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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #15 - 09/14/16 at 20:12:39 I keep asking people what the fascination is with 'hardtails' and the answers are all about 'looks'. Function, not so much! 2" longer shocks give me all the 'looks' I can handle!
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #16 - 09/15/16 at 04:22:40 Thanks for the info. Got a set of intruder 800 from the same year as my bike. They look identical just longer.
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Re: Need to raise up back end
Reply #17 - 09/15/16 at 04:39:32

Just a reminder.....the longer shocks won't work with the stock muffler. The axle will hit the side of the muffler before you can lower the swing arm enough to get the shock on.

Also....check the clearance between the bracket at the left front of the swing arm that holds the lower chrome belt cover on. It can hit the countershaft pulley cover where the rear mounting screw for the cover is located. (Makes it nearly impossible to remove the pulley cover as the shock springs are jamming the cover forward).

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #18 - 09/15/16 at 06:24:01 Dave, Is there a modification that can be made to the lower chrome belt cover to get enough clearance? Kenny G
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #19 - 09/15/16 at 07:01:08 Kenny G wrote on 09/15/16 at 06:24:01: Dave, Is there a modification that can be made to the lower chrome belt cover to get enough clearance? Kenny G Serowbot has that information and pictures .
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Re: Need to raise up back end
Reply #20 - 09/15/16 at 08:32:05

Kenny G wrote on 09/15/16 at 06:24:01:

Dave,

Is there a modification that can be made to the lower chrome belt cover to get enough clearance?

Kenny G

There are 2 lugs on the front of the swingarm that mount the belt covers.
With the longer shocks, the arm drops enough to pinch the pulley cover and makes it hard to remove the pulley cover.

Install the shocks, remove the cover and you'll see a mark on it.
Remove a little of the lower mickey mouse ear till it clears.

Also, check the belt with the pulley cover off. There's a bolt on the case that will rub on the belt. Replace it with a allen button head.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #21 - 09/15/16 at 08:49:55 old.indian wrote on 09/15/16 at 07:01:08: Kenny G wrote on 09/15/16 at 06:24:01: Dave, Is there a modification that can be made to the lower chrome belt cover to get enough clearance? Kenny G Serowbot has that information and pictures . http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1364087944/8
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #22 - 09/15/16 at 08:55:51 Thanks for the tip on the pulley cover bolt. Don't have a stock muffler so no problem on the axle. She does lean hard with the kick stand down.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #23 - 09/15/16 at 10:02:07 You can attach something to make it stand up better, but if it's heavy enough to pull down when you hit a bump it'll make it cut out, maybe backfire unless you bypass the interlock.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #24 - 09/15/16 at 13:19:36 Guess I can live with the parking lot lean.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #25 - 09/15/16 at 13:22:00 people have been known to attach a hockey puck to the bottom of the kickstand.
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #26 - 09/15/16 at 16:25:58 As long as the puck is from a Blackhawks game I'd be fine with that.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #27 - 09/15/16 at 22:27:48 Puck it...
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #28 - 09/16/16 at 01:28:17 2" longer shocks need 2 pucks! or at least mine does!
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: Need to raise up back end Reply #29 - 09/16/16 at 17:14:34 What happens if you just let it lean?
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