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MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:20 pm
by wilson
hi all well my bikes just failed on brakes bindin all round and the rear shock is leakin oil does any1 know how easy it is to sort and can the shock be repaired cheers

Re: MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:27 pm
by cargo
Brakes easy fix............. strip.......... clean up................. new seals.............. rebuild a lazy afternoons work

Rear shock is not normally rebuildable but a good suspension person could maybe do it..................prob cheaper to buy a new or secondhand replacment,

Re: MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:33 pm
by wilson
cheers anyone near wirral got a cheap shock then(or free lol )we have got an event called the egg run next sunday an i'm desperate not to miss it

Re: MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:17 pm
by lewisdale
try giving the shock a good clean with some degreaser n a jetwash, then run it bk down there,

Re: MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:28 pm
by wilson
i'll give it a try cheers mate

Re: MOT Failed :(

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:40 am
by zxr_oli
Cover the shock with a sock? Afaik, they're not allow to remove anything :smt005