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Don't think so. It took a lot of work. I'll post the details if anyone cares. Regardless, it is in and needs to be set up cold, then hot...then hopefully never removed again.

Stock is 325. 333 is still fine, but I run 330, same as in the Penske, and same as the stocker with the shims...that I just took out of the same hole.

My worry about having to do the upper mount last is that there's no way to get up in there. I can reach the bottom, at least, but does it seem right that there will be no way to get it back out again? Shock is 330mm, just like the Penske in uglyred, so nowhere near the "longest" setting on the shock or what is common for the 5th gen.

Soliciting advice. More than 6 hours in to my under 60 minute job and no luck yet. The third bolt just won't pass the second plate. Jacking the swingarm up moves it further out of alignment and the swingarm won't go down any more. I've tried putting the bolts in in varying order without luck. I've tried using the nuts of the ones that went in to old it all together, tight and loose, but no luck. I've had a prybar under the botton shock mount to try to force it up by compressing the spring, but there's no leverage to be had in that position. And it is does go in, it will never come out again. Something isn't right. I seem to remember when mounting the shock in the red VFR that I had to raise the swingarm to get the shock in. This is the opposite problem.

Thanks Terry. I finally remembered that in addition to removing the top nut, you really have to loosen the mount to the shock top also. It should move, but it never does. Got Bitubo in, but now linkage won't go back together. 4 hours in and I give up until another day. Just three bolts, but they won't align and go in. Plate are properly oriented, but the bolts just keep pushing the bearing sleeves out or won't go in all of the way if they don't push the sleeves out. This was 60 minutes of work... Argh! At least everything is broken in and scratched now.

Bitubo is in my hands. It looks nice. Started the swap tonight and have questions. I do not recall my 1998 being this difficult. Removed top shock nut, lower link, and "triangle" but this shock won't get by the collector. Took off the wheel and can to make more room to raise/lower swingarm. Still, it will not clear to get out. Am I missing something? Surely this has been completed by others in less than a month... I thought that it would be together by now! 😭

Any pics of the insides of the calipers?

What brands do we have to clean? I hope that it is only Suzukis...as I no longer own any of those.

We're supposed to clean them?

On the 5th gens, my R6 track bikes I primarily have been using Mobil 1 M1MC-134 for many years. I've also enjoyed the Bosch 3300 on the VFRs. They used to recommend the Mobil M1-108. Even my cars have similar filter recommended for them: Mobil M1-110 & Bosch 3310. I'm not sure if you can reach folks from where you are, but I've called and talked to the oil filter engineers more than once with detailed questions.

Do you want to do mine? I've been putting it of since I got the '98...

Let us know how you like it. I wanted to drive over mine. Finally sold it and went with Osmand.