{"id":83414,"date":"2007-08-31T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T09:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=83414"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:41:04","slug":"air-cooled-dual-shock-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20070831\/everyday-events\/air-cooled-dual-shock-edition","title":{"rendered":"Air-Cooled Dual-Shock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oil-cooled Katana here\u2605 We’ve successfully completed the wiring rework (though there are still a few things to check\u2026)
\nThe engine fired right up\u266a Phew!
\nIt’s always a relief when it starts without a hitch! I keep double-checking everything, but I’m still worried.
\nToday we tackled some of the finer details, and we’re calling it here for now.
\nWith old bikes like this, you have to be careful about how you mount the rear suspension and swingarm, and how tight you tighten everything.
\nOn this Katana, I adjusted it with shims, but even when the suspension mounting bolts are properly tightened, the suspension ends up loose and wobbly.
\nWe want the suspension to move freely. Dual shocks are literally two shocks\u2014double the number, simple as that.
\nAnd because they’re mounted farther from the pivot, the leverage ratio doesn’t work as well compared to a monoshock, and the spring rate is low\u2014in the 2-kilo range.
\nThat’s why reducing friction is the most important thing.
\nYou need to let both the top and bottom float freely and move smoothly, and grease them up too. (It’d be perfect if they were pillow bearings.)
\nSame goes for the swingarm! The pivot width is pretty vague, and it’s not even adjustable (you adjust it with shims), so if you tighten it too much, it won’t move at all.
\nThe trick is to assemble it so it moves smoothly\u2605 up and down while keeping side-to-side play to a minimum\u2605
\nJust doing this much brings it back to life\u2605
\nWoohoo!
\nThat alone makes a huge difference! \u2605
\nWoohoo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

       Oil-cooled Katana here\u2605 We’ve successfully completed the wiring rework (though there are still a few things to check\u2026) The engine fired right up\u266a Phew! It’s always a relief when it starts without a hitch! I keep double-checking everything, but I’m still worried. Today we tackled some of the finer details, and we’re calling it here for now. With old bikes like this, you have to be careful about how you mount the rear suspension and swingarm, and how tight you tighten everything. On this Katana, I adjusted it with shims, but even when the suspension mounting bolts are properly tightened, the suspension ends up loose and wobbly. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-83414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-old-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}