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Title: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 07, 2010, 06:28:50 PM
Proper year for the swap.  
3-way adjustability, rebound, pre-load (forgot the other one)
Shipping from NC.  

I'll sell for $45 plus shipping.  
The first person that asks me to go lower - I'm turning it into a desk lamp.  Go to ebay, if you wanna haggle.  

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/84CrapJ7/PICT0104.jpg)
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: tt_four on June 07, 2010, 09:00:11 PM
You can't haggle on ebay  :cookoo:

I can however give my recommendation of Homer as a good seller. I bought some boots off of him and am very pleased, plus they got here in a day. He hasn't been here super long so I figured I'd throw that out there.
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: jeremy_nash on June 07, 2010, 09:12:51 PM
compression, rebound, and preload
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 07, 2010, 10:24:46 PM
Thanks, fellas. 
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: bassmechanicsz on June 08, 2010, 06:38:00 AM
I'd be interested to see what it would look like as a desk lamp. 

Good Luck with the sale.
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: O.C.D. on June 08, 2010, 07:42:04 AM
Quote from: bassmechanicsz on June 08, 2010, 06:38:00 AM
I'd be interested to see what it would look like as a desk lamp. 



X2.

I have one so it won't affect me - lets see a lamp!
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 08, 2010, 11:31:41 AM
Hey!
Like your new-bike-envy, OCD!  I have one, so it doesn't affect me. 


$45 + shipping. 
Or go through Ebay. 
:D
You get a nice shock, either way!   :cheers:
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: O.C.D. on June 09, 2010, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: Homer on June 08, 2010, 11:31:41 AM
Hey!
Like your new-bike-envy, OCD!  I have one, so it doesn't affect me. 


$45 + shipping. 
Or go through Ebay. 
:D
You get a nice shock, either way!   :cheers:

;)
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 09, 2010, 09:47:32 PM
Sale pending. 
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: average on June 09, 2010, 11:05:34 PM
Do the bushings come with it to fit the GS?
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 10, 2010, 01:57:28 AM
Nope.  It's an R6 shock with R6 bushings. 


Tell me what bushing you need, and I'll throw it in the box.
But, I'm gonna charge for it, and $5 labor for going to find it. 



Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: marcusk on June 10, 2010, 03:55:06 AM
Homer how much of a job is it to fit to an 07 ?  what extra bits you need im not a small bloke and stiffening her up is on my list
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: dread_au on June 10, 2010, 04:58:41 PM
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=49310.0 have a look thias isa what I did to install it
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: marcusk on June 11, 2010, 05:47:04 AM
off topic but can you do any rear suspension mods without cutting your bike ?
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: Homer on June 11, 2010, 08:10:15 AM
SUPPOSEDLY... I can't promise, because I haven't put one on before....

SUPPOSEDLY you don't HAVE to grind anything.  At the bottom of the shock, if you turn the spring so there's a gap at the spot where everyone's grinding the swingarm... it'll bolt right in. 
There's a post around here, the guy did just that, and never had a problem.  It didn't turn back around later, or affect the spring rate and all of that. 
If you DO have to grind, you can do it with a dremel or a rat-tail file.  It's on the bottom, you can't see it, and it's not much.  I was worried about it affecting structural integrity, but no one's having a problem. 


There are other shocks.  This is the only one with 3-way adjustability, a pretty spring, and you don't have to weld an extension on your kickstand.  So says Werase - GS500 racer/builder extraordinare. 


As far as extra bits - the spacer he talks about in that link.  I have the standard R6 bushing and the shock, not the linkage. 
The bushing should be very inexpensive at a dealership or parts supplier.  Less than $5.
That's why I'm selling for $45, not $50 - what I paid for it. 
Title: Re: FS: R6 shock
Post by: marcusk on June 12, 2010, 02:19:20 AM
cool Thanks Homer i  will do a little more research.