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Rear Shock Fail
OK, I'll be honest, I expected more than 21-22K out of it but my rear shock has given up the ghost nonetheless. I've not had a chance to have a proper look as I've still not had a chance to clean off the crud from Lakeland but it's pishin' oot oil and bouncin' around on the spring. Feels like riding on oval wheels and not at all right.
I've seen one at a brakers, listed as a XT660Z Tenere Rear Shock, so my question is would this (a used one) be a good idea? Have they changed from year to year (mine's a 2010)? My spring coating is white � I thought this was usual on the Ten but the one at the breakers is Red � should this be a red flag? Is it an easy job, swapping out shocks? Any advice gratefully received guys, I gotta get this sorted quick-smart :smilies0979: |
I wouldn't bother buying a used OE shock, most will be well past their best. Mine was goosed at 10K miles.
If the one at the breakers has a red spring it could be a Hagon shock, which may well be worth giving a try if the price is right (they're �300 new). Does it look like this... http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/common...parts/MONO.jpg If the worst comes to the worst the Hagons are fully rebuildable, unlike the OE ones. |
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I wouldn't be looking for a used OE shock, unless funding forces you down that route, if you do you should be looking to replace the spring, HyperPro will cost around �80 and will make a noticeable difference. But I'd be looking to use a non-OE shock assembly, HyperPro, Hagon - whatever you can afford will be better. I'm sure DazzerRTW had his OE shock rebuilt by someone in Yorkshire... could be wrong though, might be worth a search. But it's still going to cost you, and the bike will be off the road for the duration. |
OK, point taken, buying into somebody else's possible rear shock nightmare probably isn't the wisest of moves.
This Hyperpro idea interests me though, if I can get something for under a ton that would be sweet! (well less painful than a bill stretching into several hundreds of squids). I've looked at the usual suspects, Offtheroad.de getting the closest so far but can't find a rear shock anywhere obvious � where do you guys go for your suspension needs? Nothing at Adventure Spec, Touratech asked me to loosen my belt in preparation and M&P appear to cater for every other bike under the sun apart from mine. |
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Bearing in mind I'm presently trying to look like I'm not trawling the interweb for bike parts at work... So far I've found this or this but they look very different prospects. Can anyone explain to me what I should be looking for. Do I need a reservoir for example? The Fleabay one appears to come with stickers... that's important. |
I just put a Ohlins S46DR1 in my XTR.. 402 euros from OTR..
not had a chance to give it a good work out yet... I think it will need a re-valve as they are tuned for mainly road with light off road use... Ohlins / Wilbers / WP are the way to go... There are a few others but I have not riden on them... Hagon shocks... I have seen inside them.. The word crude springs to mined... When it was fully compressed the damping valve left the oil & went into gas section of the body... no floating oil/gas separator.. The piston wasn't sealed to the body buy a o-ring or lip seal so oil could flow around the piston instead of though the control valve ( I use the team control valve very losely here) |
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The Hyperpro is exactly the same shock I am running (but the Yacugar branded version). It is a very good shock for the money. �370 delivered free is pretty good. BTW both your links are to the same place - Calsport! The image on their eBay site is more accurate as to what the shock and packaging looks like now (black spring), and you'll get stickers with either! These also come recommended for similar money. |
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I've used OTR before too so they also have that in their favor (they always send stickers). |
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