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 Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: Bitubo rear shocks.... |
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my standard rear shocks are fecked 
need to replace them........
anyone got the rear bitubos fitted to a GTs????? any good????
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el hombre nuclear
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| How many miles with standard ones? |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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16,000miles
last 5000miles on SP4Y uprated springs
HOWEVER failure of the shock MAY be due to my over zealous attempts to free off the shock adjusting collar  
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Lack of servicing then,always grease the collars and the rear wheel spacers
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| AIRMECH wrote: | | Lack of servicing then,always grease the collars and the rear wheel spacers |
hit the nail on the head there m8
lazy mav, bad mav
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OH DEAR said PADDINGTON. 
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| AIRMECH wrote: | | OH DEAR said PADDINGTON. |
come to think of it the collars were JAMMED on.........
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I haven`t come across one dealer who lubricates the bike properly during a PDI,most people wheel their,PX/GTS straight outa the showroom into to my shop,took me all mornin` to get one off with a acetylene torch after 2000km,gotta doit cos if ya dont the bearing in the carrier will collapse too,changed loadsa those,fit Jap bearings and never get a problem after that,oh and the bitubos are nice
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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mine originally came from MSC (previous owner) so no hope for me
price for bitubos??
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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£200 retail
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| AIRMECH wrote: | | £200 retail |
how does that compare to a new PAIR of std shocks ???
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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cheers, so std shocks are £73.25 each from there, thank you 
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| Maver wrote: |
cheers, so std shocks are £73.25 each from there, thank you 8) |
Thats OK. That is the price for the GTS 300 units, on the spares section for the 250 the list did not seem to be correct. |
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| KD wrote: | | Maver wrote: |
cheers, so std shocks are £73.25 each from there, thank you |
Thats OK. That is the price for the GTS 300 units, on the spares section for the 250 the list did not seem to be correct. |
you're right,i'd looked on the 250 page a few days ago and a complete shock isn't listed 
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