yo
my back shock is farked its like a bloody po go stick and its set on 7
what kinda shock can i put on the wont raise the rear of my bike
or
what kind can i get that i wont have to mod my bike to install

thank you

Katana 750 shocks  are one of the preferred "upgrades" for a rear shock tho they do raise the rear an inch or two...
You can make longer Dogbones to counter the raise a little (just have to make sure you have full suspension travel with no binding....)

I think 1/4 inch longer dogbones lowers you approximately 2 inches...Someone correct me if I'm off on that.

You might have to grind the shock pivot linkage to get the shock to fit or it may fit fine....

The SV650 shock will work with some minor alterations...(Think you need to shorten the clevis and redrill...). There's a few shocks that will "fit"...just have to get the one that makes the bike right for you...

Here's a ton of info on lots of different mods to do to a GS... 

http://pantablo500.tripod.com/index.html

ok its will sound stupid but what about a gsx-r1000 rear shock there cheap on ebay i think all i would have to do is make a link and get pods

can i tilt the pods up?
from what i can see from looking at my bike it looks like could be done?
dose any 1 know where i can get some diagrams of this area of the bike thanks?

no wait the yamaha yfz shocks look like they will fit with out any mods to the airbox what do u think

Try an RGV250

i want some thing heavy duty

Bandit 600 shock is heavy duty and it even lowers your seat a little bit ( when you sit on bike it depends on your weight ). RGV shock does not change seat height.

i need some thing that will make me styick to the ground at high speeds and wont bust when i do a stopie

get the rgv shock with the remote resivoir, its a good shock with easy adjustments on the resivoir, you'll find them easy enough in oz and won't change the bike height if your a shorty

im 6'2" rgv250 thats a small ass bike whats wrong with the yamaha yzf r6 or r1 shock they are mad for high speeds and they are heavy duty

servus,

i have a gsxr rear shock in my gs 500:



sorry for the bad picture, next week i have better quality.

sweet hows it handle how did u have to mod your bike

what is the length of a yzf r1 shock and what is the length of a gs500f o6 shock

Quote from: deathlucky on July 31, 2006, 04:28:03 AM
sweet hows it handle how did u have to mod your bike

what is the length of a yzf r1 shock and what is the length of a gs500f o6 shock

servus,

i made a new shock linkage and new bones for the shock and for my new swingarm. next week i have the first ride with my gs.

the original gs shock is 29,5 cm wide.

i guess there is nothing wrong with those shocks, i can only speak for the shocks i have installed, and wouldn't comment if i didn't know how they fit,
im 6'4" and i have gone with a sv650 shock and thats raised it up a couple of inches and its a lot heavier duty than the rgv, or the standard shock. i would recomend that. but if you can get others to fit then sweet, let us know how ya get on

from what I've seen deathlucky, fitting a gsx-r1k/6k, R1/6, Zx6R/1k shocks require heavy modification and raise the seat height a lot.
do a search.
the katana shocks are the easiest and heavy-duty enough for your riding. I installed a 93 Gsx-r 750 shock which required moderate modification and raised the seat hight quite a bit. I love it though.

before I bought my shock I was asking about fitting a newer model gsx-r shock in there. I have pod filters & the attached resevoir looked like it would fit. the problem is getting the shock to sit correctly in the bike. I think you need everything from a new shock lower linkage/pivot arm, new dogbones, and the other GSer who gave me this information showed me that he had to WELD a new upper shock linkage to the cross-beam in the frame.

or you could get a katana 600/750 shock that will bolt right in and will still be a huge improvement over the stock.

am I right so far Jim?

basically you can make anything fit with enough modification, but from your first post it seems like heavy modification isn't what you want. The older model GSX-R 750 shocks require significant grinding of the lower shock linkage and coming up with a creative way to mount the remote resevoir, but even doing that is still a FAR CRY from trying to fit a newer GSX-R 1k shock in there correctly.

do a search & you'll find more answers.

Quote from: l3uddha on July 31, 2006, 09:49:42 AM
before I bought my shock I was asking about fitting a newer model gsx-r shock in there. I have pod filters & the attached resevoir looked like it would fit. the problem is getting the shock to sit correctly in the bike. I think you need everything from a new shock lower linkage/pivot arm, new dogbones, and the other GSer who gave me this information showed me that he had to WELD a new upper shock linkage to the cross-beam in the frame.

I weld a new upper mount to allow for a greater selection of shocks. I have posted pics before but I would have to upload them again. You do have to use a GSXR lower linkage for clearance at the swingarm. '04 GSXR600 and '00 GSXR750 shocks are installed on two of my bikes. The airbox has to be removed for clearance of the longer upper mount. I use K&N lunchbox air filters.

Here is a link to the Spring Rate and Shock Lengths post of mine.

NOTE: Running a stiffer rear shock needs to have a complimenting stiffer spring rate up front.

Quote from: l3uddha on July 31, 2006, 09:49:42 AM
am I right so far Jim?

basically you can make anything fit with enough modification, but from your first post it seems like heavy modification isn't what you want. The older model GSX-R 750 shocks require significant grinding of the lower shock linkage and coming up with a creative way to mount the remote resevoir, but even doing that is still a FAR CRY from trying to fit a newer GSX-R 1k shock in there correctly.

do a search & you'll find more answers.

servus,

yes, you´re right. its easier to take a gsxr shock from 90-94. the older shock is perfekt for the gs 500.

it was for me a heavy modifikation to put the gsxr 1000 shock in my gs. but i need that shock!

yea it was you who helped me dgyver; sorry I couldnt remember the name.