Hello,
I am new to this site and a fairly new GS owner. I am hoping someone can help me with the rear floating suspension on my 1983 GS750es. Both the preload and dampening adjusters are stuck and do not turn at all. With its current settings the suspension seems to work fine, but come spring I am going to tear the rear end apart and hopefully fix the problem.
Although I have experience with rebuilding one motorcycle prior to this (a 1982 xj750 maxim), the suspension on that was a lot less complicated.
Should I tear apart the current suspension and attempt to fix it, or should I look to replace it altogether (the bike has 50k Km on it)? Where do I find an aftermarket replacement? Do I simply need to find a replacement shock that is the same length, or do I need to find one that has similar preload/dampening adjustments?
Any guidance/advice would be greatly appreciated!
I am new to this site and a fairly new GS owner. I am hoping someone can help me with the rear floating suspension on my 1983 GS750es. Both the preload and dampening adjusters are stuck and do not turn at all. With its current settings the suspension seems to work fine, but come spring I am going to tear the rear end apart and hopefully fix the problem.
Although I have experience with rebuilding one motorcycle prior to this (a 1982 xj750 maxim), the suspension on that was a lot less complicated.
Should I tear apart the current suspension and attempt to fix it, or should I look to replace it altogether (the bike has 50k Km on it)? Where do I find an aftermarket replacement? Do I simply need to find a replacement shock that is the same length, or do I need to find one that has similar preload/dampening adjustments?
Any guidance/advice would be greatly appreciated!
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