Bought my 99 cbr off of craiglist, the guy was short about 5 3''. It sits extremely low. I wouldnt dare but a girl on the back. Is the rear shock adjustable? Should I buy another one? Love the bike but i want to bring the height back to stock.

P.S. I have the clymer manual and cant find anything on adjusting that rear shock.

 

The rear shock is fully adjustable
It has rebound , compression and preload settings.
As for ride height if its been lowered its been done with a lowering kit which is basically the suspension linkage arms.
There just 2 strips of metal with 3 bolt holes in each linkage arm that are usually 30 or 45 mm shorter than standard.

Ebay should come up with a used set of standard linkages for a few quid and its a simple swop over to bring the ride height back to standard

 

Thanks good info im gonna change it out ASAP am i better off buying it new??

 

You could buy new but im not sure of the price second hand such as ebay ive seen standard arms for as little as £8 plus £4 delivery on a buy it now , there not really a part thats goin to wear out so id go second hand but if there cheap enough new direct from honda then even better

 

Yeah its 160 for the shock linkage with all the bolts. I got the the shock link and two slides on ebay for 20. This should raise it to stock height.

 

Let us know how you get on bud