Hi Guys

As the title says - is it or isn't it please?

Also:

Is the screw at the top marked S/H to adjust ride quality? I can't see it would do much?

Is the shocker upside down? Not as stupid a question as it seems; I saw a picture I can't now find suggesting it should be the other way up.

Thanks
Dave

Here is mine one

When I bought the the bike, mine was also placed upside down

Nice one Tony, thanks!
Like your bike, looks good in that colour
Dave

Standard shockie, correct mounted, adjusting screw is for rebound damping.

Inge K. wrote:Standard shockie, correct mounted, adjusting screw is for rebound damping.

So "S" is for softer and "H" is for harder?

[/quote]So "S" is for softer and "H" is for harder?[quote]

Sure is.

Mike

Hi Guys,

Well I found the origin of my confusion in the original handbook. It seems to confirm that the shock on my bike is upside down!

The handbook is for the K1 and K100RS 16 valve. It seems you adjust the K1 at the bottom and the K100 at the top




This is repeated in the diagram below
K1 above; K100RS below



So I suppose it must be right - baffling though?!

Best
Dave

May be on K1 is just mounted upside down to easy access, I'm not so sure...

I mentioned that shock absorber is changed in August 1991 /exact month of my bike birth day /
Any ideas from someone with more experience?

Actually is it matter how it is mounted?

Actually Tony, I think you are probably right with the K1 needing access to the adjuster; but being mounted as Dave's, with the adjustment at the top, does reduce the 'unsprung weight' so theoretically, that should be the better option.
Paul.

K1 got a different part# than the two to fit the RS.

As TK mention it was a change in 08/91, when it was changed to Showa.

The later one is similar to the one fitted on the K11, which is the same as shown in the pictures (the earlier model didn`t have any adjustement for the damping).