DR650 turned into SM, now has a problem

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Originally Posted by Rider

He was looking at his bike last night and noticed that he had about 2 inches of thread on the shock so he is going to adjust the ride height. Cranking that shock spring tighter is going to make for a real stiff ride though.

I suggested he try to find a rear shock from a DRZ400 SM. I'm sure that is a shorter shock.

He'd want a shorter spring. He can however crank it down to see that it does cure the problem before going out and buying a shorter spring.