as some of you may know from earlier posts i had a shock rebuild done by a chap in scotland
i have to say that it was real good to start with and still a lot better than the old one, but me being me i am always wondering if there is a cheap alternative.
so this is where you clever sods come in especially kebab.
my theories so far
the rear shock on a fazer 600 is 300mm eye to eye and according to the hagon web site is the same as the xj900s diversion and xvs1100 both using the same spring rate. the xj900 i dont think has a suspension linkage and the xvs1100 is a far heavier bike.
so this makes me think that yamaha cocked up the aluminium linkage bracket on the fazer so it needed a far heavier spring than should be needed for a bike of this weight.
having scanned ebay and looked at a lot of other linkages the relationship of the 3 pivot points look different to those on the fazer.
so in theory a different shock with different linkage block and different length dog bones should give the same overall effect.
now the question is which one - look at these links to see what i mean
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-Yamaha-TRX850-Rear-Suspension-Shock-Linkage-/110897722826?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item19d204f5cahttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-shock-linkage-dog-bone-/150457237037?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2307f33e2dthis would then mean you could use a longer shock
your thoughts please