Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

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Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

06 Jun 2020 01:17 - 06 Jun 2020 01:18
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Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why? It's been on the center stand for about a month, just noticed this
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Re: Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

06 Jun 2020 05:05
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Would the air pressure inside the shocks force oil through any cracks?
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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Re: Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

06 Jun 2020 06:12
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I can't answer your question because I don't have rear air shocks, but I can say this issue was fairly common on Harley-Davidson air shocks a few years ago. In fact you had to have a "special" gauge to check them. Some air gauges are ruined if you get oil in them and you needed one that wasn't affected by oil.
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