Rear shock removal, HELP!

[Nomad]

Can anybody help me with how to get the top bolt out of the rear shock on a 1996 M900?
The bolt runs into the piece of metal that holds the seat pivot mount no matter how high or in how small of increments I jack up the bike.  So no matter how much play is in my swingarm, there is not enough space to pull this bolt out, it had to get in there somehow, what the hell am I missing?

And on a personal note to whoever decided to put the bolt in from the right side on these things... make the beast with two backs. You.  There is plenty of room from the left side once the crank case breather is removed, what the hell...

[Nomad]

Oh nevermind, I'm never selling this thing anyway... Used the tried and true method of cutting away non load bearing pieces of the frame... stupid thing.