| Author | Message | ||
     Jamesscavies |
I came across an old W.P. shock at a swap meet on Sun. It's the one with the white spring. Should this shock have an external reservoir? The one I was looking at did not, but the price was right $50, went ahead and bought it. It does'nt appear to have a place for the res so I'm wondering if it's worth rebuilding. | ||
| Buellfighter |
Sounds like one without compression/rebound adjustability. Couldn't tell ya if it's worth rebuilding. Rusted, pitting, scratched...got a pic? | ||
| Smoke |
early m2 came without reservoir on the wp shock. tim | ||
| Jos51700 |
Even if it's rebuilt, it's still going to kill you when the eye comes off and you pole-vault onto your dome. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Only rumored to have happened to ONE shock on a bike that was severely manhandled,IIRC. Never to a real owner. Have fun. Is there a hole with threads that the reservoir was supposed to go in? | ||
| Rich |
I've been running one of the old shocks for years. I don't think it'll break, and it doesn't leak, either. | ||
| Kmbuell |
I agree with FiremanJim! I am still running the original WP rear shock on my S2 with NO issues, other that an occasional Buell employee who tells me the same "it'll kill you" story. I'm pretty sure I know the guy who is rumored to have broken the one that broke during brake testing, with repeated stoppies. If it's good run it, if not rebuild it and run it. No matter what, it's a lot better looking than Oscar's trash can! | ||
| Jos51700 |
I've seen two OE's fail, and one Penske fail. All at low speed. one of those two was a broken weld, that was caught before it broke all the way...) Dontcha' think HD would spend a little dough to keep the money-grubbing next of kin at bay? | ||
| Cbm2 |
My old long shock still works fine. It leaks a little oil and its a little "bouncy" but it still works fine. Its got the protection collar on it so I feel a little safer. Its had its fair share of abuse (hard wheelie landings and a few stopies) and it has no signs of failure yet. | ||
| Jamesscavies |
Thanks for the advice guys. Looks like upon closer examination there is a threaded hole for the res. I went ahead and posted an ad in the classifieds for a used penske or W.P. Thanks again, JAMES | ||
| Jos51700 |
I wonder why someone would rob the reservoir? | ||
| Billetmetallic |
a little oil leaked on the rear wheel was more than enough for me to exchange my long rear showa out for a newer short showa that didnt leak, peace of mind, cbm2 replace that rear shock! i have an early m2 long shock with re-enforcement collars installed that doesnt leak for you if you want it, pay the shipping and its yours. ride fast/take chances -the rev (Message edited by billetmetallic on March 12, 2008) | ||
| Kmbuell |
It's interesting that some of us have seen more OE shocks fail than the company engineers. Of the "broken" shocks how many had exposed springs (WP Units). The first generation Showa did have some in-field failures. To the best of my knowledge the swingarm issue should be of more concern than the OE WP shock. The swingarms did crack, with regularity, on race bikes and abused street bikes. | ||
| S2pengy |
The orginal wp shocks for the M2 did not have a reservoir.. |
