SV Shock Swap

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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


Relieve pressure from shock. There were a few options. I chose to hang bike from the ceiling on the rear subframe with ratchet straps.




Loosen dogbones and remove the lower bolt. Remove old shock.



The gxsr shock is the black one on top (see the pretty reservoir?)


I tried to mount the new shock but this reservoir catches on the bracket that holds the battery in place