The original shocks on my 1995 CB750 finally failed after 141000 miles. I guess I got my moneys worth... Would any of you have a pair of lowish mileage Nighthawk shocks for sale? I know some people have substituted aftermarket shocks.
For those that might be curious the failure mode was extreme stiction in both rear dampers. The shocks could be compressed, but required incredible force to rebound, so the bike acted like a hardtail. I managed to ride home and cut one of the failed shocks apart out of curiosity. After so many hard miles I expected a sludge filled mess, but the oil was still very light in viscosity and was not even that dirty. The valve at the bottom of the damper looked like new to me. The failure seems to be the seals at the top of the damper. While they have not leaked a drop, the seals have gottten so tight on the rod that the shocks are effectively jammed. So if any of you have a set to sell please post me off list. Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
