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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: conybeare on May 29, 2011, 11:16:19 PM
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Anyone ever have a Progressive shock rebuilt? I'm wondering if this is something that a local shop would do, or if I need to send it in to Progressive. If anyone's got experience rebuilding them themselves, that would be good to hear as well...
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greetings conybeare...
i knows of one moe who did his own rebuild... butts he has a machine shop n works with hydraulics... he just scored all the ch1t he needed... did the deed...
im thinking if it were me.. i would let progressive do it.. and make sure they know the actual weight of the moto + actual weight loaded + all that 1up + all that 2up... and if you are a slabb king or a carving fool...
then you will getts a top notch rebuild...
j o
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I forget the details but I think the 412 isn't rebuildable but the 420 is. Either way you're just polishing a turd IMO. Are Progressive shocks better than stock? Yes. But that's like saying that a rapist is better than a murderer.
I think the best bang for your buck would be to get one of these (http://www.realmengineering.com/page15.html). Make sure to tell them what your normal riding load (rider, passenger, baggage) is so that they can spring it properly.
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Nice analogy. In that case, my bike is already a turd (lives outside, 63k, body damage, subjected to Chicago "roads"), so I may go ahead and polish it a little more...
Grad school budget = not great for upgrading parts :(
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See if these guys can do it for you- http://www.gpsuspension.com/services/ (http://www.gpsuspension.com/services/)
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