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1st Century maintenance, suspension upgrade and general maintenance advice
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<blockquote data-quote="escapefjrtist" data-source="post: 1291181" data-attributes="member: 238"><p>A 8983 & remote reservoir offers separate compression and rebound adjustments. When you order the shock, you have a choice of ride height adjustment. Stock shock length with 12mm <em>shorter</em> adjustment and stock (shock length) and 12mm <em>additional</em> adjustment. With the additional 12mm adjustment in shock length and taking the linkage ratio (~2.7X) into account, 12mm additional shock length adds <em>approximately</em> 32mm in ride height. FWIW, I run my 8983 ~3mm longer than stock for a little quicker turn in and to keep close to the stock height when packing double and loaded.</p><p></p><p>If you've pulled the front wheel, you can remove the forks. Only additional steps are removing the front fender and brake hose clamps (if not already) and loosen the triple clamp pinch bolts. Fork(s) slide right out the bottom. You'll need to support the bike under the headers with a block of wood and floor jack too.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p></p><p>--G</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="escapefjrtist, post: 1291181, member: 238"] A 8983 & remote reservoir offers separate compression and rebound adjustments. When you order the shock, you have a choice of ride height adjustment. Stock shock length with 12mm [I]shorter[/I] adjustment and stock (shock length) and 12mm [I]additional[/I] adjustment. With the additional 12mm adjustment in shock length and taking the linkage ratio (~2.7X) into account, 12mm additional shock length adds [I]approximately[/I] 32mm in ride height. FWIW, I run my 8983 ~3mm longer than stock for a little quicker turn in and to keep close to the stock height when packing double and loaded. If you've pulled the front wheel, you can remove the forks. Only additional steps are removing the front fender and brake hose clamps (if not already) and loosen the triple clamp pinch bolts. Fork(s) slide right out the bottom. You'll need to support the bike under the headers with a block of wood and floor jack too. Good luck! --G [/QUOTE]
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