Ride height GS1000

[Highwaystar]

I am wanting to raise the rear by at least an inch. Does anyone know how far you can actually go with this mod and is the best method for this to simply source longer/ shocks. 

[R1guy]

Welcome! Nice bike- any better pics?

 

Gurls blouse cb900f rear shocks are 360mm eye to eye as aposed to yours (320ish mm) and will fit if you file the bush on the swingarm down by a mm or so.

Not sure how far you can go- but you could work it out using a piece of bar/timber to mock up max shock length before chain fouls.

Edited March 29, 2021 by R1guy

[Blubber]

Have you trick more dense foam or adding foam to the seat? 

 

Might be another method of raising the ride height

[Highwaystar]

Thanks but I'm just wanting to add more rear ride height for the look to make it sit higher at back, also going to be adding some tarozzi rearsets unless anyone knows of a more modern set that can easily be adapted to fit.

[Highwaystar]

1 hour ago, R1guy said:

Welcome! Nice bike- any better pics?

 

Gurls blouse cb900f rear shocks are 360mm eye to eye as aposed to yours (320ish mm) and will fit if you file the bush on the swingarm down by a mm or so.

Not sure how far you can go- but you could work it out using a piece of bar/timber to mock up max shock length before chain fouls.

Thanks, I'm perhaps wanting a more modern shock, ill do some research 

[eddiegsx]

Hello and welcome. Nice GS.

It will also sharpen the steering a tad.

 

[R1guy]

59 minutes ago, Highwaystar said:

Thanks, I'm perhaps wanting a more modern shock, ill do some research 

Don’t have to be old stock. Yss do new ones that get good ratings and have adjustability. 

It just means you can go longer without bespoke shocks.

[TonyGee]

ive used them cheap Chinese RFY piggy back shocks twice now, OK they are not the best but they do a job and all for £40. plus they are height adjustable and if they are no good you havn't lost a fortune   this is them on my inazuma project.

 

[johnr]

or you could keep the shocks that you have and use these. no idea where you get them from though these were on when i got it.

[Highwaystar]

Thanks for all the advice

[mkoppeser]

Hagon makes a nice period correct shock that's economical and made to order in a range of lengths and sprung specific the the bike's and your weight....and they're manufactured in the UK.

[vizman]

I wouldn’t use those cheap Chinese Eblag specials or those adda-brackets on something as sweet as that gs, buy some decent shocks for it.

[Highwaystar]

Its got the ikon/koni dial a ride on now so will be looking for a longer set of similar quality

[johnr]

Brackets are the same as katanamangler has on his kat.

[vizman]

Two things wrong with Scott’s Kat, them add-a-brackets are/were one of them

[Reinhoud]

On 3/30/2021 at 7:09 AM, Highwaystar said:

Thanks but I'm just wanting to add more rear ride height for the look to make it sit higher at back, also going to be adding some tarozzi rearsets unless anyone knows of a more modern set that can easily be adapted to fit.

Damn, that's a nice exhaust!! 

[CphRider]

OT:

What swingarm is that on your bike?

[Joseph]

It's a GSX 1100E or Katana swingarm

[Joseph]

Chinese shocks FTW :

[vizman]

Fully adjustable stickers 

[Dezza]

I have a set of 40 quid Chinese chrome shocks on an old 100cc Yamaha I restored and they are fine. They are very good DT replicas but the originals weren't exactly of motocross GP standard. Personally, I wouldn't fit cheapo shocks to anything faster / heavier as they are basic to say the least but then again so were OEM shocks on OSS bikes.

Edited April 1, 2021 by Dezza

[TonyGee]

2 hours ago, Joseph said:

Chinese shocks FTW :

thats shocking 

[Highwaystar]

On 4/1/2021 at 10:54 AM, CphRider said:

OT:

What swingarm is that on your bike?

Sorry for late reply.  Swingarm is a cal-fab California fabrications.  They were big in the 80s making parts for the AMA riders. They went under but now been resurrected by the guy who also made my exhaust , Chris at Motogp werks.  You can check them out on Facebook 

[Hanma-shin]

Where did you get the swingarm from?

[gshub]

Just wondering why You want to raise the Ride height?.