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dogbone removel
« on: 10 February 2012, 07:52:58 pm »
hi all
 
i just got my first fazer tho 2003 model
so my first question is the previous owner was a bit shorter than me
and he had fitted shorter dog bones
 
i have the orignal dogbones and want to fit them
do i remove old ones and refit orignal ones
the thing that confuses me is that theres only about 5 mm diff in dogbones
 
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2012, 07:58:25 pm »
oh and is it just a matter of removing the nuts at side of suspesion linkage
and then remove bolts and then remove dogdone
 
and then fit orignal dog dones and refit bolts and nuts

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2012, 09:06:42 pm »
shorter bones means taller not lower?
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2012, 10:04:35 pm »
oh and is it just a matter of removing the nuts at side of suspesion linkage
and then remove bolts and then remove dogdone
 
and then fit orignal dog dones and refit bolts and nuts

Hi and welcome :)

It's a bit more complicated but not much.   Make sure you've got the bike steady and secure.  When you undo the dogbones, the rear wheel will drop unless supported. 

It would be a good idea to give the whole suspension linkage system a good clean, inspection and re-grease while you're at it. :)

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2012, 11:25:28 pm »
To add what Mike and Luke said. I use a shallow wooden wedge and pop that under the tyre. It's a good easy way to get everything lined up when refitting the dog bones. you can do this by moving the wegde backwards and forwards. It also takes the wieght of the wheel when you take the bolts out.

When spannering on the suspension linkage tie the bike down or stick large heavy bricks in front of the wheels (I use two bits of railway track) to stop the bike rolling of the centre stand. If it fell on you it would hurt... a lot.
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #5 on: 11 February 2012, 08:30:35 am »
The wedge is a good tip, I use a door wedge from a hardware shop. Think it cost me 50 p but is plastic. A wood one would be better.

Also remember to torque the bolts on rebuild.
Pats site is a big help here but I am on phone so can't link it.
As said shorter bones increase hight. So don't panic when you take old ones off and they are actually longer LOL. 5mm gives a much bigger adjustment at seat hight than at dog bone level. But that said it isn't a HUGE diff. At least I didn't think so when I went from std to shorter bones....... Raised the back. But the I also have the front dropped 10 mm

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #6 on: 11 February 2012, 08:54:55 am »
suppose i should say why not do the whole lot with new stainless bones all polished and a shiny r6 shock to sort ya rear end out  :lol

this way you get instructions on how to fit the bones  :rollin :rolleyes
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #7 on: 11 February 2012, 09:19:47 am »
Link to Pat's site....
 
http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/
 
Look at the Shock Upgrade thread.

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #8 on: 11 February 2012, 09:48:37 am »
Hi and welcome.
I would highly reccomend fitting shorter than standard dogbones (jack-up kit) as available on ebay for about £15 if you're not overly short of leg. This puts more weight on the front and makes the bike a lot more responsive through corners, dropping the front forks through the yokes by 10mm is also another easy mod that has similar results.
When fitting your new bones I beleive it is best to re-assemble everything with the bike on the centre-stand but to do the final tightening of the linkage bolts on the side stand as this helps eliminate some of the play in the linkage that is common on GEN1 Fazers.

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #9 on: 11 February 2012, 01:19:29 pm »
thanks for all ur replys lads
i wanted to set bike back to stanard and then start to play around with suspesnion
so i will  see how it goes
im 6ft so at moment my knees are nearly on the ground  :lol

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #10 on: 11 February 2012, 01:25:16 pm »
Link to Pat's site....
 
http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/
 
Look at the Shock Upgrade thread.

 
wow lots of info there great site good man pat  :smokin

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #11 on: 11 February 2012, 01:41:50 pm »
yup, i have used pat's site more than my haynes manual lol

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #12 on: 11 February 2012, 03:56:36 pm »
a i use mine to remind me how i did it first time round :rollin
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #13 on: 11 February 2012, 08:17:29 pm »
Something I found a while ago, measurements are right for the standard ones as I measured mine while off.
It's not exactlty linear, and a few thousandths error shouldn't hurt.
There's that much slop in the bolts size to hole size already.
it doesn't require much precision.
Here's some figures based on several postings of measurements
made to raise and lower FZ1's.
The centre to centre distance between the bolt holes and the resulting
change in height.

137mm = 22.5mm
138mm = 17.4mm
139mm = 12.6mm
140mm = 8.1mm
141mm = 3.8mm
142mm = -0.2mm
143mm = -3.9mm
144mm = -7.3mm
145mm = -10.5
146mm = -13.5
147mm = -16.1
148mm = -18.5
149mm = -20.6
150mm = -22.5
151mm = -24.1
152mm = -25.4

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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #14 on: 13 February 2012, 09:39:22 am »
Something I found a while ago, measurements are right for the standard ones as I measured mine while off.
It's not exactlty linear, and a few thousandths error shouldn't hurt.
There's that much slop in the bolts size to hole size already.
it doesn't require much precision.
Here's some figures based on several postings of measurements
made to raise and lower FZ1's.
The centre to centre distance between the bolt holes and the resulting
change in height.

137mm = 22.5mm
138mm = 17.4mm
139mm = 12.6mm
140mm = 8.1mm
141mm = 3.8mm
142mm = -0.2mm
143mm = -3.9mm
144mm = -7.3mm
145mm = -10.5
146mm = -13.5
147mm = -16.1
148mm = -18.5
149mm = -20.6
150mm = -22.5
151mm = -24.1
152mm = -25.4




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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #15 on: 14 February 2012, 10:42:20 pm »
remember and adjust the chain when finished  changing the dog bones
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Re: dogbone removel
« Reply #16 on: 15 February 2012, 10:23:45 pm »
And also remember to get another standard side stand as the one fitted to the lowered bike will have been shortened!!