I was changing the chain 'rubber' the other day and go to thinking (leads to trouble). What would it take to make the preload actually adjustable?
So I go to looking and unbolted the battery box. Looks like it could be moved back 3/4-1" pretty easy with a spacer block for the forward (frame tube) mount. Maybe just angle it back (leave the lower right side bolt as is). The only apparent thing in the way is the rear master cylinder reservoir, which isn't much of a job to move. This would open up more room around the shock/spring assy.
Then make a sleeve (like the shock covers crusiers/HD use), but mount/weld/machine a nut to it and install it in place of the stock preload nut.
It would have to be long enough to go some length down the body to be acessible at a lower point (that you can actually get to). It ought to be easy to figure out a set/through screw or clamp that would lock it in place. Just musing on this. The only overt mod I can think of to make something like this work is grinding the flat plate on the swing arm to clear a cover.
So I go to looking and unbolted the battery box. Looks like it could be moved back 3/4-1" pretty easy with a spacer block for the forward (frame tube) mount. Maybe just angle it back (leave the lower right side bolt as is). The only apparent thing in the way is the rear master cylinder reservoir, which isn't much of a job to move. This would open up more room around the shock/spring assy.
Then make a sleeve (like the shock covers crusiers/HD use), but mount/weld/machine a nut to it and install it in place of the stock preload nut.
It would have to be long enough to go some length down the body to be acessible at a lower point (that you can actually get to). It ought to be easy to figure out a set/through screw or clamp that would lock it in place. Just musing on this. The only overt mod I can think of to make something like this work is grinding the flat plate on the swing arm to clear a cover.
