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Title: 550 YSS rear shocks
Post by: DomP on January 30, 2025, 08:46:44 PM

Roo has got me thinking about new rear shocks since showing us all his shiny new TEC shocks!  Before I take him up on the offer of his YSS shocks I want to see if I can get the YSS Ecoline shocks to fit my bike, I like the look of them as much as anything.  They don't offer much choice of shocks with fork lower mounts so I'd have to use some intended for another model, they do cb750 shocks at 335mm long but wonder if they may be sprung a bit stiff for my 10 ½st, other than that they do a set for cb400s, will these work?

Title: Re: 550 YSS rear shocks
Post by: DomP on January 31, 2025, 07:48:27 PM

OK, slightly simpler question,  cb400 or cb750 shocks on a cb550, has anyone tried it?

Title: Re: 550 YSS rear shocks
Post by: Nurse Julie on January 31, 2025, 09:12:01 PM

Quote from: DomP on January 31, 2025, 07:48:27 PM

OK, slightly simpler question,  cb400 or cb750 shocks on a cb550, has anyone tried it?

I had to put 750 shocks on my 550 mongrel as with the 550 ones, the inner mudguard was hitting the tyre if that answers your question, the 400 shocks are the same length as 500/550🤔🤔

Title: Re: 550 YSS rear shocks
Post by: DomP on February 01, 2025, 08:17:09 PM

Thanks Julie, at least I know I should be fine if I went for 750 shocks then, except I've dropped the front end about an inch and have clip ons