So chevaliernoir, keep in mind that you also have a 15-16 model year bike. Riders on a 17+ model year have the updated side exit stock exhaust, so clearances changed for them.
The chief issue with an R6 shock on the RC at the track is there isn't quite enough damping. I've got a 97-98 R1 shock on it's way and I'm going to test out how that does. It may be that the R1 has better valving it in and more adjustment range such that it could be a better candidate for track duty. Primarily, the R6 shock swap was pretty much intended as a cheap method of getting something on the bike that wasn't as fucking terrifying as the stock RC shock is. The stock shock just scared the crap out of me, even on the street, and at the time there were NO other options available... I needed a shock for ME, and open sourced it to everyone else as well.
The R1 shock might be a good option for the next round of folks... as we've certainly at this point "burned up" a vast majority of good R6 shocks out there. My suppliers have all but stopped returning my emails with my asking if they have any good shocks in inventory... so at this point I've pretty much given up on finding any quality R6 shocks. The last 3 times I purchased a supply of them, none of them met the quality standards I have for a "no rebuild" option. With the 97-98 R1 shock showing potential, that may be just what the community can use at this point.
The big problem most face these days also is the reservoir is in the way for the stock exhaust for 17+ bikes. I may get some exhaust sections made up that would allow riders to swap out the CAT and resonance chamber, which would then allow riders with the stock exhaust to still use an R6 (or possibly the R1) shock. I do like the R1 in regards to the ride height with the +10mm length, tho some of the shorter riders / inseam challenged, may find that aspect of the R1 shock to be problematic.
Just ordered an R6 shock. I'm guessing it's in good condition. If not, I'll send it to race tech or rg3 for rebuild.
I can confirm that R6 shocks are re-buildable. My old suspension guy, Evan Steel from ESP in Tucson, re-built two of my R6 shocks and they came back absolutely perfect.
OK, but how much was the rebuild?
OK, but how much was the rebuild?