I have just fitted a new (second hand) shock absorber RGV 250 to my GS A straight swop and without difficulty. However I dont know how to adjust the reservoir. There is at one end a large Alluminium block /piece with 2 flat sides (20mm spanner fits this) and in the middlle of the Ally block is a screw. The screw turns three or four turns to the left and the right and then blocks. The Ally block turns but I dont know how far as I didnt want undo something and perhaps empty the reservoir. The screw being turned one way or the other has no effect on the Ally block. Anyone any experience with this shocker. Any advice welcome.
what year RGV did the shcok come from ?
yeah come on fill us in, i'm looking for a quickly adjustable rear shock, as i do a lot of hard riding, then on the weekends the wife likes to come with!! so i need to be able to adjust it quickly and easily??
Hi Cheford; :)It works a dream, straight swop for the standard one, took about 40 mins. It raises the back end a bit, which is good for me as I'm quite tall and it also stops a bit of that lightness on the front end. It makes the back end more confident, especially when exiting corners :thumb:and of course the ride is better. BUT I STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO ADJUST THE DAMN THING PROPERLY. :icon_mrgreen: I paid about 10 us dollars of E bay for ir plus P and P
Somebody out there must know. Surely. I PM'd Spirit 33 and am hoping for a reply as he seems to know something. :icon_lol:
yeah but what year rgv is the shock off of?? come on share the knowledge!! :)
Pick any year RGV shock and it will fit, the ones with a reserviour are about 93 onwards by memory (which isn't great) but if your not getting any changes from adjusting it, it probably will need to be rebuilt and have it valves and oil checked remeber your using a shock out of an over 10years old sports bike with god knows hom many Ks/Miles on it if its never been rebuilt and feels much better just goes to show how bad the standard is I was lucky and was able to source a brand new Koni shock for mine last year but alas they are now impossible to get. :thumb: :cheers:
^ditto wilson.
Have you done any riding with the screw adjusted one way or the other? You're not going to see any visual changes...I may be misreading your post, though.
HI there, cant tell you what year, just an add on ebay for a RGV shock I understand that there will be no visual change when adjusting, (except the shock itself is a bit longer and after fitting thre bike is about an inch higher at the back end.)
So its the small screw in the middle is it Lukewarm ?
Is the rebuilding something I can do my self. Or is it specialist work.
The standard shock on mine was dreadful especially two up.
Cheers
rebuilding require specialized equipment so it's likely not something you can do solo.
Quote from: Smiley on February 22, 2006, 01:44:12 AM
So its the small screw in the middle is it Lukewarm ?
Answer: yep thats the one :thumb:
Is the rebuilding something I can do my self. Or is it specialist work.
Specialist work but not that expensive when you consider that its cheaper then buying a new one and you basically get a new shock :thumb:
The standard shock on mine was dreadful especially two up.
mine was bad from about 5000ks after new and I weigh 55kg
:thumb: :cheers:
I would definitely like to learn more about this. Any how-to's on doing a rear shock swap?
Quote from: chandra.hp on February 23, 2006, 10:47:27 AM
I would definitely like to learn more about this. Any how-to's on doing a rear shock swap?
If you check in the FAQ section or the search section there are plenty of how to's but realisticly just take off the rear wheel and its 4 bolts to undo, top mount lower mount and both dog legs it can be a bit of fun getting it all back together, but not hard just time consuming :thumb: :cheers:
:)Well it can be done, rebuilding a shiock absorber is fun. The hardest part was compresinng the spring to remove the two U plates to be able to pump out the old oil. The gas reservoir was a simple valve and refilled with nitrogen. It took a bit of working oout but really is not that difficult. You have to be able to pump nitrogen under pressure but thats not difficult iether as the PSI is not very great.. I had a friend with a nitrogen bottle.
:icon_lol:You dont need to remove the rear wheel to remove or refit the shock absorber? Undo the bottom mounting bolt, the retaing bolt for the dog bone which swings down out of the way. then the top retainiong bolt and the whole lot just drops out.
:thumb:if anyone wants a detailed discription of how to do it, please PM me.
PS if I can do it anyone can.