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Curious, im in the middle of my 400 complete rebuild,and am wondering how much difference is there between a R6 shock or a Fox Twin Clicker, are they close to same ? is the Fox better ?. The reason i ask is i need a rebuild on my fox, new spring, new bottom tension ring, its getting pricy, i can get a dam near new R6 shock for less.

I would say that the Fox has more adjust-ability, but the R6 shock justs makes more sense. The R6 shock has similar adjustments, is less expensive and they're more abundant.

Doesnt somebody on here do a R6 and dogbones that bolt right up ?

you get what you pay for. if you want better performance, go with the twin clicker. fox shocks will out perform stock shocks. if you just want it to work, get the r6 stock shock.

i've got an old twin clicker for my 400 and even though the rebound adjust is seized, it still makes an amazing improvement. and it raises the rear ride height, making the handling more agile. i say go with the fox.

I gotta say that, the R6 shock has hi and lo speed compression damping....rebound damping("triple clicker" whereas the Fox is a twin clicker), and preload adjustment. It is cheaply serviced by racetech ($179-plus can get racetech's latest valving for another $50).

AND, has 15 years newer suspension technology than the fox twin clickers (how long ago was the Fox shock discontinued??)

I rode racebikes back in the day when Fox TC's were THE sh*t, works perf was right up there too, and I am here to say that the late model R6 stuff is better than they ever were.

btw, I offer the 'kits'...modded R6 shock, adjustable dogbones, etc.

Sounds like a mixed review, some like the fox, some like the R6. Now do u have to get the right lbs spring on the R6 shock to match your weight ?, to me it sounds like a coin flip to which shock is really better. Money wise the R6 would be cheaper, but if i have to change spring to match my weight, it may end up being even more than redoing my Fox.

i wasn't impressed by my r6's stock shock at all. i replaced it with a stock r6 shock that had been completely worked by race tech, and it performed better. really, it 100% depends on the condition of the older fox shock imo.

but then again, i'm big on putting the correct shock on the bike it was meant to go on. if you had a perfect condition fox shock for a 400, would you put it on a r6? i sure wouldn't. but hey, that's just me. i've heard of people putting a hyabusa shock on a fzr 600. sure, it may fit (with some dog bones) but does that mean it's a good idea? i think not.

Fzrmike33 wrote:Sounds like a mixed review, some like the fox, some like the R6. Now do u have to get the right lbs spring on the R6 shock to match your weight ?, to me it sounds like a coin flip to which shock is really better. Money wise the R6 would be cheaper, but if i have to change spring to match my weight, it may end up being even more than redoing my Fox.

what are you planning on using the bike for: just leisure rides? faster, rides where performance may count? possibly track?

I think my Fox is in pretty decent shape, im having it rebuilt, and spring change cause its for a 150 160 lbs person, im 190, so changing the spring i think is a good idea.

I plan on general street riding, canyon riding , maybe a track day.

That 500 lb/in spring you have is probably good for a 125lb rider, max. At 140 I'm good with a 650-700 lb/in spring. Changing the spring in your case is a really good idea.

Do all three adjustments on the R6 shock really give you any usable range? I'm just asking because, the fact that Yamaha gives you three knobs to play with doesn't necessarily mean that they will have any effect. I have '09 R6 forks, and you get a bit of adjustment from the low-speed comp and rebound, but it is pretty much agreed that the high-speed comp adjuster does "nada".