12-03-18, 12:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-18, 01:12 AM by tommyardin.)
(29-12-17, 07:15 PM)kebab19 link Wrote: Hello and welcome,
The R6 shock's top mount is 10mm diameter as opposed to the 12 mm of the standard FZS600 shock. If you have access to the right equipment you can drill the top mount out to 12mm, but there is not a lot of room for error if your drill goes off-centre.
The alternative is to fit a 10mm bolt with two 'top-hat' spacers to take up the slack. They 'insert' into the frame's mounting point for the shock.
Emulators. Yes, fitted they raise the suspension parts by about 13.5mm, so just cut that same amount off both of the metal spacers that sit in the forks. Four 10mm diameter holes would be enough to overcome the standard valving circuit. And 15w oil should be fine for your weight.
Have to agree with Tommy, ditch the standard springs as soon as you can afford to in order to get the full benefit. Linear SV650 springs would be virtually the same length.
The Suzuki SV650 Ohlin linear springs are a little shorter than the standard Yamaha springs, but the height of the Emulators make up for that difference, be very careful drilling out the damper rods as If you come to far up the dampers it can mess with the damping. Also worth noting is that the damper rods on the latest 2003 Foxeye are shorter maybe 20
mm than the earlier FZS 600's and this impacts the tolerance with the drilling out of the dampers. 2003 damper rod length is 190 mm