Bendy toy
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My bike is showing nearly 40K with about 15K on the (warranty replaced) rear shock. After 5K in my hands, I'm sure going off par - sport is harsh and comfort feels sloppy.
Assume rear shock has died
- Thread starter Blobby
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, think I need a trip to Clarke's on Tuesday my ESA shock, on my august 2010 gsa with 23000 miles appears to be bost!!!, got the extended warranty so will see what happens.
Blobby
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Feels like my rear ESA shock has gone again just 4 months and 5k miles after it was replaced under warranty. No oil leaks, just harsh/bouncy ride again and it bottoms out. Hopefully this will be a no fuss warranty replacement again as part failed prematurely. Bike 26 months old but with BMW extended warranty.
Roymondo
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Extending your warranty won't help - shocks are only covered up to 30k miles.
Bendy toy
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Fit a Wilbers from Revs Racing. It's warranted for 3 years if they service it every year. That might sound questionable but considering what shocks have to do for a living it makes sense to change the oil and clean everything out. I'm surprised BMW did not fit rebuild-able shocks.
Saying all that the BMW shock *can* be rebuilt by a suspension specialist though Revs wont offer the service. TBH, having used one on a different bike, I would rather put the money towards a proper Wilbers unit.
Saying all that the BMW shock *can* be rebuilt by a suspension specialist though Revs wont offer the service. TBH, having used one on a different bike, I would rather put the money towards a proper Wilbers unit.
Blobby
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I've concluded that's exactly what I'm going to do as soon as I get to a point where BMW say I've got to pay for the replacement shocks. Fortunately, when I took my bike to BMW today they said they would replace the rear shock again under warranty as it shouldn't have failed within 4 months of being replaced. Phew!
The reviews on Wilbers are excellent so I'm very curious to see just how good they are as and when my time comes.
lennythelion
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+1 for allbike engineering in Grenwich.I had my ESA shock repaired for £100 5000 miles ago.Perfect.
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