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Cb550f shock length

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DomP:
Can anyone tell me for certain the standard shock length on a cb550f,  mine seem to be standard and 335 centre to centre with the wheels on the ground.

Sesman:
Mine measures 325mm on the centre stand.

DomP:
Maybe mine aren't standard length then, would 325mm and forks through the yoke 25mm give me 'quirky' handling?

Bryanj:
Probably if mixed with certain tyres and pressures

Sesman:
I’m absolutely no expert on steering geometry, but I always favour the ‘standard’ set up as intended by the manufacturer. I can see that raising the rear and dropping the front might sharpen things up a bit, but whether this is detectable in practice, practically beneficial or wise, I’ll leave to others to comment.

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