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

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Cut bracket off


The shock now mounts


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


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.


Some leftover rattle can


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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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?

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

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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


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.


Quick wash and bike feels lighter



Flipped the chain over and realized outer links were rusted Mental note, buy grunge brush cuz the paint brush was not reaching the backside.


Here's my new Bling. (Crap it's a complete link)


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:


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


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.
http://www.xs650direct.com

Press master link onto chain


Thanks to frekeyguy and djltoronto. They recommend safest way to install clip-style link is to safety wire and silicone.

Got wire from my daughters doll packaging. They actually wire the doll to the box

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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.