| Author | Message | ||
     Eagleman |
I think my shock just started leaking, any idea how long before it loses all fluid? The spot was about the size of a half dollar this am, and it did'nt smell like motor oil. My last ride was on a 41 degree day could the cold weather have caused it? I will check later today and see if I have a new wet spot under it. I also have the recall kit on it so I believe this will hold it up and I just wont have any rebound, is this true? Leak or not I could'nt pass up riding it to work on the first official day of winter when its 49 degrees out. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
There isn't much volume in there. You will have a pogo-stick soon. I doubt that cold weather had anything to do with the failure either. When they want to go, they go. | ||
| S1owner |
Yep they just go. I found out a friend of mine can rebuild them says it is simple (he has all the tools) has done it for years so it will only cost me the parts! | ||
| Eagleman |
I didnt see a drip on the ground, but the shock was damp. She is toast, I rode it home not to bumpy looks like another fix coming in the future. | ||
| Thejosh |
Don't waste your money rebuilding it. | ||
| Qzpm150 |
anyone know where I can get one of these. Mine is leaking like crazy. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Your cheapest source is Ebay. no guarantee that the one you get is any better though! Aftermarket replacements like Penske cost billions of dollars but are a safe bet. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Billions, that's a lot!!! I found a used Works Performance for a pretty good price here on Badweb... like under $300 I think, it's been a little while. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Yes, you can ride it, it will just ride like a 101 HP pogo stick. As you say it just won't have rebound damping. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
One more post, Josh doesn't like them, but has never rebuilt one, that's a sticking point between us. My rebuilt Y2K shock has held up fine since summer of 2007, that's four and a half years, almost as long as the original lasted and it's still okay (went bad in 2005, I think). | ||
| Trojan |
I also have the recall kit on it so I believe this will hold it up and I just wont have any rebound, is this true? No it isn't true. If you lose the fluid you will lose ALL damping, both compression and rebound. You will be left with just a spring  When you say you have the 'recall kit' which do you mean? If it is the clamp that goes around the rear fixing point then this should have been exchanged years ago for the last recall model, and should be thrown in the skip! By the time the leak is obvious you would have lost most of the fluid unfortunately, so the shock is toast. The original shocks were NEVER desigend to be rebuilt and were pretty cheaply made. Even if you are able to repair it the shock will eventually fail in exactly the same way as the original, due to the suspension design (the shock tries to flex which knackers the seals). Buggles says his repaired shock has lasted a long time but I've seen supposedly professionally repaired shocks fail in 2 months. If you are going to keep the bike then invest in a decent aftermarket shock that is rebuildable and assembled for your weight and riding style. It will be money well spent and you won't regret it. If the seals go on a Worx/Penske/Hyperpro/AST unit they are fully serviceable and rebuildable  (Message edited by trojan on January 25, 2012) | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Alright, look like I'll need to concede the point, I must be exceptionally gentle with my shock. Trojan deals with enough volume to know what's up. Josh, I apologize. Works Perf has a discount store on ebay, prices aren't amazing, but better than retail. American Sport Bike sells Penske at a decent price. | ||
| Onespeedpaul |
"The original shocks were NEVER desigend to be rebuilt" HAHAHA, seriously??? what makes you think they are any less serviceable?? (and by serviceable i *don't* mean tuneable) i'll concede your second point, sure they were cheaply made (poorly designed too), but it's still just a shock. someone in japan put it together, and it can be taken apart and resealed just like a penske or works. | ||
| 46champ |
You are forgetting one thing in this shock discussion. If you rebuild the Showa you still have a chrome can under your bike, with any other shock you have something that looks like a shock, thus a cool factor and if you didn't care about that you wouldn't bother washing your bike. | ||
| Hootowl |
"HAHAHA, seriously??? what makes you think they are any less serviceable??" He didn't say they weren't 'serviceable', he said 'The original shocks were NEVER designed to be rebuilt' Intent. Showa didn't intend them to be rebuilt. That doesn't mean you can't. Regardless, it's a waste of time and money if they're just going to leak again. I've gone through several. When the current one goes, I'm springing for the Penske. No pun intended. | ||
| X1cavscout |
i got a works with a custom spring from eibach have it set for 350lbs of operator ran me $700 and made my x1 like a brand new machine handles like no other now and is very fun in cloverleafs . totally worth the money | ||
| Af226 |
I had my stock shock rebuilt by Racetech in California. Has lasted and only cost $100ish. Not bad for the short term. |
