screw it

[rodburner]

After seeing how fast things go to hell around here,I`ve decided to quit being a pussy and just do shit that I want ,to my bike. Here`s the start of winter phase1....

 

[nohawk]

Short shock? I'll stay tuned....

 

[rodburner]

mono shock

 

[Craigore]

HELL YEAH!!!!

I hope it's a good one. I've read horror stories.

 

[rodburner]

Its from a Honda CBR600 F2 [1993] How bad could it be? I made the upper,backbone mounts this morning. Just need to pull the battery box to position them and weld them on.Then I can set the ride height with my jack and build the bottom,swingarm bracket.Having a spare swingarm section should allow for pretty easy fitting to the extended arm.I`m not using any linkages or anything,cuz I ain`t no rocket surgeon.I`m after simple installation with a few inches of travel,just like the stocker.I`ll brace the arm too,if need be.

 

[sweatmachine]

badass!

 

[ivar]

backyard engineering at its finest :cheers:

 

[strokerlmt]

Its raining here and the bike is in pieces......is it raining there?????

This is going to be good........

LMT

 

[Oxblood]

My hawkgt forum had some shock rate info you might find useful. Not so much on the mounting side but the spring rate matching info. From what I can glean your front and rear shocks need to be matched but its all greek to me:

http://www.hawkgtforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=89181#post89181

 

[rodburner]

Thanks Ox.I hope it is on the mushy side.My bike is lighter than stock,but still probably heavier than a CBR600. Quick question. There are 7 preload steps and a small screw that looks to be a damping adjustment.It goes from S10 to H10.S being soft I think.Is this the case?
And Stroker,no rain,but cold and gray.To tell the truth,I hope it snows like hell so I don`t feel so bad about taking 3-1/2 weeks off,unpaid.We can`t work when it snows.

 

[nohawk]

Maybe it was the pic but that shock like it has very little travel. But this could turn out to be badass!

 

[rodburner]

All righty then,now we can all stop wondering...

Its got at least as much travel as the Progressive`s do.Will start the new wiring harness and box tomorrow,but for now,the HinckleyHellcat`s got suspenders.

Snuck in an extra inch plus of ground clearance too.no more draggin the kickstand.
:wtf:

 

[strokerlmt]

Wow....that is pretty radical......

 

[D9]

Pretty damned interesting... ya didn't f*ck around, didja Steve? Looking forward to a ride report... also pics of you sitting on the bike. Always thought
the monoshock on the original TBS looked good, but never even considered what a mono would look like on a cafe'd bonnie... seeing what you did, I'm now
thinking why the hell not??

 

[T-boy]

Badass to the max, Rod. The mod gods are smiling down upon you.

 

[sweatmachine]

amazing how much cleaner the bike looks without the 2 chunky shocks hanging off the swingarm. nice!

 

[strokerlmt]

So....Rodburner.......how does the bike ride and handle ????????
Pics of finished product.......
LMT

 

[rodburner]

I need to do a little work on the frame rails and then re-do all the wiring,since the shock now resides where the battery box was,so,maybe by the weekend.Its cold and wet here and I don`t have a workspace like some people.

 

[sweatmachine]

that looks great Steve, keep on goin' and keep postin' pics!

 

[rodburner]

Added a couple more braces and gussets to the lower shock mount and got the new upper frame rails bent and tacked on.I like this simpler shape better than stock.