Hum intresting would have tried preload up one click to 5 to stiffen springSag is sag,
Wot is the bone centre to centre to maintain stock ride height?
Good work not have a 600 to play with couldn't explore this so weldone
Dogbones look good, does it get in the way of adjusting the rebound?
Glad it worked out for you too :)
Thought I'd also share my specs and current settings:Still needs more saddle time to test these settings but in any case it's way better than the stock shock.
- 700lb/inch spring
- 128mm dogbones
- Rider sag 33mm on notch 5 @ 75kgs geared up
- High speed comp: 3 turns out
- Low speed comp: 16 clicks out
- Rebound: 15 clicks out
Bump, I've picked up a R6 2009 shock with both comp adjusters together and it looks identical to all the other R6 shocks in this thread but the eye distance measures 290 mm ? does this sound right or have I bought the wrong shock !! also the top mount is only approx 15mm OD which will leave 3mm of material after being drilled out to accept the 12mm top bolt, does all this sound ok ? any advice would be very welcome, thanks
R6 shock now fitted with 700lbs spring, very fiddly to get top mounting bolt in whilst juggling the 2 spacer washers but hopefully I won't be taking them out again LOL.
Just need to get out on the road to sort the final settings.
Huge thank you to everyone involved in the R&D of this mod,
Pic of test fit with the swingarm off
All fitted :)
My photos not so great though
I can't get the c spanner onto the pre load, so resorted to old fashioned long chunky screwdriver and rubber mallet.
Indeed I do. I might take it all into work and do it there. Plenty of axle stands and ramps. Might look a little out of place though, in a workshop full of Aston Martin's :lol
There was some info on the old Yuku site about this.
Yes, bit of a squueze but it'll fit, apparently.
You'll need to swap the heavier 600 spring onto your 1000 shock if keeping the standard linkage unit. You also need to do something with the coolant reservoir - don't remember whether it has to be relocated slightly. You will also need revised length dogbones as the 1000 shock is about 5mm longer than the 600 unit
As mentioned a year or two ago, I found that it is possible to fit one of the earlier 2006-07 R6 rear shocks to the FZS600. This is the shock with two separate top adjusters (anodised gold and blue).
The advantages are:
1 - It will not fit the Fazer FZS1000, meaning: 2 - It is usually unloved and unsold on ebay, not to mention generally cheaper.To fit it to the FZS600, the same conversion parts are needed as per detailed on this thread, but you also need to file a tiny amount off the top of the shock to get it to fit, as per picture below. This groove on top stops it from fouling the frame's crossmember above the shock. There was no point in taking a picture of it in position as frankly you couldn't really see the interference between shock and frame.
(https://www.flickr.com/gp/165847065@N05/0mG9jZ)
I have a question about the TOP hat spacer. The ID is shown as 10 mm. How do we then fit an M10 pin/screw. Or do we use an ID of 10.5mm?
Many thanks
Yay, the mod lives on :)
The filing mentioned above is only for the 2006-07 R6 2c0 shock: if you have one of the 13s (2008 onwards) shocks as per picture then no filing is needed.
Spacer can go on either the top or bottom, most people prefer it on top of the spring.
Thickness - well, the Faulkner springs are 152.5 mm long whereas the original R6 spring is about 165mm long. So the extra spacer is to take up the missing spring length. It can therefore be between 10mm - 15mm thick, depending on how much preload you want on the replacement spring.
Hey everyoneI agree. I think facebook has killed off forums in general as a platform not just this one. People do their day to day general posting on facebook and only come back to specialist forums like this one when they have a technical question. Then when they get their answer they head off again. It's a shame but there's not much you can do about it, people will go where they want
Im finally getting round to fitting one
I have kebabs dog bones and spacer and i had top hats made up
Just ordered a 725lb faulkners spring
Just curious about the filing of the top of the shock mentioned earlier......is it still neccessary?.
Also that collar above it looks like it has been fitted on top of the spring and is much taller than the one i have from kebab, i thought the spacer went on the bottom of the spring?
Main reason im here is that this site is a far better resource than facebook, i feel like facebook has robbed this place even though im on the facebook site......this thread is invaluable
Cheers
Nog 8)
Kaobiore did you need to grind anything off of the top of the shock to make it fit?, theres one comment somewhere about doing this?
No, his shock is the 2008 onwards version that doesnt need any grinding. You can tell by the shock's top compression adjusters - both are contained in a single unit (outside one is anodised blue and the inside adjuster anodised gold).
The shock that needs modded slightly at the top is the earlier 2006-2007 R6 shock - it has two separate blue and gold compression adjusters. Link to a 2006-07 shock below (hopefully)https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?resources/yamaha-2006-yzf-r6-rear-shock-absorber-adjustment.274/ (https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?resources/yamaha-2006-yzf-r6-rear-shock-absorber-adjustment.274/)
Yay, the mod lives on :)
The filing mentioned above is only for the 2006-07 R6 2c0 shock: if you have one of the 13s (2008 onwards) shocks as per picture then no filing is needed.
Spacer can go on either the top or bottom, most people prefer it on top of the spring.
Thickness - well, the Faulkner springs are 152.5 mm long whereas the original R6 spring is about 165mm long. So the extra spacer is to take up the missing spring length. It can therefore be between 10mm - 15mm thick, depending on how much preload you want on the replacement spring.
Happy modding ;)
Thanks MM.As the R6 shock is only 10mm too short I don’t think that adaptor would sort the problem, you couldn’t have the two mounting holes that close to each other.
Here’s a curiosity for anyone - would this R6 adapter negate the need for new dogbones:
https://www.projection-components.co.uk/r6-shock-adapter-fits-all-06-on-r6-shocks-17-p.asp (https://www.projection-components.co.uk/r6-shock-adapter-fits-all-06-on-r6-shocks-17-p.asp)
I'm going to swap mine for a thou one when I get the chance, I've got the shock I just need the time.