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[slipperymongoose]

Look at me, look at janx, look at me, I'm on a horse.

[codajastal]

yes yes we know Cods ... your farts dont stink and your poo comes out as 24K gold nuggets too 

actually they do stink and my shaZam! looks just like everyone elses

[Janx101]

Geez..... Way to ruin a grumpy old man rant! 

[slipperymongoose]

More of a buzz kill than buzz killington.

[mister]

Janx, going to the "mines" for $80k is crap. You can get that as a labourer on a construction site and get to sleep in your own bed at night.

[slipperymongoose]

What's crap about it?

[Janx101]

Going to the mines means I get to drive a big big truck with skill and care ... A construction labourer has to do all kinds of manual crap....

Starts at 80k ... Which even after tax is probably going to be 25-30k better than my current income after tax and bills!!

I'm too friggin old and cranky to be stumping around a building site!

[slipperymongoose]

Lets be honest we all want to drive big trucks. Damn you tonka!!!

[cbrfxr67]

couldnt mess up guy's thread so it goes here,...

[Electrojake]

I've lost my grasp of the topic here. 
How did these two foul rappers get stuffed into the Tonka truck thread?

[Janx101]

... We have a topic?    .... Since when?! .. 

[Electrojake]

And I see the "better" Cods avatar is back.

I'm good with it.

[Janx101]

   
00 Suzuki Katana GSX-F 600 Rear Shock 39D
Item number:   130967718212
Sale price:   $24.99

... mine mine mine ...  .. 1 bid by me .. in total .. no other bids ... like a boss!! 

.... $70 to ship it  .. but thats shipping!! .. dont 'really' count eh!  ... i'll just focus on winning a clean looking 2000 katana rear shock for $25 USD ... $27.32 AUD ... 

[Electrojake]

   
00 Suzuki Katana GSX-F 600 Rear Shock 39D
Item number:   130967718212
Sale price:   $24.99

... mine mine mine ...   

Exactly the reason why some people's GS's are better than other's. 
Good find!

[Janx101]

lol .. yeah... put the bid on other day.. was all blase and offhanded ... looked last night... blase still .... till about 10min before end today.... nearly gave myself retina burn watching the little red countdown timer... 1 min to go... perched over the keyboard like a buzzard!! .... was expecting some wise-ass with a sniper prog to come in... nuthin!.. ah well... 

stock rear end hasnt bothered me in the slightest overall... until recently... been a little more aggressive than normal on a couple backroads near me.... lots of undulating road surface ... started to notice the classic 'cadillac float' moves the back of bike was making... that was enough! ..

... hell ... i might even go all out and bolt the thing in myself!! .. also due for oil and filter .. which up to now i got a mechanic to deal with cos i  couldnt be bothered .. chain and sprockets will be soon-ish ...

.. and the valve clearance check ... dunno about that .. i know it describes easy enough to do... might ask the mechanic if he can do it for now... while i watch .. then have a crack myself next time... undecided on that yet though... its got 18k kms on ... and not 'playing up' at all that i can tell...

... i accept that they do need checking... but sometimes i wonder .. do they get 'over-checked/messed with' too much .. and with the action of changing cos its 'xyz instead of abc' .. it becomes a issue simply because of being changed around too often? ... plus... if its not broken then dont 'fix' it .. 

[Electrojake]

The first valve lash check is important. After that it becomes less critical.

As I recall, the katana shock is not a direct bolt-in. Some minor modifications are required.
I rebuilt my fronts, but never touched the rear. Too expensive.
If that rear you just bought has life left in it, you got a damn good deal. 

[Janx101]

it looks clean ... compared to some of the crusted up units also available...

what mods? ... i'll go looking on here i reckon .. 

[codajastal]

Katana shock is a direct bolt on. I have one in mine and will never go back to stock.

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[Janx101]

after a bit of search ... and what Cods just said while i was typing ...

not to disagree with you EJ ... but .. i found references to SV650 shock mods needed.... R6 shock mods needed ... but far as i could see the Katana 600 bolts straight in?.... 

... now looking looking for valve lash/km info ....

.. or shall i shrug and nick off home for the day.... grab the bike and get a shot of it with a towtruck .. before them dang Qld'ers do?... hmmm

[adidasguy]

So quiet tonight.
hardly anyone on the  board.
Even cods and janx are behaving themselves.
What happened? Australia freeze over?