Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

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Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#1 Post by D6lc » Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:13 pm

Anyone had it done, can recommend a rebuilder?

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Re: Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#2 Post by gpaddict » Mon Dec 05, 2016 4:51 pm

Pretty sure its welded shut, and non rebuildable.

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Re: Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#3 Post by podman » Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:41 pm

My 350LC shock was rebuilt by a MotoX shop (in the UK) and works very well indeed, certainly vastly better than the saggy assed item I removed from the bike... my friend also had his "non rebuildable" Kawasaki KR1S shock rebuilt and re-sprung by these guys at Silverstone, they focus mainly on racing cars but are bikers at heart, so never say never..

http://www.bgmotorsport.co.uk/suspension/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#4 Post by Speed Freak » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:47 pm

Drill a hole in, weld a valve onto it and it`s "rebuldable" in future.
Already asked a german company, they told me they can do it for ?100€? don`t know the exact price.
Until now I did not find out how they fill it in the factory, but as far as I can judge there is no weld or anything else after zinc plating which is done before assembly.
Maybe they assemble the shock inside a pressure chamber?!

I need a small tool to disassemble the shock in pressurized condition.
The cap at the bottom of the shock needs to be pushed in a bit to remove the wire ring which isn`t so easy with pressure inside...
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Re: Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#5 Post by fozzy17 » Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:31 am

yes re-buildable a friend of mine had his done recently

these guy did it, they have done a few bikes for me also
http://moto-pro.co.uk/index.php?route=i ... on/contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Can the RZV rear shock be rebuilt

#6 Post by RZ_BOTT » Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:57 am

fozzy17 wrote:yes re-buildable a friend of mine had his done recently

these guy did it, they have done a few bikes for me also
http://moto-pro.co.uk/index.php?route=i ... on/contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks for the link Fozzy, I need an RZV shock done, as it barely passed an MOT (as it had no rebound damping). Doubt it would pass agian, need to get it done so I can register the bike. Had it too long without a V5, before NOVA was around.

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