jacking up rear end. stock linkage

by **mad dog** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:48 pm

what would be the easiest way to do this thanks

by **FBJ admin** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:44 pm

I have just fitted all the full bloater set up to my efe. Might be worth trying a slightly longer shock.nothing looked that obvious

by **mad dog** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:10 pm

thanks
it's got an after market shock it was made for the bike so might look at refabricating something

by **stonarocka** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:15 pm

Try to find someone who can make this thing for you, a little bit longer than original.
You can file the holes of the original one to be longer to test how much lift you want

by **Captain Chaos** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:18 am

i have cut mine in two and welded a bit in between so it's now 12mm longer. still holding well after 5 years of (ab-)use on Lithuanian "roads".

by **mad dog** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:59 pm

thanks guys yes been looking at that luckily iv'e got a spare

by **stonarocka** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:29 pm

I want to do this too.
I´ve got a Wilbers 530 rear shock, that i specified to my weight and use, so it´s a littlebit higher than stock ,because of ther harder spring.
But I think it could be lifted a bit more ...

The forks are stock, with progressive springs and DOT10 oil, airchamber reduced to 140mm.

I wanna go the way that is told above, but I´m not sure about the length of the part in the pic .

Cpt Chaos, you made it 12mm longer , does that do anything to the stability at high speed ?

Are here more users with experiences on that ?

by **Captain Chaos** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:04 am

no stability issues on mine (stock EFE forks, GSX-R 17" wheels).

Also when i installed the Slingy 750 forks (which are a good bit shorter than stock) a few months ago, the bike is still stable. No tankslappers or wobbles or whatever.
I do keep all the bearings and stuff in perfect condition though, this helps a lot.