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Hi, I'm going thru my brake & suspension system (Norton) this winter and am trying to figure out if my original 1974 shocks are DOA or O.K.
With the springs off the shock, the rebound / extention takes about 10 - 12 lbs force to pull it all the way out.
For compression it takes about 2 lbs of force to compress the fork all the way in,( Both shocks about the same).
I would think that the damping should be much greater on both compression & rebound.
Does any one else have norton shocks laying around that they could test??
Does any one know what the actual damping values and characteristicts should be?
Assuming they are DOA, What shock should I buy & from who? ( Yes I did a search here)
With the springs off the shock, the rebound / extention takes about 10 - 12 lbs force to pull it all the way out.
For compression it takes about 2 lbs of force to compress the fork all the way in,( Both shocks about the same).
I would think that the damping should be much greater on both compression & rebound.
Does any one else have norton shocks laying around that they could test??
Does any one know what the actual damping values and characteristicts should be?
Assuming they are DOA, What shock should I buy & from who? ( Yes I did a search here)