I am going to put some saddlebags on my S40 and have a question. I am not sure if I can get the bolts (M8 100) into position on the left hand side of the mudguard.

I am therefore wondering if the springs are under compression when the bike is jacked up on it's frame so that there is no weight on the wheels. If they are, just how much compression are they under? Would using, for example, a jubilee clip be capable of holding them under compression while the rear wheel is dropped so I can inst the bold and look at changing the positioning of the wiring for the rear indicators.

That's handy to know. Now I just need to get the wood, etc, for the $20 bike lift linked in a post by Savage Rob.

Thanks for the quick reply. One thing this forum needs is a Thanks button.

I wondered how many yanks I would catch with that one. BTW, that is 50mm, not 2"

jacked up,you can remove just one shock at a time.

Kenny G wrote on 01/11/17 at 17:44:55:


I can barely get my fat sausage fingers in the space between the tyre and the mudgaurd on the left side of the bike. That may be due to the tyre width, although I have no issues with the right hand side, hence why I am looking at dropping the rear wheel.

There are mfg tolerances involved, and the tire does sit a bit to the left at least to most people on the forum.
But do check the spacers, fat one on the left, skinny to the right.

JOG ,proper manners! you need to be on the side that faces the road so that you get run over first,so it depends which way your walking and on which side of the street your on.

I hate it when people say funny things that I didn't think of first.