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evening all. a chap on e bay is flogging 6mm rear shock spacers. if i were to fit one what difference could i expect it to make?? presumably the seat height goes up 6mm?

lumpyv wrote:evening all. a chap on e bay is flogging 6mm rear shock spacers. if i were to fit one what difference could i expect it to make?? presumably the seat height goes up 6mm?

Welcome to the forum Lumpyv.

Yes it will & it will quicken up the steering as it alters the weight over the front wheel, turns in quicker I believe.

Don't buy one, make one! Can be done with large washers & then you can vary how much you put in. i.e. 3x2mm washers =6mm.

Search in the workshop section for ''Shock Spacer'' to get more info & even a template with measurements.

yeah i could fabricate something but they only want a fiver or so.

Or for ease of fitting you can cut a slot instead of a hole.

lumpyv wrote:yeah i could fabricate something but they only want a fiver or so.

Get out into that mancave & get your bloody hands dirty !!
Why waste a fiver?
When that arrives in the post you will rip open the packet all excited like & be very disappointed! Its a bit of metal 35mm long.
I did mine with an old bit of ally plate I had laying around. 10 mins job done.

hoots mon ! whats a mancave ?

i spend all day at work getting my hands dirty ( a little bit ) so i suppose i could make something but a fiver??!! thats not a lot , with 2 x exwives and 4 kids i think it costs me about a tenner everytime i fart. but any way i was wondering more about the effect such an inexpensive mod would have on the handling and comfort etc

The 6mm spacer raises the rear by approx 25mm which in turn steepens the steering angle thus making it turn a bit quicker.

Do the spacer and drop the yokes by 10mm and it turns much (noticably) faster.

lumpyv wrote:evening all. a chap on e bay is flogging 6mm rear shock spacers. if i were to fit one what difference could i expect it to make?? presumably the seat height goes up 6mm?

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When you lift the back it steepens the steering angle and makes the steering turn in faster. But if you are still running standard fork springs don't go wild with the spacers as it can get a bit tank slappy when the weight transfer moves the forks through their stroke and steepens the steering angle more.

And as the others said......just get some big 1mm thick washers with a 10mm inner bore and slot them with a hacksaw.

Then you can add them 1 at a time to tune the steering and seat height.

lumpyv wrote:hoots mon ! whats a mancave ?

Try these:
http://www.oddee.com/item_97008.aspx

Tony, those were all crap man caves! Where was the oxyacetylene and the compressor and the milling machine?

It's ok to have a seat and a fridge and some sounds, but they should be 2nd to the tools

AMCQ46 wrote:Tony, those were all crap man caves! Where was the oxyacetylene and the compressor and the milling machine?

It's ok to have a seat and a fridge and some sounds, but they should be 2nd to the tools

+1 on the requirements for the cave, with the addition of a good lock to keep kids out and beer

If you put the full 6mm the shock linkage gets very very close to the exhaust, which will I assume dry it out due to the heat, so keep an eye on lubrication, the handling is transformed with just the spacer, it is sharp enough now without dropping the forks.

AMCQ46 wrote:Tony, those were all crap man caves! Where was the oxyacetylene and the compressor and the milling machine?

It's ok to have a seat and a fridge and some sounds, but they should be 2nd to the tools

Alright, try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uiaYwJkW4Q

Better, but still not enough tools..would be more impressed if they had uncovered a bike ramp and a dyno

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