Emgo shocks good or garbage?

[exdirtbiker]

My Beast has KONIs, but they are pretty blown out. ( I know I could rebuild them )

Parts bike has low mileage Emgo shocks... but can't test ride it to find difference.

Thoughts?

[Brendan W]

Even at the same price, I'd take a pair of KONIs needing rebuild before new Emgo.
Had bad experience with them on my bike. The went from looking OK when I got it to totally shot in a few months.
Bushes fell apart as well as oil pumping out.
Only one sure way to tell and I'd be interested to hear how that turns out if and when you get a day to test it.

[Nessism]

Bushings are garbage and very heavy springing, or maybe it's damping. Stiff to be sure. Basscliff did a writeup on fixing the bushings. The stiffness may not be an issue if you ride two up or heavily loaded in general. Not for lightweights though.

[Dogma]

Definitely overdamped. Crude and harsh damping. Springs weren't horribly awful for me at 260 lb. The plastic bushings do not last, according to anyone who tried to use them.

That said, they will work while you rebuild the Konis. Just avoid the bumps to minimize hammering your bike.

[GS1150Pilot]

Emgo=emgarbage.

[exdirtbiker]

Emgo=emgarbage.

C'mon, Pilot... Tell me what you really think !!! He he... Thanks guys. I will leave them on the parts bike.

[Steve]

If you have a rather enhanced gravitational attraction or always ride 2-up, the EMGOs will feel OK, but as others have said, will degrade relatively quickly. My son has a set on his 1000G and says they are OK, but we will be checking the condition of the bushings before too long.

I also have a set of Konis on my 850 that are in need of a rebuild. I have purchased the kit and the oil, just have been too busy working on other bikes to get my own bike "under the knife". It will happen before the rally next month, though.

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[mrbill5491]

EMGO means NO.

[Dogma]

EMGO means NO.

To be fair, their handlebars and oil filters are quite serviceable. Anything more complex than that...

[Blue Falcon]

The PO of my recently purchased 850GL was proud that he put EMGO shocks on the bike a year ago, I was disappointed to find out they were EMGO..... I replaced all the bushings, they were all blown out and the ride is like crap. I had to die the mount bolt due to the bushing blow out ruining the threads. I'm about 60lbs lighter than him as well. I will be purchasing a set of Hagon shocks for her in the future.

EMGO shocks are crap.

[tkent02]

If you have a rather enhanced gravitational attraction or always ride 2-up, the EMGOs will feel OK, but as others have said, will degrade relatively quickly.

No, they actually ride like **** from day one no matter how heavy you are.

[exdirtbiker]

OK' I'll send to flea bay.