New Rear Shock Advice

[Manx James]

Hello

The rear shock on my Dominator is on it's last legs and needs replacing. Any advice/thoughts on buying a replacement shock?

James

[ROCKOZ]

I got a hagon shock and got a custom/heavier spring for my ''built in pillion''. It seems to be alright, as far as I'm concerned expensive though. Although a wilbers for instance.. ouch..

[Rubberchicken]

Hagon is the cheap end of replacement shocks.

I opted for a Technoflex way back when. Costs a bit, but the bike was transformed

(Nevermind the likes of WP and Ohlins...)

Mind you, the shocks for the earlier RD02 dommies are a bit longer than the ones for the RD08. Dunno by how much, but noticeable if you get the wrong one.

[switch]

If you're a DIY kind of guy who loves tinkering, there's always the el-cheapo solution of getting hold of a used CR 250 shock, rebuild it to spec then put on the NX's spring.

[Rubberchicken]

It is possible to have the NX rear shock rebuilt, despite what Honda says...

Problem is, it'll still be an NX shock.

(Though I suspect my US-spec shock was even more useless than the euro version.)

[switch]

It is possible to have the NX rear shock rebuilt, despite what Honda says...

Problem is, it'll still be an NX shock.

(Though I suspect my US-spec shock was even more useless than the euro version.)

Can't actually be done on standard shocks without mods. You need to put in a valve unless you have a pressuried working environment.

[ROCKOZ]

Hagon is the cheap end of replacement shocks.

I opted for a Technoflex way back when. Costs a bit, but the bike was transformed

(Nevermind the likes of WP and Ohlins...)

Mind you, the shocks for the earlier RD02 dommies are a bit longer than the ones for the RD08. Dunno by how much, but noticeable if you get the wrong one.

When you say costs a bit?

[sbikerbud]

i had an ohlins shock on my vfr.
better than se.... well you know the rest

[Rubberchicken]

Costs a bit meaning I got the Technoflex cheap for 400 euro from a webshop that I don't think exists anymore. They usually go for a bit more than that, comparable to Wilbers I guess. (More or less the same as Wilbers too, as in Technoflex say Wilbers is a rip-off of their shock.)

[zbzrzuzczez]

If you're a DIY kind of guy who loves tinkering, there's always the el-cheapo solution of getting hold of a used CR 250 shock, rebuild it to spec then put on the NX's spring.

I am quite interested in that? Which year cr's shock fits? what about expansion chamber? is there enough space?