Marzoochi Shocks Garage sale find
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:02 pm
[I was out garage saleing this weekend and came across a set of Marzoochi external reservoir shocks. The seller said they had been left in the garage of a rental and he only wanted $10 for them. So I bought them. It turns out that they are exactly the same length as the stock RD400 shocks. So I was considering using them on my RD400 build. I think that I will need to replace one set of bushings on the cartridge since they are too small, but the other set is just right.
The folks over a 2 stroke world told me that they were stradas. Someone provided me with a manual, but it doesn't have any info on the specs in it.
This brings me to my questions. I could not find anything on the web about them. There are no part numbers on them.
They started out red, but someone painted them ugly yellow.
I need to identify what model they are. Were there different variants of this shock?
They look to be rebuildable. I am wondering if anyone knows where to get a rebuild kit or the specs like what oil to use and how much.
The manual has info on changing the washers to change the damping rate, but is fuzzy on what the rates actually are.
Which side is up? The cartridge end or the rod end. I presume that it is rod up.
Does anyone have any ideas on figuring out the spring rate.
I'll probably think of more later, but this should get me started on figuring this out.
Bill W
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The folks over a 2 stroke world told me that they were stradas. Someone provided me with a manual, but it doesn't have any info on the specs in it.
This brings me to my questions. I could not find anything on the web about them. There are no part numbers on them.
They started out red, but someone painted them ugly yellow.
I need to identify what model they are. Were there different variants of this shock?
They look to be rebuildable. I am wondering if anyone knows where to get a rebuild kit or the specs like what oil to use and how much.
The manual has info on changing the washers to change the damping rate, but is fuzzy on what the rates actually are.
Which side is up? The cartridge end or the rod end. I presume that it is rod up.
Does anyone have any ideas on figuring out the spring rate.
I'll probably think of more later, but this should get me started on figuring this out.
Bill W
attachment=1]marzoochi1.jpg[/attachment]