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Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:18 pm
by stranglerman
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.

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:39 pm
by Evilchicken0
It's probably seized ,,, just sit her on the back and go steady

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:48 pm
by stranglerman
looks like i'll have too. :twisted: . Thanks for the reply

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:24 am
by Evilchicken0
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

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:48 am
by stranglerman
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:

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:10 am
by Evilchicken0
I got my 3TJ pillion seat refoamed and coverred, she likes it now

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:23 am
by stranglerman
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!!!!!!!!! ;)

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:44 pm
by Evilchicken0
I've got a second pillion seat, they look better without the strap though

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:10 pm
by stranglerman
Good news!!!!!!! brute force and wd40 cured the sticky shock :grin:

Re: Rear shock adjustment

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:37 pm
by Evilchicken0
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 ;)