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Rear Shock Bolts

Ferdie Delaney

Ferdie Delaney

Just got it firing!
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My V7ii just arrived from the UK, and I’m delighted with it. It came with rear rack on it, it’s a great rack and I’ll keep it for touring , but I don’t need it for day to day riding. I’ve looked at removing it, which is simple enough but this will leave the top bolts on the rear shock in need of washers to hold everything in place.
Can I just use regular washers or is there a specific part required.. I’m not keen on finding out whilst doing 120 Kmh that there was a specific part required!
 
I'm sure you can get away with regular washers. the main purpose of those are just to prevent the shock absorbers from slipping out.
aesthetics wise, they will not look as good as the oem.
 
The diagram certainly looks like no washer alright.. I’ll double check the diameter.. it looked like it would pull through, but maybe not.. thread locker is a good idea too. Thanks guys
 
You can use a washer, but they do come with aluminum cast or spun washers like shown below. Part #898164
You can also likely find something online by searching stringer washer.

ShockWshr 898164

2446496F 2E24 4D1D B1A7 C0BC2B59A79C

F588DD81 2E78 4E52 968C 0B48E5CDB3B8
 
That’s right the rack butts up to the shock..and the bolt goes through both..I’m not near the bike now to upload a pic
 
Yeah exactly.. it’s rock solid, but kind of ruins the line of the bike!
I had an idea to use these brackets to do the same job as the washer, as changing out the indicators is part of my plan. I think it should work.
 

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Ferdie Delaney said:
Yeah exactly.. it’s rock solid, but kind of ruins the line of the bike!
I had an idea to use these brackets to do the same job as the washer, as changing out the indicators is part of my plan. I think it should work.
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Turn signals are too far forward to be easily visible from behind. You want them to be seen.
 
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