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So I am going to replace my rear shocks, what are the recommendations? I want to replace them.

Ohlins!


Fred

Unless your OEM shocks are absolutely shagged, I'd be interested to taekt hem off your hands when the time comes - will be a nice upgrade to the rooted units on my old Mk II.

Cheers,
Brian

Ohlins are the pick, but Gazis are a decent upgrade at a far cheaper cost. Glen on here is looking to upgrade his Gazis to Ohlins soon so you might be able to pick up his Gazis off him at a good price.

So far I am looking at gazi shocks, I would be keen on a good 2nd hand set

Ohlins- get them from US for around $1400 to your door compared to $2000-2100 from Oz importer

For the money Gazi would be my choice. Plenty of threads about them on here. All happy results..
http://www.gazisuspension.com/

greenman43 wrote:........nless your OEM shocks are absolutely shagged, I'd be interested to taekt hem off your hands when the time comes - will be a nice upgrade to the rooted units on my old Mk II.......

One thing to keep in mind when fitting the Rex shocks to an old Zed - the Rex shocks have a fatter body down at the lower shock-mount end, compared to the stocker Z1000 shocks - which are quite skinny for some distance above the lower shock mount.

I have Glen's old Rex shocks fitted to the Black Pearl - they work great but they need a 530 conversion for clearance. If you stick with the 630 chain, the 630 will foul on the body of the shock - only just but it will be enough to flick off the master link on your chain eventually ask me how I know this . The 530 conversion clears the Rex shocks much better.

The 530 conversion is almost mandatory on the old zeddies in any case, its dead easy and I can help you with bits if you need.

Wonder if the old ZRX shocks will fit my GT????? Hmmmmmm

they will fit, but will be a bit longer.......

Kewl. gotta be better than the Konis

[quote="Gosling1One thing to keep in mind when fitting the Rex shocks to an old Zed - the Rex shocks have a fatter body down at the lower shock-mount end, compared to the stocker Z1000 shocks - which are quite skinny for some distance above the lower shock mount.

I have Glen's old Rex shocks fitted to the Black Pearl - they work great but they need a 530 conversion for clearance. If you stick with the 630 chain, the 630 will foul on the body of the shock - only just but it will be enough to flick off the master link on your chain eventually ask me how I know this . The 530 conversion clears the Rex shocks much better.

The 530 conversion is almost mandatory on the old zeddies in any case, its dead easy and I can help you with bits if you need.
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Thanks Gos, sage advice - not sure I could live with myself if I didn't go to 530 set-up anyway I had the masterlink on my old A1 let go once, when I was a young bloke with no money; the resultant carnage was horrific, and it took me months to pay for the replacement parts. A lesson hard learned and all that ...

See Phil - nuff said

I rang gazi this morning and they maybe out of stock just waiting for a call back to find out if they have stock or when they will. Otherwise I will need to look for another option

3 to 5 weeks for the gazi what other option do I have