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gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:15 pm
by Carter
apparently it's possible as a few come up in a search but is it straight forward? no one has said how they've gone about it. got a spare k4 600 shock that I'm going to sling on.....anyone got any words of wisdom?

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:12 am
by masterofinsanity
just check all the hole diameters and fittings are the same dimensions and the shock is pretty much the same length, doesn't have to be exact as there is adjustment in them, i've got a 2005 R1 shock in my 1987 gsxr11 all i needed to do was shave a couple of mm of the top bush and bottom eye.works grand!

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:15 am
by jake
i beleive you can mate. Its the one with the piggyback? you have to cut away the brace on the subframe, and may have to sort the battery out a bit.

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:36 am
by Carter
jake wrote:i beleive you can mate. Its the one with the piggyback? you have to cut away the brace on the subframe, and may have to sort the battery out a bit.
tis indeed. was going to cut the flap of plastic out just in front of the battery but wasn't sure about the brace below the battery.... that the one you're on about?

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:39 pm
by jake
yeh man, i think that might have to come out.

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:40 am
by Carter
jake wrote:yeh man, i think that might have to come out.
what do ya do with the battery then as that holds the tray up?

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:49 pm
by will#224
I have one in mine its a race bike though so might be minus a few road bits

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:49 am
by Carter
well it's in....bit of a ball ache. didn't have to cut the brace on the sud frame as it's got a good 5mm clearance. need to sort the battery out now as i had to cut the tray in half. think i'll get away with a shorter one and jacking it up with a block under it.

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:19 pm
by will#224
Have you seen the Durbahn battery packs? Lots smaller and on my wish list.

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:13 pm
by Carter
will#224 wrote:Have you seen the Durbahn battery packs? Lots smaller and on my wish list.
hadn't until now, already ordered a battery from good old Ebay & made a tray up ready though! bit ott for the track bike to me thinks! snazzy bit of kit though.

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:03 am
by trev400
Hi

Does the K6 the same size as the K4 shock as I have been given one and I dont have an zxr 400 shock to measure it against.I also have a H1, but it is in bits at the mo and looking turning in to a track bikeover the next 18 months.

Cheers
Trevor

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:37 pm
by will#224
i think its just k1 k2 k3

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:41 pm
by trev400
I have had a good search and found the shock to be around 10mm different in lengh, if this is the case what difference will that make to the bike apart from adjusting the ride height...?

Re: gsxr shock in a h1?

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:24 pm
by Carter
trev, it's no problem at all k1 through to k7 are near on the same, if you use the zxr ride hight adjuster on ya standard shock (needs opening out a bit) just drop it down 10mm if you want the same height, tis all i did.