a bit of an update,
i have had the original shock rebuild by a chap called Hans who was recommended to me by Fazbaz,
it took two weeks in total from the time i took it to the post office until i got it back and refitted it.so i cannot complain about that. £70 inc p&p i could have had the spring powder coated any colour i liked for an extra £10 but i did not think it needed it
so the main thing is does it work?
1st impression after a 10 minute ride is yes, tommorrow i plan to have a ride to a couple of places that have some large dips in the road and see how it feels then.
After that the next plan is to service the forks