Raising and stiffening VF500F2 rear?

Hey.

One of the things I would like to do to my new VF500F2 is raising the tail and making the rear suspension a bit stiffer.
I remember reading somewhere that there is a simple and cheap way to do this, but I can't seem to find it ATM.

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

The "Good/Fast/Cheap" triangle... you can only pick 2.

If you want something good and fast?... it wont be cheap. And so on...

The fast and cheap answer is to add more air pre-load to the rear shock (Pretty sure the recommended range is 17-43 PSI). It will raise the rear and "stiffen" the suspension.
But the "non-good" aspect is that it will highlight the shortcomings (under-sprung and over-damped) of an already pretty lame shock when new, that is now 30 years old.

 

Velkommen til VFR World :- )

 

I have the same question. After reading the service manual I don't think you can raise it. Maybe tuning up the rear shock is possible to get a higher rear, but not 100% certain. I am 200lbs and i feel like my bike is bottoming out on some bumps. I have the rear shock set at 20 psi which is 1lb lower than what the service manual says is max, so I cant think adding 1 more lb is going to make any difference. I bought the bike for $300 hard to justify putting $400 in a new shock

 

Try to find an alternative second hand shock. The OEM wasn't great in the first place so it's almost certainly past its sell by date by now.
In the UK we have Hagon that make cheapish aftermarket. They come up on Ebay from time to time. They work OK.

 

found a Hagon dealer here in the states but they are still in the $400 range

 

Here's what I did on one of my VF750F.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/showthre...or-door-stop?highlight=adjustable+ride+height

It's still not a great shock, but I was able to do it so cheaply, I thought why not. Can't upgrade all my bikes at once with expensive shocks, slowly over time.

 

I bought another used one locally and going to see if it solves the problem. If it doesn't then I am only out $30. Will start looking for a rebuild one or save some $$ and buy a new one


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Love the mod you did. I wish my welding skills were that good!


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