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Offline Nurse Julie

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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2020, 11:56:01 PM »
TEC shocks are 320mm between centres, can't remember what they were as standard, any idea?

I can measure my old shocks but they are stuck in the garage about 1 mile away.
No idea Ken but I'm sure Graham has got some here he can measure.
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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2020, 08:07:28 AM »
Thanks Julie, I couldn't find them a couple of weeks ago . your'e a star (again)
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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2020, 09:32:29 AM »
What are they like for handling Julie?

One part I do need is a decent set of rear shocks, I have some Marzocchi Strada piggybacks in bits but they need seals and no one has them anymore.

I might have to buy a pair of these, I'd prefer something like Koni but again finding a set in great nick can be hard.

Hi oddjob,

I recently bought some second hand Marzocchi shock very cheap and took the chance that I would be able to strip and recondition them, after lots of searching I found a dealer in Italy that has lots of nos Marzocchi stock, his shop is called Tecnomotors, not sure of website address but I can find it,

Picture of rebuilt shock with new seal kit fitted, I also got some new Marzocchi decals from Ebay

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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2020, 09:56:13 AM »
Website address is suspensionzana.com

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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2020, 10:20:38 AM »
They look ok but AFAIK the 550F2 didn't have shrouds on the shocks, just plain chrome springs.

Thats true Oddjob, but I personally like the look of the half shrouds and whilst I like to keep my bike fairly original, its never going to be a concours example.
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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2020, 07:34:01 PM »
I have a very old set, the ones with the reservoir at the back, I was about to bin them but thinking again now.

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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #21 on: June 07, 2020, 10:27:21 PM »
thanks

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Re: Rear shocks
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2020, 04:35:44 PM »
I went for a brief ride round the parish this morning to check out the new shocks.  They are OK, but in performance terms they are nowhere near as good as the one's I've taken off.  They did have dual rate springs which the chrome ones obviously don't have but if I end up keeping the 550 I'll put the old ones back on, their ride quality is much better.
Now where did I put that 10mm socket?

 

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