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| Dik | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2024 | | Posts | : | 5 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Aug 2024 - 21:20 Post title : Tbird 1600 rear shocks | | | Hi all, newbie to the site.
I was wondering if any of you knowledgeable chap's out there could give me advice on how to work out what size rear shock
absorbers I would need to enable me to lower the backend by 2 inches?
This is something I have never done before and would a little help.
Many thanks in anticipation from the kind folk on this forum.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,529 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Aug 2024 - 07:03 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: Dik) | | | You need to support the bike with a jack, remove the rear shocks, measure your vertical height then lower the bike two inches, measure from the top shock mounts to the swingarm mounts to obtain shockie length. At this point you need to see if there is room between the tyre and mudguard to allow for rider sag and shock compression. I don't recall anyone lowering the bike this much, mostly people were fitting shocks one inch less in length.
There will be some info on shorter shocks here somewhere, you need to use the search function.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| Dik | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2024 | | Posts | : | 5 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Aug 2024 - 11:34 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: Leethal) | | | Hi, many thanks for the info, I did think it would be something like that but just wished to get guidance from someone more knowledgeable than myself.
The 2 inch figure was just an estimate but now it's been questioned I shall be careful about clearance.
My aim at some point is to source racked triple trees and over-length forks, I don't know if it'll work but one can only try...
Thanks once again.
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2024 - 08:40 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: Dik) | | | Hey Dik,
I've got 11.5" shocks in mine and that's about as low as I'd want to go clearance wise, especially if you ride two up. Hope this helps. 
Whereabouts in UK are you mate?
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| Dik | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2024 | | Posts | : | 5 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 14 Aug 2024 - 14:41 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | Hi neverhadacruiser,
Thanks for the info, I'll take a look around for that size, but to be honest I'm struggling to find shocks as beefy looking as the standard ones.
How much has that dropped the back end down?
I ride alone, single seat.
I'm in Worcestershire.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,529 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 14 Aug 2024 - 20:24 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: Dik) | | | Hagon Nitros are solid
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 16 Aug 2024 - 00:42 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: Dik) | | |
Dik wrote:
Hi neverhadacruiser,
Thanks for the info, I'll take a look around for that size, but to be honest I'm struggling to find shocks as beefy looking as the standard ones.
How much has that dropped the back end down?
I ride alone, single seat.
I'm in Worcestershire. |
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I've not measured the drop mate, but she sits like this now....
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| Dik | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2024 | | Posts | : | 5 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 17 Aug 2024 - 18:18 Post title : Re: Tbird 1600 rear shocks (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | Hey neverhadacruiser,
What a stunning looking bike... you should be very proud of it.
Looking at the rear end it's not too far from standard height but does make a subtle difference and I really like subtle...
I'd upload a piccie of my Tbird but I have no idea how to reduce the Kb's.... not over-good with this technology...
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