GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

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GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by Bucko » Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:56 pm

Hello , has anyone ever fitted anything other than R6 , ZX6R/10R rear shocks to a TRX with a YZF750 swingarm , I have one and it fits the arm ok but it looks like I may have to move the reg/rec. Also do any of the above shocks foul the YZF arms bracing at all ? Thanks Steve.

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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by cobbadiggabuddyblooo » Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:09 pm

Check the stroke on the shocky as you need to find one around 62mm /345mm centre eye to eye length and your swingarm length linkage and relay arm all come into play with the damping... :wink:
K1 gsxr 600 has 325 eye to eye and 74mm stroke
Most of the Gsx shocks are around those specs apart from 07 - 10 models have a 63mm stroke but only 320 eye to eye..
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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by Bucko » Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:44 pm

Ok , thanks for the reply , it does look a little short , so I think ill try a different one ! Also when fitting a YZF swingarm which linkage do you use , the one on my 2nd hand arm looks slightly different to the TRX one , but both linkages look like they will fit both the YZF arm and the TRX frame ? :|

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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by M.V. » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:20 am

I've been eyeing off the S1000RR shock on ebay, they look like they would fit, but I haven't been able to get any concrete measurements from any sellers... High & low speed damping too.

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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by Con Rod » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:34 am

M.V. wrote:I've been eyeing off the S1000RR shock on ebay, they look like they would fit, but I haven't been able to get any concrete measurements from any sellers... High & low speed damping too.

http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/forum/showth ... ?p=2297935
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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by M.V. » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:50 am

Thanks mate, good link. So we'd still need an adapter, but it's good to know it's an option.

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Re: GSXR K1 REAR SHOCK ?

Post by cobbadiggabuddyblooo » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:16 am

62mm stroke :wink: on the BMW shock just your height is around 315mm eye to eye.. enough to make a tiny adaptor maybe...
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