Quote from: ben2go on August 25, 2011, 03:47:47 PM
I tried one of those and they are way to big and can possible damage the chrome on the shock rod.That's what led me to build the one I posted.

Good to know   

-Jessie

I am just in a process of putting katana spring on a stock gs500 shock. I have managed to bend s links. pi$$ed off I just cut the stock spring and after this coffee I am drinking i will go and buy 6 biggest s links available.

It should work then.

Just keep in mind, dear potential me. Not all is easy as it looks to be...

Quote from: sikiriki on October 22, 2012, 04:06:56 PM
I am just in a process of putting katana spring on a stock gs500 shock. I have managed to bend s links. pi$$ed off I just cut the stock spring and after this coffee I am drinking i will go and buy 6 biggest s links available.

It should work then.

Just keep in mind, dear potential me. Not all is easy as it looks to be...

There are problems with your adventure.The Kat shock spring is longer and slightly larger in circumference than the GS shock unless it's damaged.Compressing a larger spring to fit on a shorter shock is dangerous and won't have the travel that the stock GS shock did.My spring compressor idea that I posted was not meant to completely compress a spring.It was meant to remove the pressure from the half moon locking clips,fo the lack of a better term, so the shock could be disassembled for cleaning and paint.

Well... I took your idea and stretched the boundaries a bit. After 2 tries, and few broken pieces, I put biggest pieces that could do the job. Afraid for my head, after I almost lost an eye, I put helmet on 

Sucker is mounted, plastic protection tube could not fit, but no biggie. ride is firmer and on lowest position. I need to tighten it, it feels low.

Definitely not worth it though, but I'll wait with the final judgement after I try it on the road...

muchas gracias

Just to give final thought, after some 50ish miles of test ride, all i have to say is GREAT.

Combined with 15/39 and a new chain it is smooth and i can feel what goes on under my bottom.

Be careful when doing this.

As I said, be extremely careful. I just returned from a ride. I crashed. To make it short and relevant for someone reading this tread, If you change the spring (FOOLISH THING TO DO) you end up with a strong spring and insignificant amount of damping. As soon as you hit a road that is not perfectly flat, you are going down...