Changing shocks

Put it up on center stand and start wrenching. If you have a bar and a fulcrum to go under the wheel, it will make it easier to line up the holes on the shocks to get the bolt back through. Support the wheel so it doesn't drop too far when you get it up on the stand. Use penetrating oil for tight fasteners.
 
Sometimes, the exhaust will limit the lower bolts removal, in which case jacking the wheel slightly (careful to just raise it enough but not so much that it comes off the center stand)...it's kind of tricky since the wheel will want to turn...but can be done. I use a 2x4.
 
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