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NL-GS1150
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Ray I guess I didn't know what to be looking for. The Showa styles will fit fine?
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NL-GS1150
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So Pilot you got one of the Chinese jobbies, the ones that sell by the pair? are they any good? I'm not a small dude and the roads around here are crap. I don't want to blow it out the first good dip I hit.
Uh, no. They do not come in pairs.
This is the right modell: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ducati-Monst...84?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_16&hash=item35eac0f0c8
Shock with resrvoir don?t fit the 1150 linkage.
Shock with resrvoir don?t fit the 1150 linkage.
NL, you will note that Sachs makes those shocks (in singles).
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Mark1
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Is this an upgrade or just a decent replacement? I yet to have any real issues with the stock unit for my wife and I or just myself. I really do like the work "upgrade" though.
It's a mild upgrade at best, but a better shock than OEM. If your shock is still original, I'd bet it's shot.
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Mark1
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It actually still works very well. Still has the original chain too, at least I think it's original. It didn't have a master link.
How many miles on the bike, Mark?
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Mark1
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30K so whatever that is in miles. I know it sounds ridiculous for an '84 to have the original chain but it's still well within specs. Even the little test of how it hangs on to the sprocket gives very little movement. I just wanted to take it off to soak it in gear oil for a couple days and that's when I was scratching my head because there was no master link.
About 19K, OK. Mine had 17K when I bought it, but I had to replace the chain and sprockets right then. Sounds like the previous owner was fastidious with maintenance.
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NL-GS1150
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Hey guys, the shock would be a replacement. As far as I can tell it's original and th bike has 35k + on it. I sit on and it nearly bottoms out with the settings on max. I'm not small at 6'2" and 260lb but a good shock should not bottom out with just me sitting on.
I wanted to ask about aftermarket speedo/tach cluster, are the cheap one from China a waste of money.?
I wanted to ask about aftermarket speedo/tach cluster, are the cheap one from China a waste of money.?
Get an M900 (non-reservoir, as has been pointed out) shock and be done with it.
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NL-GS1150
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Sorry to be such a pain guys, but I have another question. As I've removed all of the old fairings I need to remount the headlight and I'm going with new smaller signals, so I need to get some fork mount straps. What size are the fork tubes. I can't find it in the service manual and any of the fairly decant mounts I can find have little tolerance for various sizes.
I believe they are 37 mm.
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NL-GS1150
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Thx Pilot, that's what I figured. I'll have to find a pair of universal mounts and shim them them. Everything I can find is for 35, 39, and 41mm.
I dont know your budget, but there is a set of headlight brackets and a gauge bracket on e bay now. They are listed by Blowerbike, a member here.
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NL-GS1150
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thx burger i'll go have a look.
Terry is a great guy.
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jstewart
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I went through buying one stock shock off e-bay which turned out to in worse shape than my shock. Got a refund and then started looking for used M-900 shocks. Ended up contacting British Cycle Supply and bought a new Hagon M63087 which is the correct Hagon replacement shock for the GS 1150. Hagon does not list the GS 1150 in their website application but BCS contacted the Hagon factory in England and they said the M63087 is the correct application. Got tired of screwing around with used parts which may or may not be in as advertised condition and bought a new shock with a warranty. Works great.
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