rear shock

[blackgpz at rochester.rr.com]

A '94-'97 ZX9 shock fits our bike and like Paul says, it's fully rebuildable. The '97 ZX9 shock has a heavier spring which may not need to be replaced.

Steve

---- scapco at ecentral.com wrote: 
> There used to be a gent in California who would rebuild the
> stock shock using a Race Tech Gold Valve.  He added a
> schraeder valve on it but other wise it adjusted the same. 
> I still have mine although I've swapped to a now
> unobtainable Koni.  I have heard someone bought the Koni
> machinery, but I'd have to ask a friend in OZ about that. 
> Paul is correct about the ZX9 shock.  One of the years has
> the heavier spring that doesn't have to be swapped out.
> 
> Charles S.
> 
> > RaceTech lists the original shock as non-rebuildable. 
> I've never tried to determine for myself if this is 100%
> true.  A used ZX-9R shock (I forget which year but it has
> the separate reservoir) is fully rebuildable and is 
> > almost a direct bolt-in.  It requires a heavier spring,
> which is no big deal to install when your doing the rebuild.
> > 
> > Paul in Ohio
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Guy Ramsey" <ramsey.gc at hotmail.com>
> > To: <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:47 AM
> > Subject: rear shock
> > 
> > 
> > Anyone know where to get a rebuild kit for the rear shock
> on my '96? I've looked everywhere.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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