kommando said:I use Koni's and there was a big improvement when I upgraded from the original girlings, if they ever need replacing I will be looking at YSS Koni replica's
http://bikerevival.co.uk/exp.html
If you google YSS a lot of racers are using them with good results.
kommando said:I use Koni's and there was a big improvement when I upgraded from the original girlings, if they ever need replacing I will be looking at YSS Koni replica's
http://bikerevival.co.uk/exp.html
If you google YSS a lot of racers are using them with good results.
hal20308 said:Folks - Beware of the limitations of Chinese Koni replicas that I fitted to my Commando early this year. My 850 is in daily use and the shocks are about to go in the bin. The seals have gone on the damping rods on both units and one of them is leaking badly from the damping adjuster area at the top. Surprisingly, I thought it would be the cosmetic finish on these units that would be their worst feature, but this has held up really well to riding in all weathers.
I'm sure these shocks are a good budget replacement option for a bike that only has occassional use or little two-up riding, but I would advise anyone that does a reasonable mileage to invest in some known-brand units. I took some 20 year old "cosmetically challenged" Hagons off the bike in order to fit these, but the Hagons are going back on.......
Cheers - Nick
L.A.B. said:The original shocks should actually be 12.9 inches between centres, so there's really not that much difference.
L.A.B. said:I, so to lower the ride height the springs would need to be shortened or replaced with softer springs or alternatively the damper units could be shortened I suppose?
Coco said:Does going with an 18" rear wheel and a 120/90 - 18 change the height of the wheel, or will it be pretty much exact to the 100/90 - 19 that is on there?
txnortonrdr said:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Marzocchi-Strada-Shocks-For-Moto-Guzzi-Ducati-BMW_W0QQitemZ220049294815QQihZ012QQcategoryZ35615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Check these out Ive got the same on my 73. They are pretty hard to find