Recent content by EF-ZED-WUN-ESS

Yeah....I had a feeling the shock would probably fit my bike with a Satan adapter....but in the end there was too many question marks & 'what-if's' for my limited budget & precious time. I don't want this drag on for weeks (or months) trying different dead-ends. Satan666 did come back to me the...

Ahh....I see. So I wonder if it's possible to unscrew the top section that supports the piggy back res. and screw on a new upper "cap/body" that is remote res. compatible? (See earlier photos to go with this question) I will probably send it back this week, get my $$$ back & then order a...

...please go on...? Can't be modified because...???

Yeah, you can see the clevis on the bottom - which is not what my shock has. Anyway, I stopped in at the local bike shop this afternoon. They have a lot of racing experience & good industry contacts.... We had a good chat about various options. He has a contact in Melbourne who worked for...

Ahh....OK. That's really good info !! But didn't the Gen 1 use a clevis type lower attachment ?? I don't know about you guys, but I have always taken "2001-2005" as Gen 1 and "2006-20**) as Gen 2, when shopping online or ordering parts etc....?? I checked all of this with the seller before I...

Thanks mate. It's definitely not that one sadly. The FZ1 specific models all have a remote reservoir for subframe clearance.... Yeah, The more I investigate, the more I am convinced this shock is not a YA628, nor was it originally designed for a Gen 2 FZ1. My most recent searching has turned...

Yeah, I know what you mean. I think I could almost break Google with the amount of different searches I've tried today. I thought I found it when I started looking for older R1 shocks, but not quite the same....

I sent a PM message to Satan666 to see what he thinks. Maybe this shock just needs one of his adapters.....

More observations: - The hand engraved "YA628 AUS" is interesting to say the least...? The shock doesn't match any photos I've found of the YA628 model. - The bracket for the remote pre-load has either been hand bent to fit where it wasn't originally designed.....or it was bent when the bike...

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....the other thing I can't figure out is: It has a piggy back reservoir that looks like a Gen 1 style, but has eye fittings, not a lower clevis...? Did Ohlins ever do a "Franken-Shock" line ?

Yeah, I've got those Ohlins docs. I've searched all over the www for anything that looks like my shock....but nothing for the Gen 2 FZ1 has a piggy back reservoir. The thing is, if someone knows what exactly I've got, then I might be able to find out how it was fitted to this mystery FZ1...

Yeah, I was looking around for the adapters last night. But, that's assuming it is an R1 shock I have...? The seller has repeatedly assured me it came straight off an FZ1....but I can't see how it would work...? Does anyone know if there was a different YA628 produced ??

G'Day, So I bought a used Ohlins shock from FleaBay for a reasonable price. It was listed as an YA628 for on '06 FZ1. Apparently came from a race bike. I doubled checked with seller about compatibility & condition etc. So I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to fit it. The piggyback...