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Thank you for this write up on this. I did not know that there is oil in the rear shock. I took off the bags today to wash the whole bike to check for anything loose on bike after this trip. I check pressure on bike and it was ok but I did not ride today, home now. When I washed the bike I did not see any oil at all but only dust. Again thanks for this info
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From: Franklin, WI
It's refreshing to see some solid advice beyond "Just buy new ones" on here. Aftermarket shocks have almost a cult following on here, it's cute, but I'm one of those people who has had absolutely ZERO issues with the factory air shocks on 3 bikes, one-up or two.
Same goes for the factory forks and even seats. I feel like a lot of people who rave high praises for the $1000 cartridges they dropped in after 30,000 miles have no idea what a difference a simple rebuild kit would have done for those tired shocks. I'm in NO way saying there isn't some improvement to be had from throwing money at the issue, I'm just saying that it's not always the fix for everyone, and stock parts aren't nearly the 'junk' that people make them out to be. Being a bigger guy, I surmise that a lot of people who have these issues are smaller / lighter, or perhaps lack natural padding in the rear.
I swear that people make those posts about how that set of shocks changed their lives and made their bike like new do it just to justify and ease their minds about the money and time they spent. Rebuilding the forks on mine have always made them feel 'just like new' too - because they are back to factory specs. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Same goes for the factory forks and even seats. I feel like a lot of people who rave high praises for the $1000 cartridges they dropped in after 30,000 miles have no idea what a difference a simple rebuild kit would have done for those tired shocks. I'm in NO way saying there isn't some improvement to be had from throwing money at the issue, I'm just saying that it's not always the fix for everyone, and stock parts aren't nearly the 'junk' that people make them out to be. Being a bigger guy, I surmise that a lot of people who have these issues are smaller / lighter, or perhaps lack natural padding in the rear.
I swear that people make those posts about how that set of shocks changed their lives and made their bike like new do it just to justify and ease their minds about the money and time they spent. Rebuilding the forks on mine have always made them feel 'just like new' too - because they are back to factory specs. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
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From: Queens NY
It's refreshing to see some solid advice beyond "Just buy new ones" on here. Aftermarket shocks have almost a cult following on here, it's cute, but I'm one of those people who has had absolutely ZERO issues with the factory air shocks on 3 bikes, one-up or two.
Same goes for the factory forks and even seats. I feel like a lot of people who rave high praises for the $1000 cartridges they dropped in after 30,000 miles have no idea what a difference a simple rebuild kit would have done for those tired shocks. I'm in NO way saying there isn't some improvement to be had from throwing money at the issue, I'm just saying that it's not always the fix for everyone, and stock parts aren't nearly the 'junk' that people make them out to be. Being a bigger guy, I surmise that a lot of people who have these issues are smaller / lighter, or perhaps lack natural padding in the rear.
I swear that people make those posts about how that set of shocks changed their lives and made their bike like new do it just to justify and ease their minds about the money and time they spent. Rebuilding the forks on mine have always made them feel 'just like new' too - because they are back to factory specs. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Same goes for the factory forks and even seats. I feel like a lot of people who rave high praises for the $1000 cartridges they dropped in after 30,000 miles have no idea what a difference a simple rebuild kit would have done for those tired shocks. I'm in NO way saying there isn't some improvement to be had from throwing money at the issue, I'm just saying that it's not always the fix for everyone, and stock parts aren't nearly the 'junk' that people make them out to be. Being a bigger guy, I surmise that a lot of people who have these issues are smaller / lighter, or perhaps lack natural padding in the rear.
I swear that people make those posts about how that set of shocks changed their lives and made their bike like new do it just to justify and ease their minds about the money and time they spent. Rebuilding the forks on mine have always made them feel 'just like new' too - because they are back to factory specs. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
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