progressive shorty shock, install qs

[Fred Hink]

Jamie, The Shockwears cover has elastic top and bottom with velcro up one side. Undo the velcro and either slide this around your shock or you can take the shock off your bike to install the cover that way. The shock comes off in five minutes. The stock length Progressive shock and the short model uses the same length spring. The cover will fit both model shocks. If you need to slide up this cover to adjust your shock, the elastic end should let you move your cover up or down. The UFO Mud Guard is not a KLR specific item and may need to be modified to fit your bike. Some have bolted them on their KLRs without any modifications, others have not. If it were my bike, I d use the Shockwears cover as it provides 360 degree protection to the shock and the mud guard doesn t. YMMV Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: JWF Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 6:36 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Progressive Shorty Shock, install Qs As to question 1: never mind... I should have thought before I wrote. I used a brass drift punch and a hammer this time, and I'll order a spanner like the Motion Pro 08-0029 for future adjustments. Per Greg's suggestion, I may see if Fred wants to swap me the shock cover (which is obviously too high tech for me to understand) for wunnadose UFO mud guards... -JWF

--- In mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "JWF" wrote: > > Hi all- I got my new Progressive 465 shorty shock bolted in, using the two KLR-specific spacers, the correct torque values, etc. Two questions though: > 1. Progressive gives you a little hook that works with a 3/8" socket handle to turn the preload adjusting and locking rings. I left the adjuster ring where Progressive put it (per their suggestion). But I can't tighten the lock ring without turning the adjuster ring too. I've got a huge pair of channelocks that would hold the adjusting ring still while I lock the lock ring, but their jaws are too wide to allow access to the lock ring, and they'd mash up the lock ring something fierce. I wrote Progressive asking for a second little hook, which I could bolt or weld a static handle to and use to hold the adjuster ring while I tighten the lock ring. Is there any easier solution that I'm overlooking? > > 2. I got a shockwears.com cloth cover for it. I couldn't see how it could be put on the shock after the shock was installed, so I thought I'd put it on, then install the shock. But the cover covers the preload adjuster rings. Once the bike is all back together, are you really supposed to be able to get in there to peel the cover off far enough to expose the rings, then get it refastened? I ended up leaving the cover off. > I'm wondering if the cover, being a standard length, is too long for my shorty shock, and that's why it covers up the rings. I'd like to protect this nice new expensive unit, just couldn't make the cover work. > Hoping for tips. Also hoping for some sunshine around here. > -Jamie > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]