Morning

I am new to the site and have already spent countless hours going through the pages, the information available is fantastic.

I have recently purchased an L model CBR400 rr NC29 which im giving a good going over before the summer, new bearings and seals all round, valve clearances, Cbr600 shock and some stiffer springs.

I have purchased a 92 cbr600 shock with the long hose, im wondering how to hang/lift the bike to fit? i can't hang from the ceiling so another idea would be great?

Also i want to check over the swingarm needle bearing which requires a cut out socket to remove which is fine, the haynes manual states i need the special honda tool to re-tighten to the specific torque, do i need to use the tool?

Cant wait to get the bike flying and hope to see you all at the practical sportsbikes trackday later this year

Thanks

Sam

if you dont have the option to hang the bike and you dont have an ABBA stand you could put car axle stands under the bike which would do it.

As for the tool you will need to either make one as per Haynes or buy the correct tool, I just made my on and used my Torque wrist to tighten it lol

Thanks Tanuki i think car axle stands will be the best option for me unless anyone else has any bright ideas?

Yes i can make the socket, its the tool to do it back up, its a bit like a socket with a handle that you put the torque wrench on and then an allen key can go through middle and stop the whole thing turning but im hoping i can just use the cut out socket to nip it up?

+1 on what Tanuki said about the socket, thats exactly what i did and its worked fine

When you cut the castelations into the socket (presuming you use a socket...) just grind a couple of flats into the sides of it at the same time and use a spanner on those to hold it in place while you run the allen key through the middle.

The same also works very well for car damper strut top nuts too.

To hold the bike for swingarm removal I always used to use axle stands as mentioned but with a piece of wood between the two of them. With someone holding the rear end steady you can then use the plank of wood to lift the rear end with one of the stands as a fulcrum and then slide the other axle stand under the end of the plank you are using to lift. If you have a stand for the front end then use that as well as that will improve its stability a wee bit (the sump isnt particularly flat from memory so it can all get a bit wobbly).

I also vaguely remember using the axle stands at their maximum height under the peg clevis's upon occasion. I got the bike onto the clevis's by leaning the bike over (near a wall so if it fell, it would fall on the wall, this was all in the living room at the time), popping one stand under one peg clevis and then using that point as the fulcrum and leaning the bike over the other way to lift the bike so that the other stand could be put under the peg clevis. This method is very Heath Robinson and it slipped more than once......