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Post by ar1 Sat 08 May 2021, 4:40 pm

hi guys can anyone tell me the centre length of the rear shock.. measured between the centres is it 300mm 310mm i cannot find the answer anywhere please help
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Post by Alan H Mon 17 May 2021, 9:20 am

I’ve just measured my new ones before I fit them
They’re 35.5 cm from centre of hole to centre of ache hole.
I hope that helps.
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Post by Alan H Mon 17 May 2021, 9:22 am

Disregard the ache! Lol
Predictive text grrrr.
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Post by hh_12345 Mon 17 May 2021, 10:44 am

CB 500 wiki lists 350mm  for the pair the CB 500 uses.
https://www.cb500-wiki.de/doku.php?id=fahrwerk_und_rahmen:federbeine
I think original poster is asking for info for CB 500 F which has a single rear shock that most likely does not match CB 500 in length.
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Post by Reabo Thu 19 Aug 2021, 3:33 pm

Just posted the same question. Did you get an answer?
Where did the 300/310mm come from?
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Post by eternally_troubled Mon 30 Aug 2021, 12:29 pm

My quick (5 min) browse suggests that they are 350mm free-length (off the bike).

e.g. here are some for sale (look at the 'specifications' tab):

https://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/honda-cb500-yss-twin-shock-absorbers-94-991/


It might be worth ringing up (for example) Hagon (they phone number is on their website) - they might just tell you if you asked!
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Post by muttley1 Thu 16 Sep 2021, 10:15 pm

Hi,
I changed to the TEC ones awhile ago and whilst they are good they do seem "taller" than on my other cb5 which has Hagons fitted...
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Post by jonnyteabag Thu 16 Sep 2021, 10:25 pm

Pardon me but doesn't the CBF have a single shock whilst the original classic CB has two shocks..

I imagine the single shock CBF is much shorter than the two on the CB500, this is due to the linkages on a single shock that reduce the stroke of the shock.

Hope this helps..

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Post by eternally_troubled Thu 16 Sep 2021, 11:40 pm

Ah yes, someone has slipped that 'f' in... helps if you read the title before posting! doh!

A bit more digging and a slightly different link:

https://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/honda-cbf500-yss-shock-absorber-04-08/

It says '295 mm' on the spec page... if you measured 300ish you wouldn't be far off!
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Post by Alan H Tue 28 Sep 2021, 6:01 pm

Sorry, disregard my replies,
I didn’t read your question properly 
I thought it was a CB500. 
Didn’t read the cbf500. 
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Post by eternally_troubled Sun 03 Oct 2021, 4:18 pm

Alan H wrote:Sorry, disregard my replies,
I didn’t read your question properly 
I thought it was a CB500. 
Didn’t read the cbf500. 
Alan H

Easy mistake to make - I did exactly the same thing!

Did the original poster ever manage to find a shock?
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