One owner Fazers

[darrsi]

[quote author=darrsi link=topic=11091.msg119167#msg119167 date=1388589303]
Swapped the rear shock yesterday for a refurbed one, as it didn't feel right, and the original one had a leak that i never knew about.  :eek
Not tried the new one yet but noticed that the bike was a bit higher straight away.
Bike's done around 42k.

Did you notice any difference with the new shock?
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Went out on it yesterday, and noticed a massive difference.
Because i only primarily really use it for commuting, and i'm always upright in traffic, it kind of crept up on me that there was an issue.
I knew it wasn't right a while back 'cos i was occasionally getting a minor back end drift on bends, but recently it was much more noticeable.
I'd already bought a shock from Fuzzy (cheers matey :thumbup [size=1em]a few weeks back but just needed the time to fit it, so Xmas was perfect for me without fear of being called into work.[/size]
[size=1em]But as i said when the old one came off it had oil leaking out of the centre rod.[/size]
[size=1em]How much oil i don't know but bearing in mind i go down a couple of roads daily with speed bumps then i dread to think? It's very possible that i've just been riding the spring recently, but that's not 100%?[/size] :rolleyes


Anyway, it's just a refurbed original that i've replaced it with and for me personally it's great.
Much more solid and stable going in and coming out of bends and just a generally way better all round feel, which is hardly surprising!
I've never changed a shock on a bike before so maybe i was a bit naive not noticing things earlier, although i probably would have if i used the bike a bit more aggressively on a ride out, but ho-hum, it all ended okay.