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#1 Andy25

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Posted 11 December 2018 - 08:34 pm

Think it's time to think about replacing the rear shock it's
Starting to feel like a trampoline
Not really wanting to spend too much so after a bit of googling
came across company called Bike Revival they sell a shock from Betor
I've e-mailed them looking a price etc
Just wondering if anyone has used them / heard anything about them etc

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Posted 11 December 2018 - 10:28 pm

Fixitsan on here reported favourably on a refurbishment of his OE unit by Dunfermline Motorcycles - go search for his report.


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Posted 12 December 2018 - 09:11 am

No complaints with an M Shock Andy, gives you another choice !


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Posted 12 December 2018 - 09:51 am

Fixitsan on here reported favourably on a refurbishment of his OE unit by Dunfermline Motorcycles - go search for his report.

 

Yup and I'll probably do the same again with Muddy's old unit.

 

3 years after the refurb, and 15k miles, the adjusters are still effective across the range. £80 well spent


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Posted 12 December 2018 - 10:03 am

Errr, I believe we're talking a mk2 shock.  Dunno if they could refurb one or not ?


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Posted 12 December 2018 - 10:21 am

Errr, I believe we're talking a mk2 shock.  Dunno if they could refurb one or not ?

 

 

That's a very good point ! lol


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Posted 12 December 2018 - 11:19 am

+1 for mshock magic carpet compared to the old unit



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Posted 12 December 2018 - 08:32 pm

Cheers Lads
Wasn't sure if it could be rebuilt
Got an email back gave me a few choices / Brands
Hagon - 2 year warranty £ 277 - made to order
M shock - 2 year warranty £ 339- made to order
YSS - 2year warranty £ 279
Wilbers (Ecoline ) £ 331
Wilbers £ 428. - made to order
Fournales - £ 585

So plenty of choice / research still to do
Although the Wilbers at £428 +Fournales at £ 585
won't really be considered
To be honest never really adjusted any shock on Bike's that I've had
So basic set up will do
I even ran about for a week with the shock on my Divvy split in 2 apart from a Couple of cable ties !

Probably gonna wait until January before buying coz I just got another bloody screw in my rear tyre second one on a 2 month old Tyre

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Posted 13 December 2018 - 09:20 am

Probably gonna wait until January before buying coz I just got another bloody screw in my rear tyre second one on a 2 month old Tyre

 

This could be fixed with a cheap kit in ~10 mins. !


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Posted 13 December 2018 - 09:53 am

got a M Shock you give some basic info weight one or two up if normally loaded riding style and they set it to that as a base line for your own adjustments

with the instructions is how to return it to baseline if you mess it up



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Posted 13 December 2018 - 04:31 pm

Not sure if it's still the case, but the Hagon unit for the 850 was longer than the OE shock and raised the rear meaning it leant over a long way when on the side stand.

#12 Andy25

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Posted 13 December 2018 - 06:30 pm

This could be fixed with a cheap kit in ~10 mins.
Cheers Bjorge
Well versed in the use of these kits my back tyres are getting to be screw magnets think the record was 5 , of course they usually are off centre
at the limits of what should be plugged


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got a M Shock you give some basic info weight one or two up if normally loaded riding style and they set it to that as a base line for your own adjustments
with the instructions is how to return it to baseline if you mess it up

 
The instructions would definitely be required
 

Not sure if it's still the case, but the Hagon unit for the 850 was longer than the OE shock and raised the rear meaning it leant over a long way when on the side stand.

Now that's very useful info - stuff like that has to be taken into consideration not just the costs

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