Now step 3?

[piguglyshandydrinker]

Hi.
Step 1; get a spare rear shock. Check (thanx, Sean).

Step 2; strip said shock into its various components and measure up. Check

Step 3; "find" or make/adapt some kind of (remote) preload adjuster to said shock

This is where you lot come in

There's a wealth of experience out there, does/has anyone (or a mate!) owned a bike with some kind of remote pre-load adjuster.

Here I'm thinking VFR750 or the NTV650 (+ Deauville???) which has a remote adjuster, (I'm not sure if the Hawk/Bros also used this system).

Other than that attempting to 'graft' a cam type of adjuster to the bottom of the shock.

The damper body is 50mm (did ya know the springs are tapered!!!) so ideally a hydraulic adjuster with a 48-50 mm bore to fit in place of the locking rings.

If anyone know's of one of thess bikes could you measure the damper body please.

Me thinks I'll be spending a lot of time going round autojumbles with an unhealthy obsession with rusty old shocks, clutching a micrometer

Cheers, phil

[YEN_POWELL]

My FJ1200s had a remote 'something' on the rear shock. By turning a dial on the remote adjuster it turned a chain that wrapped completely around the adjuster on the shock.

[piguglyshandydrinker]

My FJ1200s had a remote 'something' on the rear shock. By turning a dial on the remote adjuster it turned a chain that wrapped completely around the adjuster on the shock.

Oooh, that sound's interesting. I like mechanical things, do you still hav ean FJ?

Phil

[YEN_POWELL]

My FJ1200s had a remote 'something' on the rear shock. By turning a dial on the remote adjuster it turned a chain that wrapped completely around the adjuster on the shock.

Oooh, that sound's interesting. I like mechanical things, do you still hav ean FJ?

Phil

No, I actually had two, both early models (3CV). The second was bought to replace my first Africa Twin, but I realised it was a mistake as the AT was better at long distance commuting, so I bought my second AT.

I'll see if I can scan a pic of the chain/shock adjuster from my Haynes manual.

[Chad]

My FJ1200s had a remote 'something' on the rear shock. By turning a dial on the remote adjuster it turned a chain that wrapped completely around the adjuster on the shock.

Oooh, that sound's interesting. I like mechanical things, do you still hav ean FJ?

Phil

knowing your penchant for the big method is this going to have the same qualitys as the brunel bridge big vice , big spanner,BIGHAMMER
perhaps you should change your name to bighammershandydrinker

[piguglyshandydrinker]

My FJ1200s had a remote 'something' on the rear shock. By turning a dial on the remote adjuster it turned a chain that wrapped completely around the adjuster on the shock.

Oooh, that sound's interesting. I like mechanical things, do you still hav ean FJ?

Phil

knowing your penchant for the big method is this going to have the same qualitys as the brunel bridge big vice , big spanner,BIGHAMMER
perhaps you should change your name to bighammershandydrinker

Now theres a thought, that can be my 2007 call sign

Unfortunately, very definately not big, infact it's got to be quite small as Mr H hsan't left me with a lot of space around the top of the shock

The "BIG" comes in when reassembling the unit

Phil