6MM Spacer Under Rear Shock
After a number of trackdays and the chance to compare the Storm to a well setup R1 the main problem I had was getting the bike to turn quickly and hold a tight line. All of this is due to the conservative geometry. Because ground clearance was an issue I decided to raise the back of the bike by installing a 6mm thick space under the rear shock top mounting if any of you are thinking of making the modification here is a diagram for the spacer.
Yes, just loosen the top shock nut and slip the spacer underneath, between the subframe and the top of the shock body.
It does speed up the steering but can occasionally induce a tankslapper.
TBH I've only hadthis happen once since I fitted mine years ago, accelerating hard while leant over on cats eyes, it would probably have done it anyway.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
If you've still got the non-modified standard forks then fitting a spacer on the rear shock will put more weight onto the already under sprung front end.
If you're definitely going to give it ago I'd suggest trying a thiner spacer first, such as 2 or 3mm thickness. You can always add more later if you wish.
A 6mm spacer raises the rear of the bike approximately 23mm.
FirestormMike wrote:Or go down the Warby extreme route...
warby221 wrote:I have mine set to make the steering faster and have it just about right now with a rear shock that’s 5mm longer than standard and the front fork yokes dropped by about 35mm from std (using up rated fork springs don’t try it on the standard ones!)
The bike just wags a little bit out of corners when hard on the throttle and the road is bumpy
Yeah I remember that well Mike, something that has stuck in my mind, iirc I think even Roger D was pretty mystified by this set-up. I was surprised that Warby could even ride the bike like that
FirestormMike wrote:Or go down the Warby extreme route...
warby221 wrote:I have mine set to make the steering faster and have it just about right now with a rear shock that’s 5mm longer than standard and the front fork yokes dropped by about 35mm from std (using up rated fork springs don’t try it on the standard ones!)
The bike just wags a little bit out of corners when hard on the throttle and the road is bumpy
35mm yoke drop!!
I dropped the yokes 15 mm on my SV650 and it slapped all over! Settled on a nice safe 7mm in the end!
I'll be uprating the springs before I raise the back end!! Looking at Hyperpro/Ohlins or even Hagon progressives with 10/15w oil.
Semper in faecibus sumus, sole profundum variat! Silver 1998 'Storm! That keeps trying to kill me! And is leaving me soon!
I dropped the yokes 15 mm on my SV650 and it slapped all over! Settled on a nice safe 7mm in the end!
I'll be uprating the springs before I raise the back end!! Looking at Hyperpro/Ohlins or even Hagon progressives with 10/15w oil.
wimp
Don’t drop em that much if you hang off the bike a lot to
I steer with my butt and don’t hang off a lot this gives you finer control at the expense slightly slower cornering speed (too lazy to move around a lot) so dropping the yokes just suited my riding style
Or it could be that my fat butt just levelled the bike out when I was on the seat
its big----- its red ------its throbbing and it’s a thousand CC
I am probably being thick but how does the spacer lift up the rear end ? I mean from what I have seen the top shock mount is just an eyelet with the bolt going through the the eyelet and two holes in the frame from the side ?
