So I dived in to test out china’s shocks.. Aliexpress killed their same offerings with freight costs similar to the shock, but temu had free freight for the same item- so $130 (nzd) delivered! it was a bit of a risk - but I thought I could put it on my XV750 if it was too lite..
I faffed around a bit looking for scrap metal the right size for the bottom, but ended up having to weld 2 bits of angle iron together and it’s working..
so the results so far are fab! there’s plenty of damping and preload left and it’s performing well! (i’d set it too hard for a kick off thinking the worst)
Anyway I’ve now bought another one for my spare VF1 and will do a better job of the bottom stem
Whereas I can’t make a comparison to any well regarded performance shocks - I can recommend it as a cheapass option that works
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