Trevor,
Listen to R6racer. He's giving excellent advice. I replaced the inner tubes on my wife's YZF600. I made the "special tools" myself out of common items from, get this, Home Depot. It is not that difficult. I have been told that the Race Tech gold valve setups come with a pretty good video detailing installation.
Trevor this is something that you will eventially need to do anyway based on our off line discussions.

Once you have the tools and a nice clean, roomy place to work it isn't that difficult. It is actually kind of neat to see how it all goes together.
I agree that the rear shock should be done by a pro. They can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. We send the Ohlins forks and shocks on the race bikes to a pro for rebuilding. We change springs and spacers, that's about it.
PS. Make sure you have a factory service manual. I had the one for the YZF and it took me through detailed steps with pictures included. I wouldn't trust the aftermarket books. IMO
Pete likes pictures.
Good luck,
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Ride Hard!
John