this is a post i copyed from BigStripey
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changing rear shock absorber
1) Put the bike on the centre stand, or paddock stand. You want the back wheel to ‘just’ touch the ground, so play around until you get this about right.
2) Remove the exhaust end can.
3) Undo the bolts that secure the oil cooler and radiator, so that the hoses are all that are holding them on. (you may need to rest the oil cooler on something)
4) You can now ease the radiator out of the way by lifting the bottom out. This will give you access to the exhaust manifold bolts. Undo them but don’t remove them, slacken them right off so only a few turns hold them on.
5) Remove the saddles and then undo the preload adjuster by removing the two bolts that hold the mounting plate on
6) Remove the black rubber bungs that cover the bolt hole for the shock absorber pivot bolt on the swingarm.
7) Now comes the tricky bit……You need to raise the back of the bike BUT NOT the swingarm. So you need to jack up the back of the bike via the rear subframe, or the rear footrest hangers. You need to raise the back until the swingarm just starts to lift. But not so that the rear wheel comes off the ground. You need to find this ‘Neutral’ point of balance before you undo the pivot bolt.
8) Now undo the pivot bolt nut. You will have to wiggle the exhaust forward on the manifold studs until it clears the right hand side pivot bolt access. Be patient and you will see when you have got it right.
9) With a drift about the same diameter as the bolt, you need to drive the pivot bolt out carefully. Draw it right out.
10) Where the pivot bolt goes through the bottom of the shock absorber, there are a load of needle roller bearings, so put a piece of rag underneath to catch them when they fall out (which they will!) You don’t need them on the Hagon because it has got a sealed bearing bush, but keep the needles safe somewhere just in case.
11) With the bolt withdrawn, the bottom of the old shock absorber is now free, so you can move up to the top mounting bolt.
12) Undo the nut and draw out the top mount bolt. You should now be able to withdraw the shock absorber up through the space where the preload adjuster was.
13) Clean and grease the pivot bolt ready to re-install.
14) Fitting the Hagon is exactly the reverse of the above, except you don’t have to do the needle bearings as I mentioned above.
15) Mounting the remote preload adjuster is a matter for personal choice really, I’ll leave that one for you to decide.
16) When you have it fitted, give me a call, and I’ll talk to you about setting the shock up to your own settings.
I weigh 215lbs and regularly travel loaded up with luggage, and i carry a pillion from time to time and have found the suspension to be perfect, no bottoming out etc. Just dial up the preload a couple of turns when loaded up and all is well!
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thanks to BS !! again :razz:
KK
[ This message was edited by: KuzzinKenny on 2006-06-04 17:29 ]
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