'06 R6 shock fit on RVF?

[shaneo]

mines completely shagged. plus im just over 100kgs kitted up so was looking for a viable option to replace the stock.

hrm.....i was hoping for something with separate rebound/compression due to it going to be spending a fair bit of time on the track.

[Cammo]

Yeah well I guess that shock's not ideal then.

[shaneo]

norp. cheers for the link though!

[Cammo]

If your spring's not stuffed the cheap option would be to buy a gsx-r shock and fit the rvf spring to it. You can usually get these shocks off US ebay for about $100 landed.

The valving will be off but it will certainly work better than your tired standard shock. Probably the best budget-priced option.

[shaneo]

what year would i be looking at for the shock?

[Drunkn Munky]

K6-K7 600 and 750cc GSXR shocks will fit but i think the springs are tappered so not sure if the stock RVF spring will fit, not hard to overcome with a spacer though.

Personally i think the best budget option is to have a late spec NC30 shock rebuilt, next level would be a maxton or nitron etc replacement, budget no limit then id go for a HRC link which then allows shocks with a softer spring ie, R6, GSXR, BMW infact any modern shock with a spring rate of 5-600lbs(maybe more) to be used without revalving. That then opens up the door to more readily available high end shocks like ohlins, maxton etc from the above bikes.

[shaneo]

Hrm, ok.

Pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by a "late spec" nc30? Is there a particular model I'm after?

Sorry for the questions, I'm all new to road bikes, I could melt your brain about motards though :p

[Drunkn Munky]

Early NC30's came with a non remote res shock, the later bikes came with a remote res shock which are considered better than the early units

[shaneo]

Ah ok, cheers.

That Hagon you have for sale (viewtopic.php?f=78&t=43673) would that work?

[Drunkn Munky]

Well its an upgrade from a stock shock but how good they are i dont know as ive never used one.