I bought a pair of these because they were the cheapest universal rear shocks on ebay. Someone pointed out to me that the gas reservoir is completely fake and there is nothing inside the shock at all. I've done 11.000 miles on them so far and plenty of hard off road riding along the green lanes of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, and they havent blown up yet. I would say for £35 they have been adequate.
I recently acquired a XJ 900 1983, How did you do the handlebars conversion? I’m thinking of getting handlebars clamps from eBay, get a longer front brake hose and nice scrambler/cruiser handlebars...
I installed 14mm bushing I used a vice with a jaw guard on one side made from aluminium angle to protect the 14mm metal bushing and used the 14mm metal bushing smeared with red rubber grease to push or press out the original factory 12mm metal bushings while installing the 14mm metal bushing at the same time I used a socket on the side the 12mm bushing come out for clearance and once they were nearly out had to use a couple of washers to increase the clearance because the socket wasn't quite deep enough I used a socket that fitted neatly against the rubber part of the bushing to hold the rubber in place while allowing the 12mm metal bushing to move into the centre of the socket You could cut a piece of metal tubing to size instead of using the socket and washers or you could use a deeper socket than I had on hand
....it wasn't so much pressing out the 12mm bushing as using the 12mm bushing as a guide for the tighter 14mm bushing so as not to tear or damage the rudder
Thanks for the video. I’ve just bought a set of these for my triumph street scrambler. I’m struggling to find 16mm bushes for them. Where did you get yours and was they easy to fit into the existing rubbers. Cheers Mike
There a bit softer than the stock shocks but also that little bit taller , so kinda evens out , I can't really compare to my stock shocks as they were well past there best bofore.
The problem with these is, you don't get any realistic data, e.g. a spring rate, or at least for what weights they are made. Sometimes they give the max. load, but then they do not write if it is for a pair or for one.
Do tnese ride better then the oem sportster shock? Couldn't be worse could they? Also has anyone rebuilt these or recharged nitrogen? I'm wondering if the internal orings and seals are the same as any famous brands or if a seal kit is available?
Just bought these for my Bike and will be installing them this weekend. So far they look good and by putting my weight on them seem a little stiff, I will update y'all when I get some road time on them. I recommend checking the pressure on the shocks when they arrive to make sure you aren't low.
Put them on just had to use the different insert, they fit well, and after 150 miles of riding today I had no issues and they were softer then the rough OEM shocks. I still need to mess around with the preload a little but it is close. Also when I checked the shock pressure they only had 20 psi, I put compressed in in them up to 70ps.(Our own air in the environment is mostly nitrogen anyway, so thats why I used it)
@@chuckr5929 Would you recommend the piggy back shocks over the regular type shocks? If so, why? I'd appreciate your advice. I'm thinking to get these for my Yamaha V-Star 250.
@@hodaka1000 Still going strong had to put in nitrogen right out of the box, it took me a few tries to get the preload right, but after that and 2000 miles of riding on them, they are an improvement over stock.
To be honest , they're ok,,,,,, not that impressed but for the money they will do for a bit , gonna upgrade to a set of yss shocks when the funds agree
Funny I just picked up a pair in red even came in the same exact box. There is but one difference, yours say RFY and mine say NTC lol... How did they hold up?
after watching break down videos the RFY shocks do actually have a functional reservoir. they require a rebuild with different oil to function properly though
I bought a pair of these because they were the cheapest universal rear shocks on ebay. Someone pointed out to me that the gas reservoir is completely fake and there is nothing inside the shock at all. I've done 11.000 miles on them so far and plenty of hard off road riding along the green lanes of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, and they havent blown up yet. I would say for £35 they have been adequate.
Someone actually cut em open and it turns out the reservoir is not fake
I recently acquired a XJ 900 1983, How did you do the handlebars conversion?
I’m thinking of getting handlebars clamps from eBay, get a longer front brake hose and nice scrambler/cruiser handlebars...
This was done over 2 years ago now
Any plans to do anymore?
Just an idea, a valve spring compressor makes very short work of taking out bushes on shocks
I installed 14mm bushing
I used a vice with a jaw guard on one side made from aluminium angle to protect the 14mm metal bushing and used the 14mm metal bushing smeared with red rubber grease to push or press out the original factory 12mm metal bushings while installing the 14mm metal bushing at the same time
I used a socket on the side the 12mm bushing come out for clearance and once they were nearly out had to use a couple of washers to increase the clearance because the socket wasn't quite deep enough
I used a socket that fitted neatly against the rubber part of the bushing to hold the rubber in place while allowing the 12mm metal bushing to move into the centre of the socket
You could cut a piece of metal tubing to size instead of using the socket and washers or you could use a deeper socket than I had on hand
....it wasn't so much pressing out the 12mm bushing as using the 12mm bushing as a guide for the tighter 14mm bushing so as not to tear or damage the rudder
Thanks for the video. I’ve just bought a set of these for my triumph street scrambler. I’m struggling to find 16mm bushes for them. Where did you get yours and was they easy to fit into the existing rubbers. Cheers Mike
you could take the old bushes and replace them into the news
I’m thinking of going with these for my xj750, how do they feel compared to the stock shocks? Don’t want to end up downgrading for just aesthetics
There a bit softer than the stock shocks but also that little bit
taller , so kinda evens out ,
I can't really compare to my stock shocks as they were well past there best bofore.
The problem with these is, you don't get any realistic data, e.g. a spring rate, or at least for what weights they are made. Sometimes they give the max. load, but then they do not write if it is for a pair or for one.
Do tnese ride better then the oem sportster shock? Couldn't be worse could they? Also has anyone rebuilt these or recharged nitrogen? I'm wondering if the internal orings and seals are the same as any famous brands or if a seal kit is available?
where did you get them for that money ? have only seen them from £80 from far east
Just bought these for my Bike and will be installing them this weekend. So far they look good and by putting my weight on them seem a little stiff, I will update y'all when I get some road time on them. I recommend checking the pressure on the shocks when they arrive to make sure you aren't low.
Put them on just had to use the different insert, they fit well, and after 150 miles of riding today I had no issues and they were softer then the rough OEM shocks. I still need to mess around with the preload a little but it is close. Also when I checked the shock pressure they only had 20 psi, I put compressed in in them up to 70ps.(Our own air in the environment is mostly nitrogen anyway, so thats why I used it)
@@chuckr5929 Would you recommend the piggy back shocks over the regular type shocks? If so, why? I'd appreciate your advice. I'm thinking to get these for my Yamaha V-Star 250.
@@chuckr5929
How are they going after 7 months ?
@@hodaka1000 Still going strong had to put in nitrogen right out of the box, it took me a few tries to get the preload right, but after that and 2000 miles of riding on them, they are an improvement over stock.
@@hodaka1000 They soften it up a bit over my stock shocks, so I am not as sore after riding 6-8 hours.
Hi, i have one of this, how can i adjust the pressure and what is the right pressure for it? Thank you
71 PSI
i also want them for my Xjr1200, are they any good for that bike
Ive just ordered some for my cg. How have they held up for you?
To be honest , they're ok,,,,,, not that impressed but for the money they will do for a bit , gonna upgrade to a set of yss shocks when the funds agree
@@suffolkrider7 ive been using mine for just over a month now. They can be taken apart and upgraded that I might try and do in the future
Funny I just picked up a pair in red even came in the same exact box. There is but one difference, yours say RFY and mine say NTC lol... How did they hold up?
How are you finding your work? I need to do something with 07 sportster this winter
@@beyondupnorth I no longer use them. These are ment for an ATV. They are way to stiff for a motorcycle.
You can’t really get an idea how they work unless they’re on the bike
I’m sure that reservoir is non functional, it’s just for aesthetics
after watching break down videos the RFY shocks do actually have a functional reservoir. they require a rebuild with different oil to function properly though
@Benjamin white, do you have a link for that? Thanks
theyd have to be crap you still get what you pay for
I believe there Japan made not Chinese