Upgraded rear shock..

[Bibio]

no.. for the rear shock. it needs to be sprung for your weight. when you order the shock you need to tell then what weight you are so they can fit the correct spring.

...may I 'jack this thread a bit, and ask if Fox double clicker is currently installed on a 99 curvy, can I expect to fit it onto an 03 pointy S...???...

...I understand I will have to replace the spring with the one that came with the shock, as it is currently sprung for a 300 lb rider......

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Hapo

...may I 'jack this thread a bit, and ask if Fox double clicker is currently installed on a 99 curvy, can I expect to fit it onto an 03 pointy S...???...

...I understand I will have to replace the spring with the one that came with the shock, as it is currently sprung for a 300 lb rider......

yes as its the same fitment but the curvy shock is longer so the rear of the bike will be slightly higher.

The shop i got it from didn't say i had to specify my weight?.. i got it from bandit rob on ebay.. its the one with the red spring

[Bibio]

might be why it was cheaper as it looks like it has a progressive spring. the ones from firefox racing looks like you can specify the spring rate.

Originally Posted by Bibio

yes as its the same fitment but the curvy shock is longer so the rear of the bike will be slightly higher.

...that could be good...thank you for the information...

...I had noted the specs on the curvy vs pointy shock were 3mm different and wondered what the effect might be...

...I might start stripping the track bike with that information...I was considering just selling it as is if the parts I wanted off it ( Fox shock and GSXR front end) would not fit...

...now I shall have an opportunity to tear down a bike w/o worrying aboot getting it back together again...

Bibio.. if it is a progressive spring/one size fits all shock, as i now suspect.. is it going to be much improvement over the stock one?

[maviczap]

Anything is better than the stock shock.

My hagon has a progressive spring, the difference between that and stock are night and day.

Much better damping and control, that's what a good shock is about.

[Bibio]

yes even with a progressive spring it will be an improvement. the difference between the curvy and pointy is that the pointy has a rising linkage so sort of acts like a progressive spring anyway.

fit the shock, set the static sag then check the rider sag.

[650]

Can SV1000 shocks bolt right into the 650 (both gens)? I say that as Maxton were really quite open with me and advised the SV1000 shock is pretty bloody good from stock, the spring is just meant for a heavier rider.

I say this as it'd be an even cheaper alternative for those wanting to save a few quid.