syjang40

Sorry, I was thinking your bracket to work with the 929 shock that would leave the bike at the stock height. (I'm a short guy). You have set the standard. All it would take is to 'shorten' the seating face of the bracket I made and the bolt by approximately 6mm(0.236") to bring back to stock height. But by doing this I suspect there will be more interference/pressure on the bottom of the battery tray. Maybe someone who has done this mod and left it at stock height might be able to shed some light on this matter...anyone?. Cheers!.

Thanks for the compliments guys!!. Rangemaster, the stock bracket I had in the AutoCAD drawing was from my measurements from the OEM part. I used that as a base drawing to build my other drawing. If I were to make that stock bracket for you, it would cost a lot more than the one from Honda. As of today, Carolina Cycle has it listed in their fiche for $10.03 (Honda calls it: BRACKET, RR. RUBBER : 50233-MZ7-000). Cheers!

Hi Folks!!..first off, I would like to thank the many knowledgeable people in this forum to help me make the swap to a 929 shock possible. I just want to share my experiences of the install on my 5th gen. and hopefully to add some additional info to those who may be considering the swap. (1) I went with making my own upper shock mounting bracket instead of modify the stock one just in case I decided to switch back. Here’s the AutoCAD drawing of both brackets. I decided on making it 42mm above stock length (vefeers’ idea). This gives me approximately an additional 6mm overall shock assembly length above stock. 929_Shock_Mount_for _5th_Gen.jpg (2) Ramax was the material used. It’s made by a Swedish company named Bohler-Uddeholm. It’s a pre-hardened chromium alloyed steel with good corrosion resistance and has excellent machinability. (3) I used a M10 x 1.5 x100mm ISO 12.9 grade (equivalent to SAE grade 8) socket head bolt so I can countersink it into the bracket and secure with a set screw to stop it from turning during installation. I also used a grade 12.9 lock nut. Please note the above drawing shows a pitch of 1.0mm for the allen(socket) head bolt. In fact, I had to use one with a 1.5mm pitch. My local fastner supplier told me I had to order at least 25 of them to get it...to rich for my blood!. Mount_1.jpg (4) With the bracket installed, I could not fit the shock successfully through the swing arm. It was interfering with the exhaust pipes. I had to loosened the bolt so that the bracket would pivot…it did the trick. As a result, I had to turn the shock eye bolt around so that I can access and torque the nut to spec. (5) There is definite interference between the reservoir and the bottom of the battery tray. There’s some flexibility in the tray and I think it’s only forcing the battery to sit a little higher than usual. During the install I had to force the bottom eye towards the shock link plates (triangular ones) by about an inch. Install_1.jpg (6) A scissors jack with a piece of wood under the rear sprocket was invaluable in aligning the shock linkage plate holes during install and removal/installation of the shock itself. Thanks for the idea veefer! (7) With the ride height increased, the rear wheel clears the garage floor by only an 1/8 of an inch when on its center stand. It would be interesting how close it would be with a new tire!. (8) As a baseline, I set the pre-load to 7 out of 9 (with 9 being “hard”), compression at ¼ turn out from full in and rebound at ¾ turn out from full in. I got these settings from poster named Jester from another forum. Good Luck to others and thanks again!! BTW, I have 3 extra M10 x 1.5 x 100mm socket head bolts listed in the Pay It Forward section. I had to buy a minimum amount at the time to get them.