Rear shock: which way round?

[audiomick]

 

I had the shock out to be serviced, and now am usure which way around it was mounted.

It seemed to me that the shaft end with the aluminium eye wouldn't fit in the mounting position in the swing arm, and the hose to the reservoir lies fairly well with the shock mounted the way it is now, so this is how it went in.

Is this the "right" way around?

Das it actually matter which way round the shock is mounted?

 

[audiomick]

I think I've answered my question: I found a photo in the workshop manual, page 49 here:

https://guzzitek.org/gb/ma_us_uk/1100/V11_1999-2003_Atelier(Compil-GB-D-NL).pdf

 

Looks like I'll be taking it out and turning it around...

[docc]

Grease those pivot bolts liberally. As well as the pivot bolt for the reaction rod where it connects to the frame . . .

[audiomick]

16 minutes ago, docc said:

Grease ... liberally...the pivot bolt for the reaction rod where it connects to the frame . . .

That's done. I was pleased to discover, after having seen some unsettling pictures here, that that bolt on mine looks good as new, and was well greased as if someone had at some point actually done some maintainance on the bike.

 

As far as the pivots on the shock go, as mentioned, I'll be getting another go at them.

[Lucky Phil]

30 minutes ago, docc said:

Grease those pivot bolts liberally. As well as the pivot bolt for the reaction rod where it connects to the frame . . .

Why docc? you mean for corrosion protection?

 

Phil

[docc]

22 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said:

Why docc? you mean for corrosion protection?

 

Phil

Yes. Reports of shock eye failure, at the swingarm, go way back. More recently, reports of bolt failures at the reaction rod/frame junction on earliest V11 sport before Moto Guzzi superseded the bolt.

Both are oft overlooked maintenance items, it seems . . .

[docc]

Fitting the shock with the body and spring at the frame side better manages the "unsprung weight" business, yes?

[stewgnu]

11 hours ago, docc said:

Fitting the shock with the body and spring at the frame side better manages the "unsprung weight" business, yes?

Interesting thought that docc- but man there’s already so much weight back there.. … Can you put helium in a tyre?

[audiomick]

2 hours ago, stewgnu said:

 Can you put helium in a tyre?

I'm sure you can. It wouldn't stay there long, though. Those tiny little molecules are accomplished escape artists.

[stewgnu]

5 hours ago, audiomick said:

I'm sure you can. It wouldn't stay there long, though. Those tiny little molecules are accomplished escape artists.

hydrogen then.  for ace burnouts! 

[guzzler]

Not sure I'd want the V11 Hindenburg variant.....

[audiomick]

 good burnouts are important.

[GuzziMoto]

Burnouts = Good

Burnups = Bad

[audiomick]

52 minutes ago, GuzziMoto said:

Burnouts = Good

Now that we are all grown up and have become responsible, we know that this is not really true, don't we (Dorothy...)?

 

But I used to be pretty good at this when I had one of those bikes

 

[GuzziMoto]

1 hour ago, audiomick said:

Now that we are all grown up and have become responsible, we know that this is not really true, don't we (Dorothy...)?

 

But I used to be pretty good at this when I had one of those bikes

 

Or this classic