Article [13] ST1300 - Swapping Rear Shock

[Willsmotorcycle]

Road another 250 miles with no gear, no adjustment. I like it a lot.

 

[MidLife]

Road another 250 miles with no gear, no adjustment. I like it a lot.

Wait until you have the RaceTech kit installed!

 

[Gus1300]

the bolt from the factory on the swing arm is inserted from the right side, facilitating the need to loosen the peg carrier.

How involved is this? Any gotchas to be aware of when loosening that section? I will prob install my tip over bars at the same time. Getting ready to swap what I think is my original for an RT rebuild (spring+valves) so hoping to see some improvement on the ride.

 

[dduelin]

How involved is this? Any gotchas to be aware of when loosening that section? I will prob install my tip over bars at the same time. Getting ready to swap what I think is my original for an RT rebuild (spring+valves) so hoping to see some improvement on the ride.

No gotchas just swapping the shock and reversing the direction of the lower shock bolt but if you install tip over bars don't remove both of the original fixing bolts at the same time because the rear subframe can sag on that side and be a bear to realign it and then thread the first bolt back in.