Scud Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Hey Scud- I happened to bolt mine on t'other way round- does it matter? Has one of us made an unforgivable error?? What will the neighbours say??? At least I can get to my rebound knob without removing the airbox. Stew Mistake by me - thanks for pointing it out. And you guys are too kind. An appropriate post would have been: "Hey Scud - ya bonehead! You mounted your shock backwards. Was something burning during the install?" Rides nice as-is... but I'll switch it as I would like to be able to reach the adjuster.
Welshguzzi Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Well, I was going to say, but I'm just too polite! (Ya bonehead........)
Scud Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Well, I was going to say, but I'm just too polite! (Ya bonehead........) And I felt especially dumb, since I wrote about how good their instructions were... I tend toward the meticulous, so it really bugged me that I put it on backwards. Then I found this photo of the bike when I got it - with the stock shock mounted backwards. The PO had installed a shorter spring to lower the bike and must have reversed the shock during reinstall (FYI - reservoir was mounted under seat). I copied the incorrect orientation of the stock unit (without consulting the book). I'll still fix it - but at least I feel a little better. Thanks again for calling attention to the error.
stewgnu Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 I suppose in Sir's defense: It could depend whether you'll need more frequent access to either the pre-load or rebound adjuster. As one or the other will be niched up out the way between those air-box 'wings'. P.s. Them swingarm bolts love a bit of rust don't they?
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