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Title: KYB Air shocks
Post by: bishboy on May 08, 2013, 09:44:05 am

Foudn these on US ebay.  Are they really that rare?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321121463888?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321121463888?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: TM BILL on May 08, 2013, 10:14:59 am

I have a pair tentatively fitted to this SAOTGS RM 125 project but im not sure if they are what it needs  ???

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/tmbill/KYBs001_zps77dc51c8.jpg) (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/tmbill/media/KYBs001_zps77dc51c8.jpg.html)

They are not really rare come up a bit on ebay , couldn't say if there any good or not as ive never used them . I bought mine some years ago at a swapmeet , they need a refurbish but they are a point of difference  :)

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: firko on May 08, 2013, 10:33:08 am

Bill....you've kept your membership of the SAOTGS Kiwi chapter very quiet comrade. For what its worth, I reckon it's as cool as penguin piss. 8)  What's the head? Shinobi?

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: oldyzman on May 08, 2013, 10:45:04 am

Whats SAOTGS?
Looks nice with that swing arm too

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: JohnnyO on May 08, 2013, 11:22:45 am

Do I see a Fox or Shinobi water cooled head there Bill?

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: firko on May 08, 2013, 11:27:11 am

Quote

Whats SAOTGS?

Swingarm of the gods.

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: TM BILL on May 08, 2013, 11:56:26 am

 ;D ;D its a fairly recent aquisition , the SAOTG was formerly Marc.Coms and i think i may have given him a bit of a ribbing about it when he owned it  :-[

The head is a copy of a Fox unit and was designed and built by a very talented mate  8) Its actually an RM 125C but the water cooling will push it into Pre 85 .

I cant take any credit for it as upto this point it has all been done by others , The bloke who originaly started the build has taken a different direction and asked me if i would like to buy the project as is .

I will start another thread with more pics rather than hijack this one too much , and hopfully will start to move the build along .

Its a bit intimidating as the work done to date has been done by very talented craftsmen  I feel its a bit like Michale Angello has buggered off to a new project half way through painting the cistein chapel and the pope has given me a bell and said " Bill can you nip over and finish off what Mick started "  ;D ;D

Title: Re: KYB Air shocks
Post by: bazza on May 08, 2013, 04:35:06 pm

RMS engineering in Auckland makes simiar shocks not a lot to them