'06 R6 shock fit on RVF?

[RVFHooligan]

Looks very good.. If you are gonna fabricate a new upper mount, can you make it so that it includes the extra 5mm ... so the whole shock sits 5mm lower...

That's what I was thinking. There is a local metal fabricator that advertises he has a Flow Jet machine. If I can design the correct dimensions of the piece to include the 1/2" difference and the additional 5mm (inches-mm, whatever, same difference, you get the point) on a flat piece of metal that he can cut out, and then just bend it into the U-shape and run a bolt through it. THat would eliminate the need for any of the spacers and then I could also use a shorter bolt through the frame. So that's the current plan, what just kills me is that I won;t be able to get out there until next week and that's sets me behind with the whole project. I'm so close to finishing that I'm getting a little stir crazy looking at the bike sitting in the garage. Argh.

[RVFHooligan]

What dimensions do you need for the top shock mount?

I've got a couple of GSXR750 ride height adjustable upper shock mounts sat doing nothing[1], I'll try and remember to measure them.

Druid

[1] Came with shocks bought for my SV which doesn't use the adjustable mount.

Thanks Druid, post a pic of the mounts if you can I should be able to tell right away if it work or not. As stated above the mount needs to be the standard length, plus the 1/2" and 5mm.............ah heck...............got a ruler out...............OK it's an additional 17.5mm of height height needed.

[fastdruid]

Looking again I think it's too short and the bolt that goes through the frame is I think larger than the NC35's.


The threaded section is M16 45mm long, it's 30mm in between the 'U'.

Druid

[RVFHooligan]

Thanks Druid, definitely too short. I stopped by The Home Depot at lunch today and picked up a 3/16" x 1 1/4" x 2' piece of steel bar stock. I'll have a go at fabricating a mount myself first and see how that goes. Shouldn't be too hard, measure, bend into U-shape, drill holes, slide bolt through. Might take a few tries to get it perfect, that's why I got a 2' piece. Picked up a couple M10 x 1.25 bolts in various lengths too. I'll let you know how it turns out this weekend. I already know it will be tons better because I took the bike off the makeshift stands and bounced the rear up and down and it felt noticably firmer but the rebound was so much smoother and controlled. The standard unit is like a pogo-stick, boing, boing, boing. Thanks.

[nakes]

I'd be interested in how well it works... cause if it's only the top mount that needs modification and the shock is Much better than the std RVF shock, then it's an option to consider...

The top mount should be easy to make.. I have access to a drill press and cut-off saw... and welder if needed... so I'm pretty sure I could make one... I wonder what a shock like that would cost here tho...

You need to make something like this: http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Gra ... =cleverset" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

But longer to make up for the extra length needed...

[RVFHooligan]

Bottom line. It works. It's a thing of wonder. I fabricated a "mock up" upper shock mount and although it is not very pretty, it's the right dimensions. I had to cut a small corner out of the carbon chain guard to clear the reservoir on full bottoming. The only thing this mod needs to work is the custom upper shock mount and chain guard modification. That's all! No battery box mods either. It literally was "made" for this bike. I have video of the shock in motion but am having a hard time getting it loaded on the computer. I am going to have a metal shop make me a nice version of the upper shock mount. Mine is just too crude and ugly. The Graves mount mentioned above, which is too short for this mod, is ridiculously priced, $70 for a mount??? Jeez, I should have a bunch made and I could put my kid through college. And the best thing is I got the shock from a mate for free. They seem to be going for $30-50 on E-bay. I think the '06-'08 R6 shock is the same, the '09 is a little different with a built in ride height adjuster. So, as stated above you just need to add a total of 17.5mm to the upper shock mount length. Get to fabricating!

[fourfingers]

hey, don´t know exact data for the 06, but 04r6 had a 62mm stroke and 600lb in spring... So watch out for tyre rubbing on the rear fender under load. rvf´s +-50mmstroke 800lbin spring. It can all be sorted out.

[nakes]

Nice one...

Ja that graves mount is ridiculously priced... and I realised it's too short was just saying that it's what needs to be made... just longer to make up the 17.5mm needed...

Now to find one in South Africa at a nice cheap price...

DO you think it's possible to make a top mount with ride height adjustment... maybe a bolt that turns in the top mount to adjust it up and down with another nut that locks it in place once set...?

[Spike16]

would this fit an nc30 as well? and is the r6 unit fully adjustable?

if so im very interested as its a cheep way of getting gucci suspension on my baby!

very well done for sorting this out, any chance you could have a couple of mounts made and send one to the uk

[RVFHooligan]

Don't know if works the same on NC-30. The NC-30 swingarm pivot is 10mm wider but everything else appears the same. The only other thing I would check would be the sub-frame attachment points. Are they the same? I am looking for someplace that maybe can make a mount out of aluminum, CNC fabrication. That might be able to be re-produced easier. Let me get something made and then road test the bike. I'll keep you updated. Yes, the R6 unit is fully adjustable with preload, rebound, and high and low compression settings.