Shock is already installed and i can tell you this.
The old shock had lash, i removed the rear wheel and confirmed it.
I instaleed the new , it is a straight bolt on mod. The only think is that the katana shock is almost 0.5 cm shorter than the stock , but it is stiffer and the rear sits normal.
The shock is very stiff and has very fast rebound and hard compresion , and that is because the katana is much heavier than the bandit.Stiffness can be adjusted , but rebound is still to fast for one person.With a second rider i guess it will be just fine.
The way the bike handles is way better than before. Now i will change the dogbones to raise the tail a little , and i will install some hyperpro front springs that i have from the 600. I had them installed earlier but they seemed to me very stiff , now with the shock the balance will change so i will give them again a try.
Shock costed 86$ with delivery to US and 25$ extra for being shiped to Greece.