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cardinal430
Ok,  can rear shocks be replaced?
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Should have asked, " can rear shocks for my bike be obtained? "
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

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1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
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1982 Honda XL 80
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Gotta love the 1 word answers!

Anyways, there are many options. Stock length is about 13.5 inches.

most any shock will work as long as it is eye to clevis. Look at the top of the shock, that is the eye, a bot goes through it.

the bottom is forked, that is the clevis.

Now, you can find some emgo/other no name shock that is black and looks like it has dual rate springs. From my understanding, they work ok but can be quite stiff. they are cheap though, about $80 or so, depending on the site you get them from.

If you want a better shock, hagon shocks are your best bet. They can be had for about $200. Dave quinn http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/Hagon.html  is a good place to go, you get to pick out the spring rate you want. the shocks are also able to be rebuilt.

Progressive is your next choice http://www.progressivesuspension.com/
These will run about $300, probably a bit better than hagons,probably not by a whole lot. You can also choose spring rates and rebuild them.

They do make good springs for the forks though and are recommended to replace the old things in the forks now.

You can go more expensive, works suspension and probably ohlins but unless you are getting into vintage racing, the cost is probably not worth it. Most are happy with Hagon's and progressive.
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