FE/FC And Now For The Rear Shock.....

So....a while back I had the front forks on my FE501 revalved and it made a night and day difference. But I didn't quite have the money to have the rear shock revalved at the same time. Now I got a some money for my recent birthday, and with the forests all closed, and a pulled muscle in my back, it seemed like a good time to send my rear shock off to be gussied up and made nice and plush by the good folks at Precision Concepts. There will be a report here when I get it back and have a test ride on it. We already know it will be good though.

Shock is back in now. Lost the heat binky on the header, so I had to order one from the local dealer. Just for the record, removing and reinstalling the shock is a pain in the butt.

To get the shock out, first I removed the muffler, then had to unbolt the shock and lower links, then drop the shock and rotate the reservoir to the back, I also removed the rear brake reservoir to get the brake line out of the way, unbolted the subframe, and removed the header pipe. Once all that is done, the shock can be wriggled out, while twisting the loose subframe slightly to allow the shock to slip by. Everything in exactly the reverse order, shock dropped in, header back on, brake res back on, shock and links bolted back up...maybe muffler slipped into position next, then subframe bolted back up.
Next up will be a ride, as soon as the weather cools down in the high desert, or the national forests opens up...which ever comes first.