rear shock advice please fazer 600 2002

[andy352299]

254-255 is the same as the fazer as far as i can tell without removing the swinging arm, i will check the length later

[andy352299]

centre of fazer swinging arm pivot to centre of wheel spindle slot 540mm

[kebab19]

Hmm, bit disappointing, hoped it woulda been the same  .

If the wheelbase was 15-20mm shorter would it be too radical? Prob'ly wheelie like a turbo hayabusa

How much does a chain stretch over its lifespan anyway?

[andy352299]

a bit of an update,
i have had the original shock rebuild by a chap called Hans who was recommended to me by Fazbaz,
it took two weeks in total from the time i took it to the post office until i got it back and refitted it.so i cannot complain about that. £70 inc p&p i could have had the spring powder coated any colour i liked for an extra £10 but i did not think it needed it
so the main thing is does it work?
1st impression after a 10 minute ride is yes,   tommorrow i plan to have a ride to a couple of places that have some large dips in the road and see how it feels then.
After that the next plan is to service the forks

[His Dudeness]

what does a rebuild involve?

[kebab19]

Drilling a hole into the top of the shock body and emptying out existing oil.
Welding a schrader valve onto the area that was drilled.
Pressurising the shock through the schrader valve - not sure if it's done through oil only or with gas too.
Eventually the shock will go off but because of the valve it can easily be re-done again and again, in effect allowing a non-rebuildable shock to be used repeatedly.

A very practical and cost effective solution; my only concern would be the legality from an insurance point of view in the event of a payout? F***ers would probably try & weasel out because of 'modified / non-standard suspension parts'.....

[JoshVaughan]

is it possible to put a 2000 model r6 swing arm onto a 2001 fzs 600 fazer?