easy mod. ive only been on a few twisties down here in VA as opposed to riding in PA but i still can notice improvements that need to be made. the rear shock wasn’t bad but there is always room for improvement. somebody from the z1000 forums was selling a ‘03 636 shock so i jumped on it. i also bought 3/4″ shorter dogbones to raise the rear a little.

here are the dogbones purchased from Goodrode on the z1000 forums. 3/4″ shorter. i painted them low gloss black.

here are the shocks side by side. not only am i getting a better shock im getting rid of the red!

my trusty torque wrench. 25 ft/lbs per shock/dogbones bolts and 94 ft/lbs for the rear axel nut.

you have to raise the bike because you are taking the rear shock off which supports it. there are many different ways but i just jacked it up with a car jack and put 2 jack stands on each side of a plank of wood. worked great.

i will post a report as soon as i get to ride this thing. still waiting on the oring for the fuel pump… ugh.