Input needed please on upgrading rear shocks on CFMOTO Jetmax

[prince666]

Hi Seven of Nine

As you are aware I have the CF Jetlux same engine same shocks set up.

With over 20.000 km on the Jetlux one improvement it needs badly is with the back shocks.

This was on my list to do but because of other purchases with new bikes I never got round to doing this mod.

Now because you have asked help in this matter here is my 10 cents but the links are from Taobao in China but I am sure if you see stuff you like I am sure someone on here could help you out.

Most rear shocks come with a "eye" to "eye" fixing point but with our bikes it come with a eye to slot fixing point.

I see you are modifying the shocks you have purchased to suit your needs, but here is a link for some adaptors which you can use when you have a set of shocks with screw in ends.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...e-d66d2b1e5cc7

So you can have 1 eye end and 1 slot end.

Here are links to guys on Taobao who sell shocks to fit our bikes with slot and eye ends, all you need to tell them is the eye dia and slot size with the measurement between the centre of the eye and the slot hole if that makes sense.

links......

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=....AcmAt5#detail

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=3....AcmAt5#detail

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...6-f4fe59207027


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Hope this helps

IMO try and buy a new set with "eye" to Slot and not use the set you have, need longer travel the longer the better (The travel of the rear shocks should not be greater than the ground clearance under the bike), and not the set from the link there are eye to eye no good even if you Mod them ?

P.S. The cutting and modifying the end Eye will cause metal Fatigue/stress and will most likely will fail at some point not a good thing to happen with the rear shocks under load.