How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by Sharkbait » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:30 am

All sorted after loosening and bashing it around a bit. Still rubs a bit but very minor.
Should have forks built for next weekend then some testing before track days begin :)

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by tmjns796 » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:44 pm

Is this BMW Sachs shock a better option than the cbr600rr shock? I know it is more simple to fit, but is it better once on the road? Sorry if I throw a spanner in the works :D

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by Kyle3076 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:17 pm

So bmw shock will not work with 35 link , dog bone,pull arm

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by bikemonkey » Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:35 pm

It will contact the swingarm, you'll need a 30 link

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by Kyle3076 » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:39 pm

So the triangle piece is the same just has a rollerbearing instead of Bush?

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by bikemonkey » Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:16 pm

Correct

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Re: How to: fit a BMW s1000rr rear shock to a VFR 400 nc30

Post by TZcRank » Wed May 02, 2018 7:50 pm

Very informative read. As most of this was discussed in 2013 I want to ask if any body achieved good results with the HRC link + BMW RR shock + soft spring setup. Located an RR shock but not sure if I should pull the trigger. Bike will be race/track only.


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