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Title: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: mass-hole on January 19, 2012, 02:46:04 PM
Hi,

Been a while since ive been on here but I was planning on returning my bike to stock, the engine at least. I am running an R6 rear shock which has the piggyback reservoir but I need to cram the stock airbox in their too. I have heard that the two dont fit together. Does anyone know how they can be made to fit. Is the Stock Airbox a thermoset plastic so if i were to try to melt and stretch it would it not work?

Thanks
Title: Re: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: Dizzledan on January 19, 2012, 03:19:12 PM
Searched "R6 shock"
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=52334.20

Selling the bike eh?
Title: Re: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: BaltimoreGS on January 19, 2012, 03:20:36 PM
Stock air box with R6 shock on Adfalchius' bike.  Tight fit but doable.

-Jessie
Title: Re: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: burning1 on January 20, 2012, 12:16:56 AM
They fit. The R6 shock will rub on the airbox a little, but not enough to be a concern. The newer shocks (08+, IIRC) don't rub.
Title: Re: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: fleshpiston on January 20, 2012, 01:06:02 PM
I just stuck my airbox back in and it looks like about 3-4mm clearance. Tight.... but it fits.





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Title: Re: Fitting Stock Airbox with R6 Rear Shock
Post by: mass-hole on January 21, 2012, 10:45:12 AM
Perfect!

No I am not selling the bike. Just dont have the care to spend countless hours jetting the carb, tuning, etc for 2 hp from the lunchbox. I dont have an exhaust and the tuning is a PITA with just the filter. Id rather have a nice running bike, which is only slightly slower than one that has a lunchbox.
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