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Molochnik
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 11:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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!
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wilburs I believe:



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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This one?

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Molochnik
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 12:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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?
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S1owner
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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)
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 12:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not my bike. Just grabbed it from Google.
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Molochnik
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 01:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 01:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah, my searched at the $1800 price tag.
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S1owner
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 01:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not very complex to build but there is a ton of force and if something shears it could be deadly.
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Molochnik
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 02:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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.
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