Deano
24-10-2010, 09:11 PM
howdy peeps.
want to put zx9 shock in the gsxr1100 frame. the bolt diameters and all mounting points are a perfect match but cause the zx9 shock is longer it would lift the rearride height quite a lot. this i guess could be fixed by adjustable dog bones but the biggest problem is theat the shock will not clear the lower mount with the shock actually hitting the linkage stopping the bolts holes lining up and meaning i cant actually fit the stock.
the main reason i want to use this shock is because of the resivoir as it points straight out to the back and then will not fowl on the undertray. i have tried to fit new gsxr shocks but the piggy back causes a huge problem.
the 1100 frames have a cast top shock mount and the 750 a bolt on so no fancy top shock mount can be fabbed to fix the problem.
what i want to do is one of 2 things.
first is make a new linkage to accomodate the longer shock
second is to pull the shock apart and shorten it.
if i was to make a new linkage then i would not want to adjust the ride height and handeling of the bike. so if the new linkage had a hole offset by the 20mm odd that the shock is longer and kept the standard dog bones and the like would the handeling of the bike change.
any ideas?
want to put zx9 shock in the gsxr1100 frame. the bolt diameters and all mounting points are a perfect match but cause the zx9 shock is longer it would lift the rearride height quite a lot. this i guess could be fixed by adjustable dog bones but the biggest problem is theat the shock will not clear the lower mount with the shock actually hitting the linkage stopping the bolts holes lining up and meaning i cant actually fit the stock.
the main reason i want to use this shock is because of the resivoir as it points straight out to the back and then will not fowl on the undertray. i have tried to fit new gsxr shocks but the piggy back causes a huge problem.
the 1100 frames have a cast top shock mount and the 750 a bolt on so no fancy top shock mount can be fabbed to fix the problem.
what i want to do is one of 2 things.
first is make a new linkage to accomodate the longer shock
second is to pull the shock apart and shorten it.
if i was to make a new linkage then i would not want to adjust the ride height and handeling of the bike. so if the new linkage had a hole offset by the 20mm odd that the shock is longer and kept the standard dog bones and the like would the handeling of the bike change.
any ideas?