zero miles, £40 including postage. i couldn't resist:going to fit this in conjunction with a forks strip and overhaul. i'll post the results once done. i do my own mehcanical work but know very little about suspension so will be subjective. current shock is the standard fzs unit that i had re-built around 5k miles ago.
Odd, mine went straight in. The only thing I did was make some new bushes for the top, I didn't fancy washers so removed the original bushes and made new ones. (and put a stronger spring on). The bottom bolt went through fine, like standard.
2013. The spring was stiffer than the std fazer one but not by much. I do a lot of two up riding so put a stronger one on
Quote from: NorthWestern on 08 May 2014, 07:09:31 pm2013. The spring was stiffer than the std fazer one but not by much. I do a lot of two up riding so put a stronger one onAny idea what the spring rate of the spring you put in is? I have an old Fireblade shock in the garage and the spring is the same size but I must check the spring rate of it as I cannot remember which year Fireblade it was taken from.Out of curiosity any idea of the combined weight of both of you, I was out with my eldest son on the back and our combined weight was about 170Kg and the spring felt a bit soft only on really bumpy roads. If I go touring on it this year I might need to upgrade the spring if increasing the static sag does not help.I should be able to adjust the static sag more when I fit the 10mm spacer to the bottom spring seat..