Sean, which bike do you have? I have a pair of stock shocks I took off my
'96 750. I am not sure how good they are, but I can just give it to you, for
the cost of the shipping (it may be expensive from here to hawaii, though).

Javier.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Sean <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yea - looks like I have to replace the shocks.  Anybody have some from
> a parts bike that are in good working order they can part with?  Bets
> price I've been able to find is $210 for some progressive shocks.  I'm
> sure they're much better than stock but my bike is worth maybe $1,400
> bucks here in Hawaii.
>
> On Apr 21, 7:24 am, Sean <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Lately I've been feeling the bumps in the road more than normal.  I
> > thought it was tire pressure, my back tire was bout 5lbs low.
> > However, this morning as I was getting off my bike I heard a sound
> > like air being sucked into something and at the same time the back of
> > my bike went up an inch or so.
> >
> > I've seen threads about replacing front fork seals but not rear
> > shocks.  So a couple of questions:
> > 1 - is it a rebuild like the front forks?
> > 2 - will I need a spring compressor like you do for a car?
> > 3 - I can do minor stuff but I'm not the most mechanically gifted -
> > how hard is this to do?
> > 4 - any manuals / instructions out there?
> >
> > Sean
>
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