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Title: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 28, 2008, 02:56:36 AM
hey all i was wondering if someone could please point me in the right direction?

ive search throught threads and search fuction on here to no avail, Im wanting to mod my gs with a rear jack up kit around 55mm or so for a more streetfighter look so if someone could help me that would be a great help to me. Ive seen a couple of people with jack up kits on bandits and it looks awsome.

many thanks

blueink
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: Jay_wolf on September 28, 2008, 03:54:05 AM
They sell them on ebay, they come from germany ,

why not get a sv shock and new dogbones?
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 28, 2008, 03:58:13 AM
i dont know a great deal about it how would i go about it buddy?

blueink
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: Jay_wolf on September 28, 2008, 11:20:01 AM
Start with the sv.shock , u just get modifyed dogbones and replace the ones u have on ur bike
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: The Buddha on September 28, 2008, 05:06:49 PM
SV shock ... yea total POS. Just search for it ...
Katana or GSXR shock ... and modified linkage and stock dogbones. We did mm7568's bike just a few weeks ago, ask him.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: mm75658 on September 28, 2008, 11:40:52 PM
yeah buddha and i put in a gsxr750 rear shock which added a good 2" to the bike ( and a much more comfortable ride ) you would need to get different linkage which i think buddha has, but i could be speaking out of turn, or like how mine is set up you could grind away some of the lower portion of the shock where it bolts up with the stock linkage to make it work as well
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: mm75658 on September 28, 2008, 11:52:28 PM
and buddha you forgot a 5
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: pitch black on September 29, 2008, 12:10:42 AM
check out this web site
http://www.cjaccessories.co.uk/product.php?productid=16439&cat=264&page=1
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: The Buddha on September 29, 2008, 05:34:59 AM
Quote from: mm75658 on September 28, 2008, 11:40:52 PM
yeah buddha and i put in a gsxr750 rear shock which added a good 2" to the bike ( and a much more comfortable ride ) you would need to get different linkage which i think buddha has, but i could be speaking out of turn, or like how mine is set up you could grind away some of the lower portion of the shock where it bolts up with the stock linkage to make it work as well

Aaaaah 75658 ... K ...
I have shaved linkages and can be included. But I'd need a linkage back ... as in if you cant grind yours I'll trade you ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 29, 2008, 09:37:00 AM
thanks for all your reply's but is the 25mm kit as high as it will go and is there any pics of befor and after shot so i can see what it will look like?

mm75658 do you have pics and an approx cost for your mod to see if i can afford it before i start looking

many thanks

blueink
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 29, 2008, 09:54:00 AM
ive just found this kit on ebay at 35mm but you cant tell the differance of what it looks like befor and after
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UK-JACK-UP-KIT-SUZUKI-GS-500-GS500-HIGH-UP-COMPLETE-NEW_W0QQitemZ170266293207QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170266293207&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

blue ink
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: The Buddha on September 29, 2008, 10:17:46 AM
You're talking about just lifting it up. We were talking about lifting it while giving you a better and more adjustable suspension.
I have no idea about these things ... I hate to do anything that uses the rear shock as anything other than a paperweight ... Like this ...
Man, I put a stack of papers under the thing and put the papers on my virago's seat ... and an hour of high winds later, the papers were still there ... waaaaahoooo ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 29, 2008, 11:22:47 AM
hey buddha yeah i want the back lifting up so more weight is distributed on the front end for better cornering and weight distribution but i want more than 35mm.

A freind of mine lifted his bandit 12 by 50mm and it feels alot more comfortable to ride and the bike almost feels alot lighter to steer

blueink
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: The Buddha on September 29, 2008, 11:51:06 AM
Well raising the rear by 2 inches ... yea mm75658's bike is like that ... GSXR shock ... but his also is a real good shock ... not the GS POS ... so his bike did handle like a toy ... goes where you think it should. How about you fit some of the B12 shocks on it and try it out.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: gs jack up kit
Post by: blueink on September 29, 2008, 12:26:25 PM
Quote from: The Buddha on September 29, 2008, 11:51:06 AM
Well raising the rear by 2 inches ... yea mm75658's bike is like that ... GSXR shock ... but his also is a real good shock ... not the GS POS ... so his bike did handle like a toy ... goes where you think it should. How about you fit some of the B12 shocks on it and try it out.
Cool.
Buddha.

cheers dude il give it a whirl

bluink