Awesome video Dino and Oliver. I've been looking forward to this. I've only had a quick look but there doesn't seem to be anything similar on RU-vid for the DR650 rear shock. Brilliant stuff guys.
Great video Dino! Oliver is obviously a true craftsman. It always intrigues me what draws someone to pursue a living in such a niche field. He makes it look like childsplay, I guess I'll give it a go. Your channel is one of my favorites. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much, Oliver is a Mill Wright by trade and told me that it all started when he bought a snowmobile that needed shocks serviced., Being handy he decided to tackle it himself and now he does it as a business. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable. Dino
That is a really useful video on the shock absorber. I have not had mine out but I know when things are not working correctly. Thankyou to Oliver for his detailed explanation of the workings- I sure learned a few things - one particularly - let a professional repair/re-gas the shock. 😅
Thank you Dave Joe, I am very happy you liked it and thank you for commenting on the camera work, it was a fun episode to shoot. Oliver was great to work with and is so free with his knowledge that I learned a lot for sure. Thank you again. Dino
Great video, guys. Well explained and I always wanted to see this done. The rebound by-pass adjustment makes sense to me now... You basically only need to control the rate of the spring release, whereas compression damping has to deal with all manner of bump hits, and the washer stack makes complete sense. 🤘🏻
Oliver's a tough guy to get a hold of! Three phone calls, an email, and text. Hope he's ok! Looks like I'll need to learn how to revalve, and maintain them DIY style.
The original factory DR 650 rear shock had a way to lower ride height . If your lower the bike you need to reverse the part at the bottom that the spring sits on. Suzuki has a brilliant design to completely lower the bike. The front forks are designed with the internal parts to lower the bike also. I don’t know if most dealers don’t know this or they just take the shortcut by leaving the top of the front forks stick above the top. You can find couple of videos on RU-vid showing this. The clymer manual also shows this. This is the factory way to lower the motorcycle.
Performed the lowering procedure this week. Genius. For some heavier folks (anything over 180 is heavy for the stock spring) highly recommend upgrading the spring, otherwise you'll bottom out without that extra 1.5 inches.
Thanks Dino, I enjoyed the video. I had the same work done on my shock this winter. I had an stiffer spring installed and lowered the shock when I put it back on the bike, also upgraded the front suspension with Race Tech springs and emulators. Looking forward to seeing how the DR handles with the upgraded suspension. Yours is my favourite YouTub channel. I watched your Cyclops LED video last week and ordered one for myself. Anxiously awaiting the next video.
Thank you for the feedback I appreciate it. Glad you enjoy the channel and I am flattered by your high praise. I hope the Cyclops works as well for you as it does for me. Dino
Thanks for the question. I am still running stock valving set pretty much in the middle of the rebound. It seems to suit my old guy riding style. Thanks again Dino
Thanks for the very informative video, I know he mentioned what shock oil he uses, but I'm having a very difficult time finding what weight the stock oil is, I assume the Amsoil is 5w?
Stock from factory is 3w shock oil. The 5w Oliver put in would help mitigate the minimal rebound damping from factory. Lots of folks go to 5w or 7w to help with the rebound damping, especially if they upgrade their springs.
@Dino's Tinker Shed what is the black rubber/plastic conical shaped object in the lowest 3rd of the shock assembly on the left hand side of the bench at 14:10 in this video? I cant seem to find that part individually in my DR650SE parts diagrams and mine looks damaged 😢 Amazing detailed video ❤
That is your bump stop, they do wear out over time and should be available separately. You could always reach out to Oliver and he should be able to assist. I belive I placed a link in the description to his email.
The graph at 18:12 is very misleading, showing the differences of O2 and N escape. Most importantly, air is mostly N and not O2. O2 would never be placed in a shock.
You can also remove the seal and bump from the bottom side by removing the bottom mount, I think it's easier. I have a video how I did it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w3-j1aUvu20.html
