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Shocks from 650 to 450 OK?

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Desolation Angel

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The shocks on my 450 are too weak and I'm not willing to pay for NOS originals or Progressives. I found a set of very nice looking Showas off a 650 that I was thinking of getting. There's 34,000 miles on 'em. Would you think they've had it at that mileage, or still perfectly functional? I don't know what the life of a shock is.

Also, they ought to fit the 450 OK and be stiffer, yes?
 
The life of OEM shock's at that time was less than 20,000.
So DA I really think you should look elswere.......................Or lose 100kg's.............OOOH!................your guna get me for that ! :lol: :lol:
 
I appreciate that info (well, some of it :D ). I need some that actually can hold up a 250 pound guy.

Poor little GS! :( How it suffers. :wink:

Good idea to be looking at shocks from the bigger bikes, though, right? To get something plenty stiff?
 
Yes, as long as it fit's.
I remember a friend of mine useing the shock's of my GT750 on his kwaka 650, he was very happy with them.
I put Koni's on the GT.
 
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