Rear shock adjustment

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stranglerman
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Rear shock adjustment

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Am I being thick here? Trying to adjust my rear shock and it won't move. C spanner on the top to move it isn't it.
Mine seems to have seized. Or is there another way? Need more damping her indoors want's to come out on it.
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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It's probably seized ,,, just sit her on the back and go steady
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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looks like i'll have too. :twisted: . Thanks for the reply
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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A little bit of advise would be not to ride "fast" in any way. If she gets scared she'll dislike the bike and that will mean you riding it. If, one the other hand she likes it ... then you'll need a bigger bike ;) which is happy days all round
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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When she has come out on it the only moans i've had so far is the size of the seat! And the bouncy rear shock. I've found someone on here with some replacement shocks i can have cheap so that's not too much of a drama.
But the seat she'll have to live with. :grin:
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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I got my 3TJ pillion seat refoamed and coverred, she likes it now
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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Could do that to mine but don't want to spoil the lines of the bike when i'm solo. then again i've seen a cover for the rear on the us ebay site!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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I've got a second pillion seat, they look better without the strap though
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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Good news!!!!!!! brute force and wd40 cured the sticky shock :grin:
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Re: Rear shock adjustment

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That is good news - now you can explore the full potential of the original shock :grin: :grin: :grin:

You'll be wanting an R6 one fairly soon ;)
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