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18 Aug 2010 05:20 #391838 by 9am53
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I was on the Showa and Ohlins sites and it seems they don't carry shocks for kz1000's anymore, does anybody know of any decent piggyback shocks still available for these old bikes? Is an older set from eBay my only option?

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18 Aug 2010 05:25 - 18 Aug 2010 05:27 #391840 by TeK9iNe
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Drum roll please...

Tada:


Not piggyback... but they work excellent, even for 2up!
Don't waste your money - unless you plan on racing (and loosing to everything else) on the fat old beast! :laugh:

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18 Aug 2010 05:31 #391842 by hardr0ck68
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check hagon, good stuff

www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/HagShocks.htm

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bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.

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18 Aug 2010 05:35 #391843 by 9am53
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Yeah I know I don't need the piggyback shocks for anything, they just look amazing. I looked through Hagon stuff before and couldn't find any there. I may just hold out for a set on eBay

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18 Aug 2010 05:44 #391844 by hardr0ck68
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yeah I just realized that hagon doesn't have a piggyback model. here check out YSS (among other thing they make the ZRX shocks)

www.yssusa.com/series-g.html

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bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.

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18 Aug 2010 05:51 #391845 by 9am53
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interesting...thanks.

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18 Aug 2010 05:53 #391846 by beefsquasher
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Ohlins makes piggybacks which work and look great but they are $800. Before I had them I got a pair of ZRX11/12 shocks from ebay for about $200. They worked well, but the damping was very subpar - I suspect they were sold b/c they had worn out. Still looked good.

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18 Aug 2010 06:48 - 18 Aug 2010 06:59 #391854 by 9am53
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I think I will keep my eyes open for some zrx or zephyr takeoffs, I am putting them on a swing arm that was originally a monoshock, so I can move the mounts back to accomodate the 14.5 inch length. Even if they are worn out they will be better than the super worn out tired old stockers I have!
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18 Aug 2010 07:05 #391861 by s3steve
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Here's a shot of Ohlins piggy back shocks on a triple project I was working on but I think I will move them to the Z1 project bike.



I bought them on ebay for about $450 + shipping. I got a little carried away in the final few minutes of the auction! They are for a Honda CB1000 (93-97) the model # is S36P.

www.oncycles.com/catalog.asp?pn=SSD00832

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18 Aug 2010 07:24 #391866 by sparkn
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Have you tried: www.kawasakipartshouse.net/pages/parts/viewbybrand/default.aspx ?
They have them listed at $575, but there's no guarantee it's actually in stock.

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18 Aug 2010 07:42 #391873 by hugo
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I have a Zephyr 750 and replaced the stock shocks for ZRXs because of the looks. I still have the stock ones if you are interested.

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18 Aug 2010 11:11 #391909 by TerryK
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s3steve wrote:

Here's a shot of Ohlins piggy back shocks on a triple project I was working on but I think I will move them to the Z1 project bike.



I bought them on ebay for about $450 + shipping. I got a little carried away in the final few minutes of the auction! They are for a Honda CB1000 (93-97) the model # is S36P.

www.oncycles.com/catalog.asp?pn=SSD00832


Damn those are pretty! Is that a gixxer arm?

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