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Andy FZS

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Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« on: 23 June 2013, 10:22:13 am »
Hi all, I'm going to try fitting the 1000 rear shock to my 600 if I can pick one up at the right price. So really I'm looking for someone who has upgraded their shock and has a std one cluttering the place up. Local ish to Hull would be ideal. Any offers??
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #1 on: 28 June 2013, 02:43:34 am »
Anybody??
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #2 on: 28 June 2013, 06:18:49 pm »
Why would you want to do that?

I upgraded my Gen1 thou shock, but it's a K-tech upgrade so the mounts and shaft form part of my new shock.
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #3 on: 29 June 2013, 07:22:35 pm »
It is a mod that charliedee did using the 600 spring with the 1000 damper and he said it made an improvement to his so I thought if anyone with a 1000 had upgraded their shock then their leftovers may be available.
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #4 on: 30 June 2013, 06:12:46 pm »
The Gen1thou shock doesn't exactly have a great reputation.

The big problem is the spring, for some strange reason Yamaha gave it a spring that might be ideal if you weigh about 8 or 9 stone, but yeah most of us weigh a bit more.

Not long after I bought mine I had the pre-load turned up to 10, and I'm only just over 12 stone. 

It was OK for 10,000 or so miles but then it gradually turns into a pogo stick.  The damping just gets shot with too much work from the weak spring.

So if you can find one, you'll probably find it's shot.  If you are lucky a wee damper overhaul - ie new seals and a re-gas - it might be OK, plus of course even with the 600 you'll probably need to fit a new spring.

The K-tech upgrade (don't think it's available anymore) cost me the best part of 400 quid, you end up with a top notch shock.  But all I have is a box of bits left over.

Maybe try asking in the thou section - a lot of em don't look at general.



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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #5 on: 30 June 2013, 06:25:26 pm »
Ok thanks
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #6 on: 30 June 2013, 06:59:31 pm »
Quote from: VNA on 30 June 2013, 06:12:46 pm
The Gen1thou shock doesn't exactly have a great reputation.

The big problem is the spring, for some strange reason Yamaha gave it a spring that might be ideal if you weigh about 8 or 9 stone, but yeah most of us weigh a bit more.

Not long after I bought mine I had the pre-load turned up to 10, and I'm only just over 12 stone. 

It was OK for 10,000 or so miles but then it gradually turns into a pogo stick.  The damping just gets shot with too much work from the weak spring.

So if you can find one, you'll probably find it's shot.  If you are lucky a wee damper overhaul - ie new seals and a re-gas - it might be OK, plus of course even with the 600 you'll probably need to fit a new spring.

The K-tech upgrade (don't think it's available anymore) cost me the best part of 400 quid, you end up with a top notch shock.  But all I have is a box of bits left over.

Maybe try asking in the thou section - a lot of em don't look at general.



 
The sag must of been way off with that amount of preload, also increasing preload would of done nothing for the pogo effect...
 
What settings for compression and rebound were you running?
 
As you have said the main problem with the thou unit is the 73.6 N/mm (7.5 kg/mm) spring.
 
The 600 spring is 147 N/mm (14.7 kg/mm)..
 
I have done the above mod to my 600, the shock I bought was from a thou with 15000 miles on, and the compression and dampening are absolutely fine..
 
Great cheap mod ;)
 
 
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #7 on: 30 June 2013, 07:13:51 pm »
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The sag must of been way off with that amount of preload, also increasing preload would of done nothing for the pogo effect...
 
What settings for compression and rebound were you running?

Perhaps, but it stopped me scraping pegs and stuff along the road.  The pogo effect comes once the damping is shot. 

Just threw the new shock in, and bingo.  Maybe one day I'll set up the sag.  Compression and rebound settings - yeah I think it does that stuff.

I've kissed a peg a couple of times with the new shock, but I'm usually going to quick when that happens. 
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #8 on: 30 June 2013, 09:02:05 pm »
I have a cunning plan........I'll tell the wife I need to buy a thou so that I can upgrade it's shocker and use the one I take off to put on the 600, what do you think?
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #9 on: 01 July 2013, 08:13:57 am »
I have one but I'm not near hull.


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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #10 on: 01 July 2013, 09:05:43 pm »
I did the mod using a thou shock and a 600 spring on my 600 - a vast improvement which gives me lots of adjustment and Im "larger than the average bear"


Yes its not going to turn it into an R1 - but its never going to be a sports bike but it does improve the rear
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #11 on: 01 July 2013, 09:21:24 pm »
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Thanks for the reply, ,are you located?  What condition is it in and how much do you want for it. I think that's enough questions for now. Lol
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Re: Wanted standard 1000 rear shock
« Reply #12 on: 02 July 2013, 07:33:58 am »
Swadlincote, S.Derbys,
Condition is good I'll post a pic,
Not really sure, reasonable offer by PM as I hadn't planned to sell but if the price is right I spose...... :lol
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