Thanks Dutchie, when I am ready I will PM you and we can discuss what are the best toys for the K5.
Ok, update time. My original problem with the bike sitting too low in the rear has been resolved. A previous owner had installed about a 35mm spacer between the seal head and the shock piston. It very effectively lowered the bike, but also drastically shortened the shock stroke. this 35mm spacer after being multiplied by the shock linkage resulted in a lower seat height by almost 65mm. Spacer is now gone and bike is at proper height
. Also at some point a person had taken the piston and shim stacks apart. I'm going to assume that the shim stack was changed. The stock piston was reused though. Now my problem is that when they ground away the peened lip to remove the nut, they really ground
. The rebound orifice also looks as though it has been hit with a reamer
. It is huge. I installed a Race Tech gold valve and new shim stacks only to find that so much oil is bypassing back through the rebound passage during compression that I have no compression damping adjustment using the compression clicker. So now my rebound adjuster affects both rebound and compression and not proportionately. I recently picked up another shock off of ebay and hopefully it will not have met the same fate as my current shock. I'm still riding the bike. Having all the added suspension travel is great
. I am looking forward to having a properly assembled and functioning shock.
Kev