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Steve M Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 60	Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts) Reply #15 - 04/21/08 at 11:51:03 thanks VTAIL i'm gonna look out some of the shocks you mention, see if I can them this side of the pond!
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Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts)
Reply #16 - 04/21/08 at 16:23:15

vtail wrote on 04/20/08 at 21:06:32:

The rear really benefits from some good shocks like Progressive 412- 4432C or 412-4433C. Also get used to its characteristics and feel before you start riding this baby hard. Keep the shiny side up Wink

What's the length of those shocks?
I've been looking round for something uprated compared to standard, but hopefully a little shorter to lower the back end maybe an inch and a half. I suspect most shocks are going to be longer than those 26.5cm standard items though - that's about the shortest I've seen.

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts) Reply #17 - 04/21/08 at 16:29:00 yes the progressives are a bit longer - hope it's the 412-4232c and 412-4233c you looking into these are both 11" shocks and raise the bike a little - we did some measurements around here some place - I'll see if that post can be found
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts) Reply #18 - 04/21/08 at 16:33:50 yes here's the carrying on we did a while back http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1126562337/45
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Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts)
Reply #19 - 04/21/08 at 17:10:24

KwakNut wrote on 04/21/08 at 16:23:15:

vtail wrote on 04/20/08 at 21:06:32:

The rear really benefits from some good shocks like Progressive 412- 4432C or 412-4433C. Also get used to its characteristics and feel before you start riding this baby hard. Keep the shiny side up Wink

What's the length of those shocks?
I've been looking round for something uprated compared to standard, but hopefully a little shorter to lower the back end maybe an inch and a half. I suspect most shocks are going to be longer than those 26.5cm standard items though - that's about the shortest I've seen.

According to their webb side they are 1/2" taller Wink

The bike will only be a fraction of that higher since the shock is mouted at an angle Wink

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Re: The LS650 is a powerful bike (where it counts)
Reply #20 - 04/21/08 at 17:23:31

vtail wrote on 04/21/08 at 17:10:24:

KwakNut wrote on 04/21/08 at 16:23:15:

vtail wrote on 04/20/08 at 21:06:32:

The rear really benefits from some good shocks like Progressive 412- 4432C or 412-4433C. Also get used to its characteristics and feel before you start riding this baby hard. Keep the shiny side up Wink

What's the length of those shocks?
I've been looking round for something uprated compared to standard, but hopefully a little shorter to lower the back end maybe an inch and a half. I suspect most shocks are going to be longer than those 26.5cm standard items though - that's about the shortest I've seen.

I think that it is 1/2 taller. Check their webbside.
The bike will only be a fraction of that higher since the shock is mouted at an angle Wink

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'07, White spacer REMOVED, 152,5 main jet, K&N drop-in filter, Mac exh, Sigma 906, ENM PT15B2 tach, factory s bags, shield, backrest/lug rack, crashbar, Kuryakyn 7980 ext hwy pegs,412-4233C+'09 C50T

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