[xlr8r]

http://cx500forum.com/index.php?/topic/6554-xvs1100-shock/

This is a 650 but this looks promising. I just did a complete rebuild on my stocker including shimming the spring. It's a huge improvement but it was hard to find the seal, and a pretty challenging rebuild, for me anyway. If I had it to do over again I would figure out a way to scrape up the money for the Hagon.

 

[xlr8r]

suspension-wise, my dreams are far from stock...it sounds like an awful ordeal to service the stocker, and i[m in it for reliability...also something the stocker is not...i'm teedering though. that hagon setup eould be a guaranteed fit the first time...and i could swing the cost, but just barely...i'm not against doing fab work to another option, if i know what i'm up against. the cleavis on the xvs shock has to be widened? by how much? my question still stands about the kz or zx shocks...i pulled up an xvs shock on 'bay and it seems the kz/zx cleavis is wider...i just don't know about length on them yet...

I would definitely go with the Hagon or try and find a sub, but it's not the worst thing ever to rebuild the stock one, I seem to have to work twice as hard to be half as good at some of this stuff, if you decide to try it feel free to ask questions. Finding the seal and getting the spring assembly out of the can to shim it (you don't have to do that just to change the seal) are the toughest parts. Takes a good press set up. Just don't expect a lot of bang for the buck.

 

[xlr8r]

Cool, let us know how it works out.