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Timely question; I was musing about the same problem - need to upgrade the shock spring on my 900Sie, and pretty sure that this lower bolt might be just as annoying as the one on my S4 that I eventually just got Moto Rapido to deal with.
Took them over a week, after everything else was done. I asked them what the trick was - they said a combination of heat, judicious use of impact (in both directions) and leaving the penetrating oil to soak between bouts.
It's my impression that many of the factory fasteners may have been assembled completely dry (as were, apparently, the headrace bearings in my 900 Dark)... So if they can be quite tedious if they're exposed and have never been disturbed.
Another favorite are those mushroom head bolts on the rear hugger that rust and look like garbage - and promptly snap off with the tiniest amount of force when you attempt to remove them...
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