why are eye to clevis shocks so hard to find?

[jed.only]

ive been looking for hours trying to find a shock to lower my 79 gs1000. im wanting a 11" shock, and the only ones i have found are chrome at one place. does anyone know of a bike that uses an 11" eye to clevis shock? i may end up buying the chrome ones, i just hate chrome. id buy them and blast them, but it would be way easier to just buy some takeoffs of a different model.


any help?

[Steve]

If you are looking for new shocks, check out Progressive Suspension, series 412.

Download the catalog. If you can't find what you want, give them a call, they are very helpful.

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[jed.only]

nice units, but too rich for my taste.

[Headphase]

http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/HagShocks.htm , they will make to your spec if needs be.

Hope it helps, I bought a beautiful set of shocks off e**y, and didn't realise they were different fittings on different years. Now I'm buying another gs, to use the shocks on

[doctorgonzo]

If you are looking for new shocks, check out Progressive Suspension, series 412.

Download the catalog. If you can't find what you want, give them a call, they are very helpful.

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Those are what I run, very nice and with an oem look, but close to $100 each if I remember right. You might find some used ones ebay or at junkyard, but not gonna find a decent pair of new shocks for much less than that.

[Cajun Cycler]

Gotta pay to play. The older these bikes get the more expensive and harder to find the parts are.