Was trying to adjust the setting on the Olle' rear shock, but couldn't find the screw to adjust. I think my shock is upside down as on the service manual it shows the shock with the spring at the bottom and you can see the screw easily, however on the parts book its the way its on my bike the spring at the top and the black plain metal bit at the bottom.

http://www.splatshop.co.uk/sherco-08-rear-shock-07-cabastany.html Mine is the opposite of this.

Or does it make no difference, could just take the airbox off and get to the screw?

Just wondering why they don't all come from the factory one way?

Makes no difference really, long as it fits. I seem to recall on my "07 I could not mount with spring up due to it hitting the frame, although yours may be slightly different.

I generally prefer "spring up" for a few reasons, so as far as access to the adjuster screw goes, once set to prefs you can forget it anyway, and positioned up top(as on my "12 bike) it is a lot better protected, as they are succeptable to corrosion.

It's normal to fit "spring down" in order to reduce unsprung weight. You may not think this significant but, hey, you've paid for an expensive bike with fancy rear suspension unit, why not make the best of it.

When the gas Girlings came out they would only function "spring down", with no damping when mounted the other way up.

Would this inverted shock idea work on any bike if the shocks fits upside down?

Would this inverted shock idea work on any bike if the shocks fits upside down?

Yes, however the shocks must be designed for it. Seems most modern nitrogen pressurized shocks do not care. This would be much more relative in a twinshock application.

In modern monoshock application, this becomes a mute point to me, primarily because the arm from swingarm pivot to shock mount is short, you do not need to move the shock a long distance, nor near as quickly as shocks mounted out toward the axle.

As weight x arm = moment of the mass. Do the math.

Thus, if you are concerned about the unsprung weight of your rear end, get a X-lite Mich on the back, a lot less weight to move further and quickly.

Edited March 8, 201313 yr by copemech