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aelm

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Longer rear shocks?
« on: June 05, 2020, 08:46:32 am »
I want to raise the rear of the bike as much as possible. I borrowed a 15.75" shocks from a friend, but these were too long, caused the drive chain to wear on the swingarm. I'm thinking about ordering 13.5" or 14" shocks.

I would like to know if there are anyone else how has raised the rear of their FT500?


FT500R

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Re: Longer rear shocks?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2020, 09:05:22 am »
Yes I did.
I got cb700sc nighthawk rear shocks which are 15 inch. Have a look at my project page how that looks.
Works fine.

aelm

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Re: Longer rear shocks?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2020, 09:22:33 am »
Thank you! Read through your thread - excellent job with your bike, well done!