Quote from: ben2go on June 14, 2007, 08:18:01 AM

Could you repost the link.It wouldn't work for me.Interested in the homemade spring compressor.

Works for me. Looks dangerous. Here:

Kooool!Never thought of doing it that way. 
The only thing I would have done different,would be,
put a nut and washer on the bolt so the turn buckle wouldn't slip off.

That is exactly the right of doing it. I wish I had that soldering station.

Well,

I am observing the following behaviour with this shock. If I work it out to a smooth movement at first, then after performing few complete extensions and compressions, the shock becomes harder and harder to compress. Eventualy, it returns to its origional state of becoming very stiff. And that is without a coil. Just the plunger.

Speaking of danger of that coil compressor, it seemed to hold up extremelly well. Not even close to showing any signs of stress of failure. I, probably, could have kept compressing for much further than was needed. Yeah, the washer and a nut, probably,  would be a good safety measure, though the turnbuckle pretty much held on the treads of the bold and didn't go anywhere.

Soldering station and all that electronic gear is for my making tube amplifiers hobby ( for those who still remember what the tubes are ).

Cheers,
Jenya

I'm with Wrecent.  That thing could kill you in a blink of an eye.

If the shock keeps getting stiff I would think that all or most of the oil has leaked out.From the pictures the shaft doesn't look bent or rusted.If it had ever had heavy rust on the shaft it would leak when it's upside down for a while.If the oil is gone it won't leak.Hope this is a freak thing and you get it to work.

Quote from: Jenya on June 14, 2007, 10:23:49 AMtube amplifiers

Any musician knows what a tube is.   


Yeah...  Something just isn't right with that shock...  But, I know nothing about repairing one.   

Quote from: RVertigo on June 14, 2007, 10:56:55 AM

Quote from: Jenya on June 14, 2007, 10:23:49 AMtube amplifiers

Any musician knows what a tube is.   


Yeah...  Something just isn't right with that shock...  But, I know nothing about repairing one.   

The shock it's self can't be repaired.It's all stamped together,I think.Have to look at mine.

Tube amps are nice. I do car audio and Macintosh is the only tube amp I know of the cars but it has perfect sound Q. As for the spring compressor I have had many and as long as those hooks are strong, most the store bought ones are cast and they hold up. the rest of your set up is exactly the same as anything I've used.

I know yall probably aren't interested, but these last couple pages have been filled with some incredible advice on rear shock absorbers. Could any of you, maybe ben or wrecent or anyone else add some more info to the rear shock section of the wiki? I wrote a part about adjusting the OEM shock, but the section about replacing it is still incomplete. It would be a way to pass on your knowledge to future riders when you're tired of explaining the same things over and over.

Quote from: Unnamed on June 14, 2007, 09:35:06 PM
I know yall probably aren't interested, but these last couple pages have been filled with some incredible advice on rear shock absorbers. Could any of you, maybe ben or wrecent or anyone else add some more info to the rear shock section of the wiki? I wrote a part about adjusting the OEM shock, but the section about replacing it is still incomplete. It would be a way to pass on your knowledge to future riders when you're tired of explaining the same things over and over.

The Katana shock is a direct bolt in.Can't remember which years tho.Mines a 95 Kat750.
I haven't done the mod yet.I bought a bare frame to build a custom out of.May end up
on my daily rider.If I do that,I maybe able to do a write up.I'll keep ya posted.