Yeah this has to be the best bang for your buck mod...for our harsh stock shock ..
I went to E Bay and bought a Yamaha 2008 R1 rear shock for $ 50 bucks..
Took it down to the local machinist to drill out the eyelets to 12 mm...$ 40 bucks..
Bingo..set the preload to max and if your like me ...solo rider and 160 lbs. the R1 spring will be a little soft..
However , I get a 50 mm rider sag and the compression and rebound is fun to play with...
This is my second R1 shock transplant and the results are brilliant..
Plush , compliant , and you can source a better spring cheap too..
Thanks to this wonderful forum and the great sharing of info..you guys rock !:wink2:
I went to E Bay and bought a Yamaha 2008 R1 rear shock for $ 50 bucks..
Took it down to the local machinist to drill out the eyelets to 12 mm...$ 40 bucks..
Bingo..set the preload to max and if your like me ...solo rider and 160 lbs. the R1 spring will be a little soft..
However , I get a 50 mm rider sag and the compression and rebound is fun to play with...
This is my second R1 shock transplant and the results are brilliant..
Plush , compliant , and you can source a better spring cheap too..
Thanks to this wonderful forum and the great sharing of info..you guys rock !:wink2: