Anybody have these shocks?

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I'm in the process of amassing the parts I need to put a GS1100 swingarm on my bike, and I was wondering if anybody had tried these shocks. They look purdy and all, but considering the low price, I'm wondering about reliability.

I am also doing the swingarm conversion.

Whatever you buy, do not forget to consider shock length. Too long or too short will make a bad conversion!

Sorry, I do not know anything about those shocks.

Don't know anything about the shocks, but the vmax did look nice.

Yeah, I'm in the very preliminary stages of this project, and haven't quite figured it all out yet, but these shocks are adjustable from 11.something to 13.something, and I understand the GS swingarm is about 2 or so inches longer than the stock swingarm. The Sportster shocks I have on there now are about thirteen inches. I was also counting on a slightly lower stance, and by wetting my finger, holding it up and taking a wild ass guess, it feels like it just might turn out decently. Also planning on dropping the triple tree an inch too.

is it just me or does somebody smell a viper???????????:whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ok,vipex

Post edited by: PLUMMEN, at: 2008/03/05 08:03

I think these are made in South East Asia. The bling factor is there but is the performance factor there as well? Buyer be ware of shocks that look the biz for $169. If anyone could read this it would help everyone make a decision whether these shocks are great or Cr@p. www.poshracingproject.com/

:laugh: Sorry Galaxian, no speaky whatever that is.
Pretty pictures though.
Plummen, I'm not getting the Viper remark. Whatcha mean?

Where did you end up getting your GS1100 swingarm at? I havent found anything in our area (Jersey county), and it seems all the swingarms on ebay are $100+. I've been wanting to do this mod as well!

riverroad wrote:

:laugh: Sorry Galaxian, no speaky whatever that is.
Pretty pictures though.
Plummen, I'm not getting the Viper remark. Whatcha mean?

reminds me of the shocks the guy was trying to get everybody to buy last spring/summer on the site,i thought he called his company viper or something like that;)

PLUMMEN wrote:

...reminds me of the shocks the guy was trying to get everybody to buy last spring/summer on the site,i thought he called his company viper or something like that;)

Vipex

toadson wrote:

Where did you end up getting your GS1100 swingarm at? I havent found anything in our area (Jersey county), and it seems all the swingarms on ebay are $100+. I've been wanting to do this mod as well!

There's your answer, I had to get mine off of ebay.
I got lucky and snagged a bin for $79.

They are really cheap...

Wonder what the quality are like, on some of the pictures they look almost like the old Øhlins, and if they (China somewhere?)have managed to copy everything exact, maybe they will do the job.:S