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Hi all,
I'm hoping someone here has encountered this before and knows the best solution. I have an 84 600. The rear shock was extremely worn and due for replacement. I found one off a newer klr for a pretty reasonable price. When I pulled the old shock off the bike, I notice it's a bit longer than the new, later model shock and also, the diameter of the bottom holes is smaller on the new shock than the one I took off the bike. I can make this shock work by drilling out the bottom mounting holes to accommodate the larger pin that goes through it but I'm wondering if a better solution might be to replace the existing linkage with that from a later model. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Bob
I'm hoping someone here has encountered this before and knows the best solution. I have an 84 600. The rear shock was extremely worn and due for replacement. I found one off a newer klr for a pretty reasonable price. When I pulled the old shock off the bike, I notice it's a bit longer than the new, later model shock and also, the diameter of the bottom holes is smaller on the new shock than the one I took off the bike. I can make this shock work by drilling out the bottom mounting holes to accommodate the larger pin that goes through it but I'm wondering if a better solution might be to replace the existing linkage with that from a later model. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Bob
