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piggy back shockers,,

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hi guys i,ve got a 1980 gs1000e ,,, it has a gsx1100 alloy swing arm with adjustable shocks i,ve never reallyadjusted the rear shocks,, ,,, i,ll have to hunt up my C spanner to do so,,, but i,ve been toying with putting on a set of " inexpensive" reasonable piggyback shocks that have the U shaped mount on the bottom,,, i,ve tried z1,, but nothing ,,and i,m waiting on an answer from bike bandit in the usa.. do any of you guys have any recommendations please regards david:):)
 
YSS do probably the cheapest Piggy Backs. Other than that I think you could look out for a set on Ebay.....

Being in Oz if I was you I would go for IKON shocks.
 
early bandit piggyback shocks.....

early bandit piggyback shocks.....

hi guys i,ve been looking on the internet at 1997-99-2000,,,model 1250 bandits that have dual piggyback shocks ,,,,,are any of the better knowledge guys aware of these shocks and because they have top and bottom eyes ,,could i still fit them to my 1980 gs1000e,,, or would i have to make a bottom U shaped bracket to fit the swingarm where the bottom of the shock mounts regards david :):)
 
I guess it depends on how cheap you can get the bandit, ZRX, CB etc etc socks.
If you can get them for the right price, then making a new mount on the swinger would be the way to go, especially if you have a pet aluminium welder......
 
You'll also need to check length & travel etc too.

I have a set of Piggy backs like these that I will sell:

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You'd have to make up your own Clevis for the bottom end & find a bolt to fit the bottom of the shock (to replace the bottom eye as it unbolts). It will be a metric size.

These are sized to fit the 1000G so depending on how you made your bottom clevis you'd probably end up with a slightly longer shock (some say this is not a bad thing).

They have preload & also damping adjustment (they are a copy of the Ohlins shock & adjust in the same way).

I'd let them go for $200 plus shipping.

:)
 
This is the actual set:

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I have the right size brass pipe stock that you can drill & cut to make the top bushes at the correct size. (Same thing that I did with the other set on the 1000E pictured) or you can use a set of bushes out of a stock set (or order them online, they are still available).
 
i found a set of marzocchi shocks for my 1000 on ebay for 72$.they were advertised 13'' suzuki shock.it took 2 years of searching to find them at this price.
you can search for old honda cb 750-cbx1050 shocks too.
marc
 
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