SV Shock Swap

swapping the junk 1st gen SV stock shock with a gsxr shock. Instructions and help were taken and offered from http://forum.svrider.com/

Remove rear plastics
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Relieve pressure from shock. There were a few options. I chose to hang bike from the ceiling on the rear subframe with ratchet straps.
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Loosen dogbones and remove the lower bolt. Remove old shock.
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The gxsr shock is the black one on top (see the pretty reservoir?)
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I tried to mount the new shock but this reservoir catches on the bracket that holds the battery in place
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Cut bracket off
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The shock now mounts
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Although I did have to pry the lower shock legs so the holes align
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Now the battery won't fit because the reservoir is in the way.

Purchase longer bolt from hardware store in order to hang the battery tray lower
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Now the battery fits. (There's a little clearance between the battery and the reservoir)
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BONUS FEATURE

As I'm putting stuff back together, you can see this ghetto license mount I made. My old one broke off after little spill.
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Some leftover rattle can
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S'okay from afar
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Nice! I'm gonna upgrade the rear shock on my 02 with a 636 shock come spring time!

Was it necessary to cut the tank bracket?

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Originally Posted by ripcurl

Nice! I'm gonna upgrade the rear shock on my 02 with a 636 shock come spring time!

Was it necessary to cut the tank bracket?

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Ya, I'm pretty sure you need to cut it if your shock has a rez. Good luck!

I went to adjust the chain after the shock swap and realized it needed replacement. Sprockets still looked good however and decided to purchase an OEM chain someone here offered for a reasonable price.

Tried to follow this nice howto
http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/ge...chain-rplc.php

Ground down rivet heads and tried to pop it out with a punch and hammer. But SOB wouldn't budge! I'm prolly not as manly as the canyonchaser guys. Dremel to the rescue
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Pop out the front sprocket cover to remove the chain and this thing is just CAKED with guk. The pics don't do it justice.
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Quick wash and bike feels lighter
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Flipped the chain over and realized outer links were rusted :lol: Mental note, buy grunge brush cuz the paint brush was not reaching the backside.
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Here's my new Bling. (Crap it's a complete link)
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Finally decide to buy chain breaker tool. Lots of people here recommended this site:
http://www.xs650direct.com

For $22 you can't go wrong! Placed order Wed morning and it arrived Thur @noon. I'm surprised how solid it is actually:
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After grounding the heads the pins came off easy. Kept the o-rings and link as spares
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Guy I bought chain from generously included clip-style master link
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Also bought chain press from mikesxs. Can't stress enough how good their prices are, $5! Quality is good and got it the next day.
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Press master link onto chain
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Thanks to frekeyguy and djltoronto. They recommend safest way to install clip-style link is to safety wire and silicone.
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Got wire from my daughters doll packaging. They actually wire the doll to the box :confused:

front OEM pads were worn. Replaced it with EBC HH. Also decided to swap out rubber hoses with steel lines (Speigler smoke w/ red tips). Went with the Motul brake fluid.

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