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The wifes vector with the standard kayab shock setup and revalved rides great. Plush with no bottoming. Im sure the longer foot print helps some but its a set and forget setup that doesnt have the down time the ohlins does. I would think you could pick up one of those shocks cheap have it...

Sounds like the belt is a little tight causing the noise since it goes away with engagement and does not occur while riding. I know that sounds more like a squeal noise but everyone hears things different.

I experienced the same issue as stubby with my ohlins. Got tired of yearly failure losing rebound clicks requiring rebuild. Looking forward to trying the standard kayaba shock this season.

Sounds great! Warm idle is bang on did you notice anything with you cold idle?

That looks perfect now. Did you try playing with the idle adjustment screw on your original set of throttle bodies? Carb sync?

That's just bad luck. In defence to your son in law the overheat light might never come on do to the coolant leaking all out. How did the claim go?

Did you try disconnecting the fuel return hose at the tank? If the check valve is not working you could have high fuel pressure.

Shocktec in Drayton ONT. Give him a call he can rebuild and revalve to your needs.

I agree with stubby. I have dealt with shocktec for rebuild and revalves great guy knows hes stuff. You will be lucky to get a season out of your ohlins before loosing your rebound adjustment which means the shock has leaked.

How did your testing go?

I don't know the part # but it's other Shock that yamaha uses in the mono suspension. It has a dial on the tunnel to adjust.

For the rear spring preload if you get much shorter than 265mm trying to achieve your sag consider getting a new stiffer spring.

Bounce the sled up and down a couple times. Turn it clockwise till it bottoms then back it out. You should get 30 clicks. If not like the others have said time for a rebuild and revalve. I love the adjustability of this Shock but it needs rebuilding too often. I will be replacing mine in the off...

For the rear with the ohlins shock you need to set the ride height or sag. Measure the spring from end to end fully extended (off the ground). Then measure the spring again with you sitting on the sled with sled on the ground. Your looking for a difference between 40-45mm. Adjust preload on...

Go with 20 series. Put one in the apex for this season. If you ride in quebec and see temps down to -30's its piece of mind. Lots of sleds including mine with the 14 series need a boost on those morings. I know when had the RX-1 in those temps i got lots of cranking out of the 20 series it had...

Also check the black caps on the top of the carbs for the slides make sure the seals are on and not ripped.

If you swap carbs and it fixes the problem check your float level adjustment on your carbs.

If it makes you feel any better the upper shaft with yamaha bushings looks the same as your with 17000 km and regular greasing.

Get a hold of Frank at Shocktec. He is a rebuilder in Drayton Ontario. He should be able to get them.

Any close up pics of the tunnel extension?