rear shock modification
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rear shock modification
After brouseing JD site and looking at the replacement shock; he uses a CBR600f4i shock and rebuilds it. What has to be done to the stock CBR600F4i shock to make it fit the VTR?
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yes! his stuff is just what I've been looking for, great guy to do business with also. I found a CBR6004Fi for sale, cheap, and wondered what it would take to make it fit and so forth.
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Jamie..........yes sir........very good product and a fine gentleman as well. I've been using his shock for a couple years with the Gold Valve. It's 6mm longer than OEM and I added another 3mm shim. Set up about perfect for my weight and I haven't added any compression and very little rebound. Great price, product, person,and a boon to the handling of the SH.......highly recommended!
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Jamie..........yes sir........very good product and a fine gentleman as well. I've been using his shock for a couple years with the Gold Valve. It's 6mm longer than OEM and I added another 3mm shim. Set up about perfect for my weight and I haven't added any compression and very little rebound. Great price, product, person,and a boon to the handling of the SH.......highly recommended!
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Thanks for the props guys.
Twist - To answer your question, the F4 shock is considerably shorter than the VTR so significant modification is needed. I use a CNC machined extension and machine the shock to make it fit. A new spring is also required no matter what your weight. I also strongly suggest a revalve as the stock CBR valving is only a tick better than the VTR's, so still not very good. Shoot me an email if you need more information.
Twist - To answer your question, the F4 shock is considerably shorter than the VTR so significant modification is needed. I use a CNC machined extension and machine the shock to make it fit. A new spring is also required no matter what your weight. I also strongly suggest a revalve as the stock CBR valving is only a tick better than the VTR's, so still not very good. Shoot me an email if you need more information.
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