On ebay I found longer ... lowering dog bones, for the rear suspension. Instead of putting in longer dog bones, I was wondering if I could make shorter ones to give it a more aggressive stance? Has anyone tried this...?
POSER!!!!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: Sorry I guess I really can't say anything seeing as I'm a squid :laugh: :laugh: I'm not real sure about this topic, but someone more knowledgeable should chime in soon.......... There's only a finite amount you could shorten before you would get claning parts......and i'm not sure if it would have any performance detriment, but I supect it might :dunno_white: :dunno_white:
get an SV650 rear shock or something similar.
big improvement over the stock rear shock, bolts right in, and raises the rear quite a bit.
does changing the shock to and sv change the ride ....performance...over the gs shock?
You could probably replace the stock shock with marshmallows and notice better performance :laugh: :laugh:
Thanks....is there other shocks that directly bolt in....off other bikes?
yea, there are a few bolt-on shock options. check out the GS500 Wiki. there is a link to it stickied in the main discussion section.
I know of at least one person who has used an SV650 rear shock on their race GS and were pretty happy with it.
better to try out something like that before dropping $500 for a new aftermarket. Usually thr front end is more of a direct concern.
it says on that site to use the yellow spring/shock over the white.....will the white work....the reason I ask is I just bid on the white on ebay before I read that.
I dunno. that's not really something I've heard about so I cant really comment.
I DO know that a member named "ducatiboy" is parting out a GS500 racebike with a yellow SV650 rear shock in the for sale section.
here's the thread: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=33449.0 & I dont think anyone has claimed the shock yet.
anyone know the specifics on the colors? must be a different year...
I remember looking at both on ebay and the white has a completely different mounting bracket from the yellow :thumb:
Holy crap it's the Wiki!
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/RearShock
I think a GSXR shock will raisde the rear and it's actually a good shock too. Katana will probally raise the rear a little
pablo has a lot of good info about rear shock's on his site here (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html). :thumb:
pablo's general site (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html)
I tried an SV650 shock and it was way way to Long.It raised the rear too much.When I sat on the bike it felt like I was going to fall over the Handlebars.I tried to drill a Hole thru the Bottom Braket farther up towards the Spring but it bottomed out on the Linkage.
if i win the shock I'll try it anyway
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-SV650-SV-650-SV650S-REAR-SHOCK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35592
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I compared the two photos and they look relitively the same.....if its close I'll make it work.
Quote from: Jughead on April 16, 2007, 11:29:31 PM
I tried an SV650 shock and it was way way to Long.It raised the rear too much.When I sat on the bike it felt like I was going to fall over the Handlebars.I tried to drill a Hole thru the Bottom Braket farther up towards the Spring but it bottomed out on the Linkage.
Jug,
weld up the holes and start over....
ya want it about 1/4-1/3 inch longer than stock shock
if you have to also weld on 2 washers for extra support....
Quote from: werase643 on April 17, 2007, 06:22:29 AM
Quote from: Jughead on April 16, 2007, 11:29:31 PM
I tried an SV650 shock and it was way way to Long.It raised the rear too much.When I sat on the bike it felt like I was going to fall over the Handlebars.I tried to drill a Hole thru the Bottom Braket farther up towards the Spring but it bottomed out on the Linkage.
Jug,
weld up the holes and start over....
ya want it about 1/4-1/3 inch longer than stock shock
if you have to also weld on 2 washers for extra support....
I did this myself, if you have access to a welder, just cut out the section that you drilled and reattach the tabs by welding them on, this will allow you to use the alredy tapped hole to bolt the shock on.
Yes you do have to have the yellow springed one. Yes it will raise the rear end, I think it made about a 1.5-2" difference on my bike. The performance of the shock is amazing compared to stock. In other words, go for it.
Right.... everyone keeps saying the yellow spring one..... do we know what the difference is between the two.....