argentum40 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Lads my rear shock is knackered and needs replacing... It has gone very soft so have any of you Bandit owners past/present replaced the rear shock from another bike?.... If so what other ones can i use and was it a straight swap or did it need mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 One of the Gixxer shocks will fit. Check dimensions of yours and compare with Gixxer shox on Gixxer junkies or a shock site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 cheers matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I bought a second hand Hagon for my B12 and it gobbed it's oil onto the rear tyre!!!! A Busa shock may fit too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 There are some sites with a lot of information on this, they come with dimensions so you want to find which ones fits and then which one you think suits your needs My bike currently runs a CBR1000RR shock. Its to fit a RR swingarm but I have found it to be very good, firms up the rear and stops it fishing when braking hard. But thats tailored to my needs and I like to ride everywhere at the quickest possible speed allowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Fozzie was that a straight swap or did you need to make mods to any of the mounts ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 It lined up perfectly, the size of it was tight and I did have to file down one end of the supports as it was too long but we're talking minor stuff. The holes lined up and didnt even require spacers!I will add I just fitted a GSXR600 shock to a K4 SV650 so Suzukis definately seem to interchange their part sizes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 cheers mate... another avenue to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewslash Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 someone here will help you out http://www.banditforum.co.uk/forum/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 It lined up perfectly, the size of it was tight and I did have to file down one end of the supports as it was too long but we're talking minor stuff. The holes lined up and didnt even require spacers!I will add I just fitted a GSXR600 shock to a K4 SV650 so Suzukis definately seem to interchange their part sizes!they interchange a lot of their parts too. Ever noticed how the bandit and SV have the same indicators? all to do with keeping costs low, which is good for me because I dont have to ook for bandit specific stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 a gixxer shock will fit but its depending on the year... some are too long and wont fit... other years will fit with minor mods to battery box.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Just work off lengths as many different manufacturers will do the right length shock!Then look at where its from, so if its sports it will be firm and I would suppose a street/sports tourer setup is what you want though if its adjustable that wont matter too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Just work off lengths as many different manufacturers will do the right length shock!Then look at where its from, so if its sports it will be firm and I would suppose a street/sports tourer setup is what you want though if its adjustable that wont matter too much Yes on the length, but think about different strokes, a similar shock, that is meant to move half as far due to being geared (cam/link whatever) differently, will be twice as hard as a shock off a similar use bike and vice versa. SO if you get a shock off a bike that has a real hard rear set up, but put the shock on a bike that has half as much travel, it will be soft on that bike.Make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Indeed, I encountered this fitting the Gixxer shock onto the SV. Took some fiddling Shock travel needs to be similar though a similar length shock from a similarly set up bike will likely be ok. However checking is always good, I had some fun fitting a Ninja shock to an old shape SV because of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Just work off lengths as many different manufacturers will do the right length shock!Then look at where its from, so if its sports it will be firm and I would suppose a street/sports tourer setup is what you want though if its adjustable that wont matter too much Yes on the length, but think about different strokes, a similar shock, that is meant to move half as far due to being geared (cam/link whatever) differently, will be twice as hard as a shock off a similar use bike and vice versa. SO if you get a shock off a bike that has a real hard rear set up, but put the shock on a bike that has half as much travel, it will be soft on that bike.Make sense? you need to think of spring rates and things like that other wise you could be in a worse position once you fit a different shock If you can afford it fit a hagon they dont cost too much and are pretty good for the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I managed to get a very good shock off a B12 with hyperpro spring and it slotted straight in... i may need to adjust the preload abit though but i will get it checked first.. i knwo bugger all about setting shocks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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