I'm now ready for the springs, so hurry up
Fully rebuilt your rear shock today, and what a sorry mess the oil was in!! Brown, disgusting colour filled with nitrogen, so looked waaay more bubbly than champagne. Far out; what a pain to pull apart because it's been so long (ever?) and everything was bound up tight. Checked everything carefully for wear, ensured the valving was all good, refilled it with top-of-the-line shock oil, and regassed it. You will actually have proper damping now! It feels awesome.
I also finished fully disassembling your forks (you saw the state of the oil in them already), checked everything (bushes, tubes, valving, cartridges), changed the fork seals, and reassembled them up to needing springs. Apart from the oil, they were actually really pretty good inside. Normal wear on the bushes, within tolerances, but otherwise in good condition for their age.
While I was in a 'suspension' mood, I also built Spilly a kick-ass rear shock for the R6 - revalved and resprung with Ohlins. Keen for him to try it out at one of the upcoming track days....
Looooong day today! Just finished now.
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