From Spring, 2005. This installation was for a Wilbers shock, but the procedure is pretty much the same for any aftermarket shock.
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After you place the bike on the centerstand, you'll want to use a block of wood and a scissors-jack to lift the swingarm just enough to relieve the tension on the upper shock bolt:
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With the fuel tank removed, now you can remove that nasty old factory shock. The locknut (far side wrench) is 17mm, the bolt head (near side wrench) is a 14mm:
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It seems to take forever to unthread the top-bolt, it goes on and on and on....
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Here's the crusty old Showa next to the shiny new Wilbers. The Wilbers is 5mm longer, eyelet-to-eyelet:
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Here is the initial test-fit of the new Wilbers . I ended up rotating the shock 180-degrees so that the remote reservoir and remote pre-load are affixed to the right-hand-side of the bike:
Here's the remote reservoir installed:
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Job complete! Here's the Remote Preload Adjustment Knob in its final orientation:
Now to set static sag, and dial in the rear shock. Pretty tasty hardware, is it not? :thumb:
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After you place the bike on the centerstand, you'll want to use a block of wood and a scissors-jack to lift the swingarm just enough to relieve the tension on the upper shock bolt:
View attachment 789
With the fuel tank removed, now you can remove that nasty old factory shock. The locknut (far side wrench) is 17mm, the bolt head (near side wrench) is a 14mm:
View attachment 790
It seems to take forever to unthread the top-bolt, it goes on and on and on....
View attachment 791
Here's the crusty old Showa next to the shiny new Wilbers. The Wilbers is 5mm longer, eyelet-to-eyelet:
View attachment 792
Here is the initial test-fit of the new Wilbers . I ended up rotating the shock 180-degrees so that the remote reservoir and remote pre-load are affixed to the right-hand-side of the bike:
Here's the remote reservoir installed:
View attachment 792
Job complete! Here's the Remote Preload Adjustment Knob in its final orientation:
Now to set static sag, and dial in the rear shock. Pretty tasty hardware, is it not? :thumb: