easy option

all you have to do is move the under tray back, this is the reason why the mod needs to be done



that pic was taken before i moved the undertray back

i basically moved the undertray back, which moved the battery and tool box back making clearance for shock

Have you got any pics of how you moved it back and what it looks like now?

[Paul the 6th]

ordered front springs from maxton "they're made to order, so they suit your size and riding style"... top banana. I asked about whether the gsxr thou shock would have any envy over the front and he said something along the lines of:

"the gsxr thou shock is quite a cheap/basic shock for such a flagship bike. it's not exactly bad and it will be an upgrade over what you've got on the bike at the moment, but if you really wanted to make it special you'd be better off looking at a zx10r shock or something from the yamaha's. having said that, if you all you want is some adjustability and to improve a bit over what you've currently got, it'll be more than adequate considering what you paid for it."

top guy, really helpful

Originally Posted by Miles

Have you got any pics of how you moved it back and what it looks like now?

i havnt got any pics of yet ill get some tomorrow for ya

not k5 oh kwl thanks for that

Originally Posted by silent11

not k5 oh kwl thanks for that

it is actually better shock,just to short.

[Paul the 6th]

borrowed this from another thread as posted by miles:

Nut - 09159-10115
bolt - 09103-10143

are these the correct partnumbers for the gsxr shock bolt & nut to fit the gsxr shock to my k5 pointer? and is it something I could get from suzukispares?

[Bibio]

yes ..

http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm/...CUSHION_LEVER_

you also need to turn the bolt round the other way from original shocky (looking from back of bike insert right threw to left)

if you don't then the nut fouls on the linkage... i know i have done it... i also ground the nut and bolt down a little but i never needed to...

you can get the parts from any suzuki dealer