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Post by JonW on Nov 4, 2010 12:43:33 GMT 1
Been thinking about my 4LO LC shock and its looking manky, so thought id buy an upgrade but the cool ones NK and Nrobo sell are a bit outa my price range, so i was thinking what else can i fit? On my YPVS im going to fit an R6 shocker and there are lots of them on ebay for cheap etc.
I was chatting to a forumer mate about his slightly raised LC rear and he mentioned his bike has an RD125LC shocker (not sure which model tho) and I liked the look... so maybe thats a goer, but got me wondering what else is out there to get the same look but also with some adjustability etc.
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Post by johnlc on Nov 4, 2010 12:50:40 GMT 1
Sv650 shock can be made to fit ,i have a 125 shock on mine and it jacks the back nicely
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Post by phil38 on Nov 4, 2010 13:33:30 GMT 1
Sorry for the highjack!
Does the R6 shock bolt straight on to the YPVS or are there other mods?
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Post by JonW on Nov 4, 2010 23:26:48 GMT 1
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Post by JonW on Nov 4, 2010 23:32:45 GMT 1
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Post by Norbo on Nov 5, 2010 7:20:50 GMT 1
TZR shoks are crap and Nitro shoks are allmost as bad as Oxon . Id sooner fit a second hand RD125 then a that shok mate
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Post by JonW on Nov 5, 2010 8:07:58 GMT 1
Cool, Thanks for the sensible advice mate  |
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Post by LC'Adam on Nov 5, 2010 23:26:45 GMT 1
That has come out well butchers, my spring was done in red. Matches my stickers now. Shame you can't see it when the bike is all together lol ;D
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Post by LC'Adam on Nov 5, 2010 23:37:43 GMT 1
Please do mate, it would be a credit to me I think its starting to look like a mini 350 if im honest  |
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Post by scott on Nov 5, 2010 23:44:58 GMT 1
go for the 125 they are easy to refurb from this  stripped completely powder coated the spring £7 cleaned the main cylinder with wire wool then lacquered it and bbq black the rest. £5 decal off norbs to this (sorry scott) (M8)  i was well sucked in with this sale  ;)think i dropped a big bollock selling it now plus all me other stuff i sold  ...just glad it's of use to someone cause it would have got more rusty sitting in me shed for years. |
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Post by scott on Nov 5, 2010 23:48:14 GMT 1
regards the shock think i am gunna give the sv650 shock ago,it gives a bit more raise at the rear end than the 125 as i've read in jessy's thread somewhere.
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Post by scott on Nov 6, 2010 0:01:52 GMT 1
as long as the frame  don't go to rusty nah m8 it's ok gathering more dust and money.. |
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Post by JonW on Nov 6, 2010 0:07:45 GMT 1
Thats a superb transformation! wow.
Does anyone know if the SV650 shock have any adjustibility? And I should ask... how much longer is it than the original, Im not looking to jack the bike up hooooge, just a subtle kick. :
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Post by scott on Nov 6, 2010 0:08:42 GMT 1
i got lots to offer sounds good m8,u know you'll only be bored when you've built ur other bikes ;D |
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Post by scott on Nov 6, 2010 0:21:28 GMT 1
goin to finish with 2 one hybrid and one std. the other bike bits (almost complete) will go just don't have the room unless i sell one of my modern bikes and that ain't goin happen ain't ya got space in the kitchen m8 ;D |
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Post by scott on Nov 6, 2010 0:29:45 GMT 1
here's what jessy put in his thread but he had uprated forks so not sure how in would react with lc forks.....
Scott,
the sv650 shock is about 25mm longer than the std lc, you need to drill out the lower mount to 12m and the top is 10mm so you need a spacer10-12mm, I was lucky and found a spacer at work, then it just bolts in.
you can pick them up cheap off ebay nearly new ones.
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Post by JonW on Nov 6, 2010 0:34:00 GMT 1
Ta m8, Interesting... I'll check good old ebay locally and see what i can find, else i'll be on the hunt for a 125 LC if anyone has one thats usable. |
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Post by jessy03 on Nov 6, 2010 18:33:12 GMT 1
I struggled to find a decent LC125 shock, so went with SV650 shock, I think it was only £40 like new. It does raise the back end a bit more than the LC125 shock. As for handling I only blast round the country roads and it performs good enough for me.
Jessy
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Post by andygraham on Nov 7, 2010 0:31:50 GMT 1
"bamfords yellow"?quality
homemade spray booth or courtesy of leek road?
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Post by JonW on Nov 7, 2010 22:56:50 GMT 1
Ive found a couple of SV650 shocks locally but both looks like this with a forked end, not like the 125 shown above... do i need a specific year SV650?  |
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Post by JonW on Nov 7, 2010 23:41:35 GMT 1
Ahh, I see... anyone got a pic of one fitted? I can pick these shocks up for sensible money it seems so may well be a goer. |
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Post by JonW on Nov 8, 2010 0:12:18 GMT 1
Hmmm.... Just seen that bare says: "Been there done that with the SV650 shocker. It CAN be drilled out to exactly match the OEM LC length. Bigger problem is that the spring is of a higher rate than the LC one (no real surprise the sv is a much heavier machine) BUT.. the Cheap Ass Chinese (yes!!) Shock hydraulics are even weaker/ shittier than the tired ones in my collection of 30 yr old LC shocks. In english a Crap upgrade ONLY redeeming feature is these are almost Free on Ebay as SV owners can't get rid of them fast enouigh. Now i know exactly why A complete Waste of Effort ... in my direct experience... the LC's handling becomes Much worse." |
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Post by LC'Adam on Nov 8, 2010 0:53:44 GMT 1
Hmmmm........... Was considering replacing my 125 shock with an SV one until I saw that. Not that a new shock (good or bad) could sort out my bad handling. A 125's (if not all standard lc's) handling is crap which ever way you look at it. Rode a Cagiva Mito the other day and could not believe how much confidence it gives you in the bends. I could take corners I usually do on my LC at 40 mph at 60 mph with out realising  Sorry, I'm a newbie when it comes to road bikes but man I was blown away ;D I guess Mr yam had limited choices in the 80's when it came to his RD'd geometry. Won't be selling my LC though because I love it |
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Post by JonW on Nov 8, 2010 2:51:19 GMT 1
yeah, looks like im after a 125 shock or stumping up for the snazzy hagon etc units, sigh,...
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Post by pepsisteve on Nov 8, 2010 12:35:26 GMT 1
well i brought a sv one last night on ebay for £35 off ebay, looks like new so will give it a go.
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Post by scott on Nov 8, 2010 18:15:35 GMT 1
an sv 1 has to be better than an lc 1 but probably best to uprate front springs to even it out.
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Post by JonW on Nov 8, 2010 23:11:01 GMT 1
Scott, Thats one of the reasons i wanted an upgrade, I have a set of 31k forks for this bike which are a little stiffer etc.
Ive been thinking a lot about this... I really cant see how the SV shock could be worse than what i have now which is a rusty mess. lol. I could strip and rebuild my original i guess... anyone done that sucessfully? but i do reckon it would cost more than a 1000miler sv shock to do that....
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Post by scott on Nov 8, 2010 23:36:27 GMT 1
well i'm giving the sv shock a go m8,i wanna see what they are like for me self and for the price of em it's gotta be worth a try.
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Post by lcowner on Nov 8, 2010 23:53:38 GMT 1
whats the between centrs on th sv shock compared to 4lo lc?
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Post by JonW on Nov 9, 2010 7:34:21 GMT 1
Have you got yours Scott? Im watching one on the bay as i type... hmm... Lcowner, Do you mean length or physically? This is an SV650 shock:  Im assuming you can redrill the forked type mount and bolt that to the forked mount of the LC, there does look like enough meat on that fork to redrill it lower to avoid the length issue if you wanted as well. |
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;)think i dropped a big bollock selling it now plus all me other stuff i sold 
...just glad it's of use to someone cause it would have got more rusty sitting in me shed for years.
don't go to rusty 
