| Author | Message | ||
     Molochnik |
Hi, new member here... I can't remember the name/manufacturer of the conventional/compression-type shock that used to be available circa early 2000s. They used to come with a link that went from the swingarm to a crank at the front shock mount to operate a standard-type shock. Anybody know? I'd search it if I could remember what it was called. Thanks! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Wilburs I believe:  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
This one?  | ||
| Molochnik |
Could be! It definitely looks like the rig I'm trying to find... Wilbur's doesn't seem to ring a bell, but hey, I'm the one who's lost his memory  I truly appreciate the help! If that's your bike, how do you like the shock set-up? | ||
| S1owner |
It is Wilburs it is a shock conversion kit that converts from pull shock to push shock http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/47623/253099.html?1169665290 (Message edited by S1owner on April 29, 2015) | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Not my bike. Just grabbed it from Google. | ||
| Molochnik |
Cool; thanks again. Doing a search, I see there's a decent amount of chatter about them, and that a similar product was indeed offered by Hyperpro - the name that sorta stuck in my head. Searching Hyperpro, prior to asking about this, turned up a bunch of pull-type shocks though, so I figured I was mistaken. Still a bit salty; I was hoping to maybe find a used unit for less than ~$1800 | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Don't know if this is wise to have a look at ,but here is some english men making his own.   http://www.ukbeg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=186 20 | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Yeah, my searched at the $1800 price tag. | ||
| S1owner |
Not very complex to build but there is a ton of force and if something shears it could be deadly. | ||
| Molochnik |
I admire his pluck. Making all of the bracketry a la Wilber's and/or Hyperpro wouldn't be out of reach for me, but I'm not too interested in doing that stuff anymore. While simply acquiring a shock may save some money, I suspect that I could buy one of the current aftermarket shocks from American Sport Bike for a similar price. In a former life I was a suspension tech, but I'm not interested in chasing down valving and spring rates anymore either if I were to source a used shock from something else. I was just hoping to find a bolt-on rig and it looks like one of the current pull-types might be the way to go. |
