Hello all. I've been going through the posts here and on the Wiki, everything seems to point to the best shock upgrade is a Yamaha R6, with the Katana 600 not too far behind.

I have a line on a shock from a 2008 750 GSXR. Has anybody done this swap? This one is cheaper than any R6 I've been able to track down (and the spring is yellow, so no colour clash ?

Thanks in advance.

I personally have never come across anyone (on here or the fb group) who has swapped in that new of a gixxer shock. I did a google search to see what it looks like and IMO it might work!

If nobody replies with more info, (and the price isn't too high to bargain with) I vote that you go for it and report back with what you find out

Heck yea I'd love to see that done,...!

I found out the hard way, so you don't have to.

It's not a simple bolt-in and ride off thing. The mounting points are 320 mm apart, or roughly 12 and a half inches, same as the GS. However, the clevis has a very thick base, so the bolt hole is 25mm, rather than the 30 mm on the GS.

A cushion lever for a 2008 GSXR would rectify that problem, except it's a little narrower than the one on the GS, so I'd need to get spacers. One thing leads to another...

Oh - and the reservoir would get in the way of the stock air box.

Posting it in the For Sale forum, if someone has more ambition than me.

arrg but that's great info to post for the community!  appreciate that!