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My 750F2 project.
K2-K6:
I thought nice machining work on the collars too.
I've not tried BOGE dampers on a bike but they have very good reputation and capability in car products.
Cb750r:
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on February 02, 2024, 10:54:16 AM ---I thought nice machining work on the collars too.
I've not tried BOGE dampers on a bike but they have very good reputation and capability in car products.
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These have worked well for me, but were looking pretty ratty. I have an aluminum swing arm from a zrx1100 I need to finish modifying to fit which takes shocks that are eyelet not clevis mount so cleaning these up was a good little side project while I’m waiting for parts. And the machining of the collars was a good challenge to my very rudimentary ability on a lathe and mill. I got to do a bit of drafting and geometry to figure out the spacing of the preload ramps. The paint and the shock oil was in my shop already and it didn’t cost me anything for the powder coat. So it was a low cost refurb or buy new shocks I may replace in a year or so…
Cb750r:
--- Quote from: Laverdaroo on February 02, 2024, 05:39:52 AM ---They look well, subtle colours and not the obligatory chrome finish
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Cheers. This refurb was more a test if I could make those preload collars as one broke when I was adjusting the collar. These will look good, long enough for me to get my bike back together and get the swing arm swap sorted or shelved.
Skoti:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 02, 2024, 10:31:18 AM ---The problem with repainting shocks is that not matter how careful you are it's never strong enough to withstand the adjusting process, the paint on the top of the lugs gets rubbed off as soon as you move the collars, then sometimes just the collar moving can rub the paint off underneath it, the springs can touch the body when they compress and that rubs paint off, they look great until you use them. Makes me mad as hell, all that work, all that time and they look worse than they did before within a few months, not to mention scratching the paint with the spring compressors, Jesus my blood pressure is going up just thinking about it.
Calming down now, they look really nice, and the collars are really well made. Well done.
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Black plastic tubing of the type used to keep golf clubs from rattling together, fitted perfectly over the body of my Commando rear shocks.
Prevents the springs from damaging the paint.
If your shockers adjust with a C spanner, then just lag it with a bit of cardboard before preloading the springs.
Hope that helps.
Skoti
Cb750r:
--- Quote from: Skoti on February 02, 2024, 05:01:26 PM ---Black plastic tubing of the type used to keep golf clubs from rattling together, fitted perfectly over the body of my Commando rear shocks.
Prevents the springs from damaging the paint.
If your shockers adjust with a C spanner, then just lag it with a bit of cardboard before preloading the springs.
Hope that helps.
Skoti
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Great tip cheers, I have some paint protection film in the garage in my haste to see how good things looked assembled I forgot I was going to apply to the shock bodies. I think I will give that a shot first. Yes I have a pin or C spanner for the preload. I actually filed and sanded its edge a bit to help prevent marring. I doubt I’ll change the preload from where it is though as it’s where I had it set before!
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