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What a difference

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First off got to say this is a wonderful forum. been so busy riding i never posted my progress getting my doa 550 running (came to me as a roller and a box of parts). Gotta thank Nessism for his help pointing me in the right direction for igintion system, keith krause for all his carb posts and basscliff for his greeting page and website. ive put about 3k miles on the bike in the last two months with eo's help.

Installed some new shocks from partsnmore.com (thanks again nessism for posting that link $80 shipped) and what a difference.:D The bike goes foward now instead of squatting during accel. no more bottoming out or getting squirelly on rippled pavement.

After reading around on the forum went with slightly longer than stock shocks as well (bout an inch) and glad i did. Tip in is so much easier that i might even get to like the "L" bars. And extra the extra ground clearence yay no more scraping centerstand or pegs in sharp corners or construction zones.

Also picked up a rear rack and a set of soft bags (i love craigslist) so i can use the bike for small trips around town instead of just for pleasure riding.
 
Great hope you enjoy it for many more miles, so now where are the pics????????
 
How did you like the shocks? I checked the partsnmore website, and it shows that they use progressive springs, but it doesn't say anything about damping adjustment. Did your's come with a damping adjustment knob or something?
 
Hey what year is your 550l? I have a 1985 that needs new front shocks too, and am not sure if I want something slightly longer than stock or not.
 
Hi Mr. Thecheapnewbie,

Thanks for sharing your success story. It just warms the cockles of my heart. ;)

If you need a guide to help you post pictures, click here to read mine. (Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.) :D


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
pics will be in the works once i get my tax return. my old digital camera crapped out on me and the cell phone cam doesn't work either.

buddha- no damping adjustment just preload. they do use a spring set-up ive never seen before. Instead of one spring with progressively more coils top to bottom they use two seperate springs with a spacer in between to keep them front binding.
 
I like the ending of your post including the greatest command, though that scripture more correctly (before the translators changed it), "Love Jehovah your God..." Should give credit where credit is due.
 
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