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cornish mafia · #46 Post by **cornish mafia** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:26 pm

Yes sorry triangles not the not dog bone .....and side stand was what was on there when i brought it , have always thought it had been changed already, what gixer one did you get d-rider and does it just fit straight on ? ......maybe i will have to look in to that as well when i get back .....

Nooj · #47 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:44 pm

GSXR 600,750 or 1000 K series, all use the same one. Not a straight swap, requires some drilling and fettling.

If you can get one, the US spec stand is the easiest option and probably the best, but they're a bit rare over here.

Nooj · #48 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:54 pm

GSXR 600,750 or 1000 K series, all use the same one. Not a straight swap, requires some drilling and fettling.

If you can get one, the US spec stand is the easiest option and probably the best, but they're a bit rare over here.

Can't think of any reason when the ride height would be different if you're using the same shock, dog bone and triangles as before and it's all bee fitted correctly. All I can think of is that either the preload or the ride height have been adjusted between removal and refitting.

If the triangles are in wrong, it would make something like five or six inches of difference, it just shouldn't be able to stand up on it's own. The arrows need to be at the top, pointing forwards.

cornish mafia · #49 Post by **cornish mafia** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:01 pm

Mate has ridden it back home and he says all is OK so maybe i was worrying over nothing , still waiting on photos to get to me so can't check triangles till then but assuming all is good ..........Only a month to go before i find out ....

cornish mafia · #50 Post by **cornish mafia** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:44 am

Well it looks like the nob jockey may have put those triangles on the wrong way and has the arrow at the top but pointing to the rear tyre which could explain the ride height ..... Also he charged me for a new chain saying i needed two more extra links but isn't that down to the triangle being in the wrong way making it higher and maybe too long for the old chain .....if that makes sense

Will wait to see what you guys say before ringing him and going mad ........f##king pi##ed off now and stuck in a sh#t hotel down in the Congo so can't do nothing about it either which is more of annoying ..........

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Aladinsaneuk · #51 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:46 am

arrow should face direction of travel.....

D-Rider · #52 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:01 am

Yes arrows should point forwards.
Also, they look like Falco triangles to me .... can't be sure from the angle the picture is taken but alarm bells are ringing ....
EDIT: I've looked at it again and compared .... they've got to be Falco triangles!!

Can't see enough of the dog bone to tell whether it is standard Falco or Mille.

Certainly when I changed my swingarm, the chain was fine (I'm running 15:41 gearing) - it shouldn't need changing as long as it fits in the adjuster range of the swingarm. I am not 100% sure whether 16:41 gearing with a standard chain can be accommodated or not - but at very worst as the 15:41 combo works, it should only need 1 extra link at very worst.

cornish mafia · #53 Post by **cornish mafia** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:04 pm

Triangles and dog bone from an RSVR 2003 ......or so i was told when i brought them as they were to fit the ohlins shock when i got that so hopefully they're OK .....

Will be calling him to let him know he'll be getting the bike back and also that the chain will probably need splitting then and links removed ...........will get have to think of a way to get the money back for a chain not needed ...........

Thanks for your advice lads much appreciated , thought it was looking way to high so pleased you've confirmed that for me ....

D-Rider · #54 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:06 pm

cornish mafia wrote:Triangles and dog bone from an RSVR 2003 ......

Far from convinced ..... very far from convinced ..... very very far from convinced ....

cornish mafia · #55 Post by **cornish mafia** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:13 pm

Again nothing i can do about it from here , to be honest i can't remember now if i did change it out when fitting the Ohlins as it was a yes or no argument as to whether to change it or not ............you could be right and i kept the falco in forgetting about it ..........means the other triangles and dog bone are sitting in the draw at home in my garage

The whole thing has been a f@@king nightmare this time home so will be pleaaed to leave it for a while ..................

D-Rider · #56 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:52 pm

cornish mafia wrote:Again nothing i can do about it from here , to be honest i can't remember now if i did change it out when fitting the Ohlins as it was a yes or no argument as to whether to change it or not ............you could be right and i kept the falco in forgetting about it ..........means the other triangles and dog bone are sitting in the draw at home in my garage

The whole thing has been a f@@king nightmare this time home so will be pleaaed to leave it for a while ..................

Not a debatable issue - Mille shocks need the linkages for which they were designed.
If you've got the Falco (earliest Mille) linkages on a 2000.5 - 2003 Mille Ohlins, the ride height will be too high and the suspension ratio will be wrong for the shock stroke, spring rate and damping.

Obviously you'll need to get back to be able to check it out but I think this will explain the problem you reported.

fastasfcuk · #57 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:22 pm

i'm with andy on this they are falco triangles.

cornish mafia · #58 Post by **cornish mafia** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:13 pm

OK GUYS THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING THE CORRECT ANSWERS , WILL GET IT ALL SORTED WHEN I GET HOME AND PUT RIGHT ........STILL DOESN'T TAKE AWAY CHARGING ME FOR A NEW CHAIN THOUGH ......DOES IT ??

#59 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:37 pm

Lol, wouldnt have been able to have it ridden home without it and some deem fitting new links to an older, used chain a no-no. That.. being if they'd done the job properly (and with the correct bits) and had needed the chain elongating in the first place

Aladinsaneuk · #60 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:28 pm

all depends on if you want to use the spanner monkey again... though i cannot see why.....

anyway, point out to him the arrows - and point out to him the arrows on your tyres.... see if he can work out where he fucked up.....

suggest to him that his error has cost you money for a chain that you did not need - and what is he going to do about it - and btw, what is the name of your boss.....