Rear Shocks
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Sloaner
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Rear Shocks
I have owned my 1989 Voyager XII for 14 years now and I love it. The main issue over the last several years is that the rear shocks are fading and loosing air pressure. I ride this bike to work most days and it is 83 km, 50 mi, one way to work, and by the time I get to work they are pretty flat. Before I throw away the flexibility of the air ride suspension, for a set of sealed progressive shocks, I was wondering if anybody has installed an air compressor to help maintain the shock pressure?
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Van Voyager
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Re: Rear Shocks
There are 5 of 6mm o-rings from the air fill Schraeder valve to the LH rear shock. After 14 years one or more may be leaking, and/or an air line has gotten brittle, especially the line from the Schraeder valve to the oil seperator. It makes a real hard turn off of the top of the seperator and I have seen a lot of cracked lines at that spot.
Also the fluid may have lost it's viscosity and is in need of changing.
Dave
Also the fluid may have lost it's viscosity and is in need of changing.
Dave