Re: [ST] First question!

[Stephen McSpadden <stephen.mcspadden@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 13:44 22/06/2004, Barry Croft wrote:

>I had a warning that the rear shock was borderline.
>The damping has gone AWOL. I was able to dial in just
>enough to pass at the maximum setting on the adjuster,
>but it's days are definitely numbered.

I know that a suspension guru was very unimpressed with the damping 
adjustment on my less than 2 year old ST shock.

The conclusion was that it was fully adjustable between Sh*t and Hopeless.

Apart fro the usual Hagon - Ohlins - Penske (WP?) alternatives, you might 
contact HyperPro too. As well as spring kits, they do emulsion shocks at a 
(I think) reasonable rate. When my shock finally wears out (or I get enough 
spare cash ... ok you can stop laughing now ...) I'll probably investigate 
that and get the cartridge emulators for the front at the same time.

The only alternatives I can think of are a "previously enjoyed" example 
from the usual breakers such as Sprint Manufacturing, Lynx motorcycles in 
Lincoln and Triumph'ant in Wales.

As I'm pretty sure the shock is a pretty standard Showa unit, it might be 
worth seeing if it is used on other manufacturer's machines.

Sorry I can't offer more suggestions, but let us know what you find.

Good hunting,

Stephen McS.



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