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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZ6 / Fazer => Topic started by: Tubz1983 on 21 June 2015, 11:49:03 am

Title: Is the 2008/9 r6 shock mod for early fazer 6 as well?
Post by: Tubz1983 on 21 June 2015, 11:49:03 am

Seen a few posts on here about replacing the standard rear shock with a 2008/9 r6 unit, but I'm unsure if it only applies to the fazer 1000 ? Thanks

Title: Re: Is the 2008/9 r6 shock mod for early fazer 6 as well?
Post by: Boris on 24 June 2015, 09:57:52 pm

Yes it does. As the end of the FZ6 shock that connects to the swingarm is a different design to those R6 aftermarket ones used on Fazer Gen 1's.

Title: Re: Is the 2008/9 r6 shock mod for early fazer 6 as well?
Post by: risticuss on 23 July 2015, 10:36:49 pm

Now don't quote me on this,  but the 98-01 r6 shock has a similar mounting configuration so 'might' fit.

Quite cheap on eBay too so could be worth a punt, or a bit of research into the sizes/measurements.

Title: Re: Is the 2008/9 r6 shock mod for early fazer 6 as well?
Post by: kebab19 on 24 July 2015, 08:32:17 am

I believe the FZ6 has no shock linkage mechanism - it's attached directly to the swingarm?
If so, then at the very least the spring would need to be much heavier - twice the rate of something like an R1.  Furthermore, the internal valving will also be off. 
You may however be able to get away with just a spring change.