boilerdude Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Anybody make efe jack up kit? Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) You can do it yourself if you've access to welding gear. The small bearing sleeve with the two lugs on it? If you fab up lugs very slightly longer, you raise the ride height. It's a bit 'Trial & Error'. But, after you do it the first time, you'll know if you've gone too long! So, just tack things up to begin with, until you're happy with the height. You could make a pair up with multiple holes at different centres, pick the height you're comfortable with, then fab up a pair to that length. Saves you making a few sets! However, it might make the handling more 'squirrelly' if you've stuck with the 16" front. Good excuse to go 17". Sorry I can't be more specific, but I did this years (and I mean Donkeys) ago, and the exact measurements are lost in time! I do remember though, a little extra length gives a lot! Be conservative! Maybe when you're successfull, you'll post the length up for the next man? I'm sure I have a spare linkage somewhere if you want to experiment, and not bugger yours up? Edited July 20, 2017 by Swiss Toni 1 Quote Link to comment
CockneyRick Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 One of these on your suspension, extend the arms & drill more holes in to adjust the height. It's wot i did 1 Quote Link to comment
boilerdude Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 what about a shock from another bike? nothing? Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Dunno if anything else fits? Mine's got a Hagon on it. They're supposed to be good! 1 Quote Link to comment
boilerdude Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 hagon shock for EFE? Or some universal sort of unit? got a link please guy? Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just google Alf Hagon or Hagon Products. Should get you somewhere. Mine was around £280 if I remember correctly. They may also have a distributor in the US or Canada. Quote Link to comment
boilerdude Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 ok I found it. Just the US website is a shit show compared to the streamlined uk one. Reckon I'll get the wheel on there first and see how she sits. Quote Link to comment
CockneyRick Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) Got a Hagon in mine with the jack up link. Hagon is set at std height & the link raises it. Do the link as you can adjust height to suit, a shock will be set at one only! Edited July 29, 2017 by CockneyRick 2 Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 That's got a nice, aggressive stance, Rick! 1 Quote Link to comment
CockneyRick Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Keeps me on tippy toes, unlike the Yosh which is so much lower! 1 Quote Link to comment
Rene EFE Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I've got the same; extended link with std shock 1 Quote Link to comment
jacktar01 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I used the extended link until my standard shock became unserviceable so I used a Hon#£ VTR shock bought cheap on Eblag, has two eye ends but the top one needed trimming down to fit in and the spring is very close as it passes through the swingarm. The shock bolt is in shear and uses the same bolt so in my opinion no reduction in safety. Been on a few years without snags, and the back end sits a little higher on a standard link 1 Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Any VTR shock, or year specific? 1 Quote Link to comment
jacktar01 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) Vtr1000 around 99 if I remember , you had to trim the end in pick 1 by a few mill either side to fit in the bracket fork, bottom end pic2 straight fit and pic 3 shows the spring runs really close to the swing arm think I polished it a bit ha ha but the geometry clears as the shock compresses and could possible rub if you jump hump back bridges ... Edited August 16, 2017 by jacktar01 correcet info 1 Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Jump hump back bridges? As if!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
boilerdude Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) could possibly rub at full extension you mean. Or you mean if I come down hard and bottom it out it may rub. pretty sure the vtr1000 was largely unchanged throughout its production run. could be wrong but I bet theyre all the same. Edited August 20, 2017 by boilerdude Quote Link to comment
jacktar01 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 19 hours ago, boilerdude said: could possibly rub at full extension you mean. Or you mean if I come down hard and bottom it out it may rub. pretty sure the vtr1000 was largely unchanged throughout its production run. could be wrong but I bet theyre all the same. The spring clears the swing arm opening as it compress under load, you sitting on it opens up the gap due to the geometry of the levers, spring moves fwd... and could rub on the opening if the swing arm has no load at all allowing the arm to drop and the spring move aft...jumping hump back bridges. Quote Link to comment
boilerdude Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 copy that. Sounds like we have a winner. Quote Link to comment
jacktar01 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I did have to polish the aft face of the coil with a file to gain the fag paper clearance needed, a gap is a gap for MOT...but not enough to cause snags. Think I picked my Shock up for £20 of egay 1 Quote Link to comment
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