rear shock spacer ???

scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:12 pm

Hi i was just wondering if anyone has used these 6mm rear shock spacer shims ? wondered if they made much of a diffrence both by looks and handling it says it raises the rear end but surely 6mm is never gonna be noticable ?

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:29 pm

i bought one but never used it(i lost it somewhere) but talking to most people that have used one and they will tell you it makes a big difference to the handling of the bike....

all you need is a few 3mm washers, it shouldn't cost you more than a Â£1.....

scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:34 pm

the shims on ebay come at 6mm is 1 enough ?? or have people uses 2 ?

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:42 pm

6mm is more than enough. The seller will make three 2mm or two 3mm if you contact them. You may find 6mm too much and get on better with 3mm. It's one of those things you need to try to see how it feels for you. What front forks have you got?

By adding a spacer it also increases the lean of the bike on the sidestand. http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... =sidestand so take this into consideration as well.

I have a 6mm on the standard rear shock and have dropped the original forks by 10mm and it has improved the handling on my bike immensely.

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scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:46 pm

i just have the standard front folks ... as for the side stand wat have u done with that ?? or have u just left it as it is ?>?

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:49 pm

I have left it as is for now. I'm just careful of where and what angle the surface is that I park on. I may or may not change the sidestand at a later date. For now it does not bother me too much.

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scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:53 pm

so its not a seriously high chance my bike wud fall then ?

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:04 pm

Just be very careful where you park. No potholes, steep angles etc. It has been known for them to fall over http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... =sidestand

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scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:17 pm

oooo i best be careful then as my decals are coming from japan and costing me 540 pounds last thing i want is to have to replace any of them ha ha ha

scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:33 pm

Think ill go with the x-11 side stand as advised cheers for that

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:36 pm

No worries. The X11 is just a naked Blackbird cbr1100. Good luck with the mod. I think you will be impressed how adding a spacer can make such a difference. Before I added mine and dropped the forks, my steering was awful, found myself having to cut corners and if I left the turn to late it wasn't pretty. Now I have so much more control and can leave the turn in a bit later.

Have Fun.

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scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:42 pm

hey u know if im okay spraying my radiators with high heat plasti kote woodstove spray paint ?

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:43 am

scottyhatchi wrote:hey u know if im okay spraying my radiators with high heat plasti kote woodstove spray paint ?

What colour?

scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:08 pm

black lol

scottyhatchi · Post by **scottyhatchi** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:09 pm

so they will match up wid the black frame etc lol

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