You are going to be more peeved when you find out the were supposed to hand you the wrench with the extension when they handed you the owners manualimmortal13 said:
Rear Shock Adjustment
For those of you who have not figured out how to adjust the rear shock yet, here's how I did it and it's very easy.
Remove the upper belt guard and you have a clear shot to the adjustment holes. Using your adjustment tool (the dealer gave you one with the bike, didn't he?) insert it into the holes with the handle extension in place. I used a wood chisel inserted in the extension handle for additional leverage. Push away from you to soften the shock and pull toward you to stiffen the shock. If you want to stiffen it, it may help to jack up the rear wheel to take some of the load off it. The dealer where I bought it couldn't figure out how to do it. He said to bring it back when I needed a new rear tire and they could adjust it for me then. I guess they were just not familiar with the Stryker. Livin' & Learnin'.
Remove the upper belt guard and you have a clear shot to the adjustment holes. Using your adjustment tool (the dealer gave you one with the bike, didn't he?) insert it into the holes with the handle extension in place. I used a wood chisel inserted in the extension handle for additional leverage. Push away from you to soften the shock and pull toward you to stiffen the shock. If you want to stiffen it, it may help to jack up the rear wheel to take some of the load off it. The dealer where I bought it couldn't figure out how to do it. He said to bring it back when I needed a new rear tire and they could adjust it for me then. I guess they were just not familiar with the Stryker. Livin' & Learnin'.
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Ya that sucks so you have a check mark in the box next to (suck every penny out of him you can)immortal13 said:Yeah, I know that Toby, but I bought my bike from a dealer in Wisconsin.....and I live in Texas. I've used my local dealership for a couple of things, plus bought a few parts, oil, ect. through them. I'm sure when they pull my name up in their system it probably says in bold "DID NOT BUY BIKE FROM US".....so I kinda expected the unfriendly attitude. If they don't improve on this, I'll just buy every **** thing I need ONLINE.
You hear that Tyler Yamaha....it's called the internet!!
Wow sounds like you need to find a new shop? And you couldn't expect them to notice you over some girl they wanted to train, er I mean were training? :immortal13 said:Oh yeah, I'm sure I do lol.Toby said:Ya that sucks so you have a check mark in the box next to (suck every penny out of him you can)immortal13 said:Yeah, I know that Toby, but I bought my bike from a dealer in Wisconsin.....and I live in Texas. I've used my local dealership for a couple of things, plus bought a few parts, oil, ect. through them. I'm sure when they pull my name up in their system it probably says in bold "DID NOT BUY BIKE FROM US".....so I kinda expected the unfriendly attitude. If they don't improve on this, I'll just buy every **** thing I need ONLINE.
You hear that Tyler Yamaha....it's called the internet!!
The other day I went by just to buy oil and a filter, and I kid you not I stood there about 5 minutes before any of the THREE people behind the counter acknowledged my presence. And that was only because I finally said, "umm, excuse me can I buy some oil please?"
Of course they were all 3 engrossed in their computer screens, but still...
One of the 2 men was training a new girl. I was thinking to myself...way to go training the new girl how to ignore a customer who is right in front of her. Pathetic really
Let us know how that works. I too am having problems getting it to turn in the direction to tighten it up. Like I said before the mechanic at the dealer loosened it in the parking lot on the kick stand with the tool they gave me when I bought the bike. But I couldn't get it to move and the mechanic at the tire shop couldn't either and he had it up on his lift and I watched he push real hard and the hole thing moved but it would not click into the next notch. I wonder if the lowering links make it harder. And no you should not have to take anything off to get the tool on it except the side cover.immortal13 said:Will do Sander. Thanks for the tips guys. Looks like I didn't need the stupid spanner wrench then.
Ok maybe the links are causing too much presser on the spring to allow it to turn especially to tighten it?immortal13 said:Toby said:Let us know how that works. I too am having problems getting it to turn in the direction to tighten it up. Like I said before the mechanic at the dealer loosened it in the parking lot on the kick stand with the tool they gave me when I bought the bike. But I couldn't get it to move and the mechanic at the tire shop couldn't either and he had it up on his lift and I watched he push real hard and the hole thing moved but it would not click into the next notch. I wonder if the lowering links make it harder. And no you should not have to take anything off to get the tool on it except the side cover.immortal13 said:Will do Sander. Thanks for the tips guys. Looks like I didn't need the stupid spanner wrench then.
Didn't have time to look at it today, but I will post when I do.
That's exactly what was happening with my mechanice. He guessed maybe the lowering link were the prob.....??
No hammer. It's really easy to loosen it but is a bit hard to turn to tighten it if you don't take some weight of the spring. I did mine from the left side to tighten it. I remove the upper belt guard and jacked the bike up a little. Put a pipe on the end of the provided tool for leverage and pulled toward me. Went from #1 to #7. A couple turns would not click all the way with one pull because it ran out of room, so I had to re adjust the bite on the tool. It was impossible to turn with the full weight of the bike on the shock.
You can use a floor jack under the muffler mount. Then put a 4 by 4 or more under the center cross member of the frame and pull the bike up flat onto that . That's what I do to change the oil too.Nogard said:This is what i'm thinking is going to be the case. I may just go to Seers and buy the motorcycle jack.Toby said:No hammer. It's really easy to loosen it but is a bit hard to turn to tighten it if you don't take some weight of the spring. I did mine from the left side to tighten it. I remove the upper belt guard and jacked the bike up a little. Put a pipe on the end of the provided tool for leverage and pulled toward me. Went from #1 to #7. A couple turns would not click all the way with one pull because it ran out of room, so I had to re adjust the bite on the tool. It was impossible to turn with the full weight of the bike on the shock.
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