| Author | Message | ||
     Grianp |
I had posted this in the knowledge vault, but received very little feedback. I was setting all of my suspension settings on my 2005 XB9SX and when I got to setting the rear shock rebound damping (the dial on the left side of the motorcycle just incase you were wondering), the dial was extremely stiff. I could barely budge the thing. After putting some muscle into it, it finally was moving ever so slightly. I was pretty sure it was set to max (i.e. all the way turned clockwise). I was turning it counterclockwise to the recommended setting and it finally broke loose. Now the dial spins freely, but it doesn't get to a stopping point if you spin it in either direction. I am thinking something might be wrong. Anyone have any ideas? Is my rear shock screwed? How will this effect my ride quality since I am unable to adjust? Is there any way to fix this? Any help would be appreciated. | ||
| Wantxbr |
Sounds like it broke. Not sure if can rebuild them or not. It will effect your riding especially if you ride hard. Cruising you most likely wouldn't notice it much. | ||
| Chessm |
theres always some on ebay. never too expensive. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rear-Shock-06-Buell -XB9S-Lightning-XB-9-S_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ 35569QQihZ023QQitemZ360069771014QQrdZ1QQsspagename ZWDVW | ||
| Grianp |
So there is nothing I can do other than purchase a new one? Chessm- I saw that on ebay, but it looks different on the bottom to me. Maybe its because its a crappy pic? So any standard rear shock assembly will swap out right? Any idea how difficult it is or how long it might take? |
