Progressive springs questions

[JohnNS]

well...I don't mind being outbid. It's the sniping part that annoyed me. I was the only bidder on it for 6 days, then all of the sudden I get outbid in the last few minutes. Oh well, such is life on Ebay I guess.  

Anyway, congrats I guess. Hope it works out for you.

My apologies for the brief thread hijack Pkaaso  

John

[Toecutter]

I hardly sniped you, man.  I put one proxy bid down like 2 days before it ended.  A day and a half at least.  I wouldn't have even bid on that one if I hadn't been sniped 15 MINUTES before the end of the auction on another one.   Anyway, sorry again.  I hope you find another one.

[JohnNS]

Funny..I was checking it every day and don't remember that.    

Anyway, doesn't matter, hopefully another one will come along eventually...let's give Pkaaso his thread back now.

[Toecutter]

Pkaaso-

I installed the new shock last night after work.  All said and done it took me about 1 hr to install the shock, and 1 hr to get everything put back together and adjusted properly.  The repair manual will tell you that you need to unbolt the two linkage bars to remove the shock, but I didn't and was still able to pull the shock out.  You just have to bend the fender up a little and pull it through.  The Katana shock is a little wider than the GS shock, but it still fits right in.   It was more difficult re-adjusting the chain than installing the shock.  Those adjuster markers have an irritating tendency to pivot, making it very difficult to get them exactly the same.  The difference in performance is immediately noticable the first time you sit down.  Instead of going "pssshhht" and squishing down several inches like the GS shock, the new one just compresses about half an inch and then is firm.  The shock takes up the bumps nicely, but doesn't wallow the way the GS shock did.  Under hard acceleration, the back end barely squats down at all.  The bike tracks much better around turns, but since my front end is still way soft, I haven't pushed it too hard.  The problems with the front are that much more evident now.  I wish my springs would come in.    This mod was definitely worth it.  After shipping, the total came to around $20.  


JohnNS-  You'll believe what you like, but the bid history speaks for itself.  Like I said, good luck with your search and best wishes.

[JohnNS]

*shrug*   must've been two 98's on there I guess. Seems kinda odd cuz our stories aren't matching up at all. Must've been somebody else who got the one I was after cuz the Ebay id is different from the one you have in the list on here. Plus whoever it was bid on it with only 7 minutes left and it went for like $31, and you said you got yours for around $20.

Flukey coincidence I guess  

Looks like a worthwhile investment anyway judging by your preliminary results. Must keep looking....

[Pkaaso]

Thanks for the update Toecutter.  

Thread Tailing doesn't bother me at all.  I usually learn somthing - good or bad.

Is there a list of bikes and years that have the interchangeable rear shocks somewhere on the board?  Or, does someone have that information..... Pablo???

Paul

[pantablo]

well my site has some info and its been covered here some (try the search function-cumbersome but info is there).