'12 shock removal
 

The '12 shock comes out the bottom easy!

Remove pipe, rear wheel
Remove right number plate and rear silencer bolt, and pivot silencer up in rear
Remove rear pull rod bolt, lower shock bolt, pivot rocker back
Lift and retain swing arm all the way up wit tie down over rear fender
Remove upper shock bolt
Lower shock and turn so that reservoir is in left forward corner of swing arm
Tilt slightly rearward and draw out through bottom

Shock is back in and all together in ten minutes, way easier than my old bike.

Did you have to change your spring mate? If so what did you go to and whats your weight. I have mine apart to grease all the linkage and swing arm bearings so i think i may go up on the spring as i weigh 205pounds while its apart. What are your thoughts?

Funny you should ask, I have .46/5.6 combo on the way. I'm 176 naked, 205 ready to race, no tools, just water pack. (gear adds up!) Top 3 BSSR rider. I never bottom the bike hard, but I do use all the travel in the bigger bumps. Sounds stiffer than I would normally try, but I'm going to trust our buddy Steve here and give it a go. Light preload on both ends and drop the oil in the fork outer a little.

I will keep an eye on your report for this.

Glen, your a champ, it's so easy it's amazing, the only good thing about husky now available on gg.

Got it yet glenn?

I know its not a 2012 model, but thats the same logic I applied with the TTX setup on my 2010. .46 front and 5.4 rear. 3mm preload on the front and 12mm on the rear. Bike sits up in its stroke very nicely. The forks are great, but the shock still needs some valving. Pretty sure its valved right on if you're into MX. Too stiff in the initial part of the stroke for bush work.

12mm is too much preload and ruins the ride. If you need that much to make the bike turn you are either to soft on rate or too stiff on the fork. True, your valving is likely wrong, but preload will always aggrevate kick and tracking on the GG rear suspension.


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I'm 200 and I have 5.6 on the shock and 0.46 on the bars. No more than 5mm preload on the shock and 5mm on the front. To be quite honest I never measured the SAG but the rear works quite well for the moment. Had to adjust the rebound 2 or 3 times but now I find it quite good . Amazing traction !