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Exhaust is next

Don't take this the wrong way, but are your shocks on upside-down? I don't recall ever seeing them mounted with the reservoirs at the bottom.

yeah the way the shocks are adds to the "un-sprung"weight.
which you want "un-sprung"weight to be as low as possible to make the suspensions job as easy as possible .and therefor as good as possible.

love the seat color and the way it lifts in the front and is rolled over the edges.
but,
i wish the cover fit better around the back those lil folds would drive me nuts.it needs to be a nice smooth contour to follow your seat base and body line.you got the body (tank/tail)looking to smooth for that not to be the same.
if you can take it loose from the base around the back and partway forward and let it set in the sun you can set there and slowly stretch it around the base and eliminate those fold creases around the edge and re-attach.

that's my .02 fwiw.

leon

That's a good pointer I was trying to get them to fold back. I put the shocks that way because those certain shocks rub a little on the side of my frame. I'm looking online for a better fit but they are like 500 bucks lol.

If someone could recommend some better shocks that the springs are a little lower, that would help out a lot. As you can see in the pic the tops touch a little

They can't be shimmed out a little? Maybe a thick washer between the mount and the shock?

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yeah the bodies of piggy back shock can interfere with the frame sometimes.
like ThatGPzGuy said.
when i built my swingarm on my 80 z1r i had to push my shocks out and machined some nice thick aluminum washers to space them out.
as long as it does not change the angle enough to cause them to bind.




leon

alexromega wrote: If someone could recommend some better shocks that the springs are a little lower, that would help out a lot. As you can see in the pic the tops touch a little

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RFY shocks? I can tell you from personal experience that stock from China they are disappointing, mine where leaking within a year. I did however, meet a guy named Chris Liverpool that rebuilds these shocks. I am happy this the results. Just Google Chris Livengood RFY shocks. I would post you a link but I'm having technical difficulties.

Nice build buy the way.

I put two washers behind my shocks to correct this same issue.

Thanks man for the info, I heard about the that guy I'm gonna see how much he's would charge. Ima try the washers to bring it out but I'm afraid it's gonna make them angle a little but I will see. Tomorrow I'm gonna put my seat out in the sun and try to stretch the material to get rid of he little folds. I'm gonna see what kinda washer I will need.

Ordered my muffler and now time to make that exhaust look real nice

you'll get all the details ironed out man.

keep us posted,
leon