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Marque Remarks => Maico => Topic started by: crs-and-rms on September 11, 2007, 07:09:22 pm

Title: corte cosso shocks
Post by: crs-and-rms on September 11, 2007, 07:09:22 pm

hi guys looking for info on some corte cosso shocks that ive come a cross any info would be good thanks :)

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: pokey on September 11, 2007, 07:16:49 pm

They dont work as good as the name sounds. grab a pair of something  better like koni or ohlins or well just about anything

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: Lozza on September 11, 2007, 07:32:11 pm

Best info is just buy a set of YSS,because by the time you rebuild those C &C shocks you wll have spent 3/4 of the price and have a shock that is a 1/4 the performance as a set of YSS shocks.No compression,rebound,ride height or threaded preload.
Simple really ;D

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: crs-and-rms on September 11, 2007, 11:06:16 pm

well i got them free only want to find  seals and any info on them,i will be doing the work  i cant  afford new shocks

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: Lozza on September 11, 2007, 11:30:06 pm

I have 2 Ohlins seal heads that I am sure will fit that I'm eager to part with ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: maicomc490t on September 13, 2007, 08:16:24 pm

Firko - where is Dave Cullen (radar) now as he could set everyone straight on the Ohlins conversion for Corte Cosse's - didn't he head north?

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: Maico31 on September 13, 2007, 08:54:23 pm

Radar has a house here on the Gold Coast and was living here for a while but has moved back to Sydney and is running the Kawasaki road race team. He can rebuild your Corte Cosso's.

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: bigk on September 13, 2007, 10:09:23 pm

The Corte Cosso's on my MC490 worked OK but the springs sacked out really badly. I replaced the springs with a set from an RM400N/T and they worked much better. They were fairly decent after that.
Cheers,
K

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: husky005 on September 14, 2007, 05:45:36 am

Frank Pons at Biketek in Campbelltown will also do an Ohlins conversion on the Corte Cossos. I had him modify a set for a Husky 420 Auto a while ago and they worked great.

Paul

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: crs-and-rms on September 14, 2007, 05:59:16 pm

thanks guys for all your help is the mod to put ohlins seal heads on them or is their more to it

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: Husky500evo on September 14, 2007, 09:37:46 pm

I think that there is more to it than that . Corte Cossos use  11.5mm  shafts from memory , while Ohlins use 12mm .

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: crs-and-rms on September 15, 2007, 08:59:25 am

ok . thanks they are 11.50

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: lms6201 on September 16, 2007, 07:18:27 am

i have used the blue poly hydrolic ram seals , available at hydrolics suppliers , with excelent results , for uncommon sizes convert back to imperial , these have a better memory than the nitro ones , i have where necessary machined out the seal holder or sleived it down or whatever , i even have a set in some betor piggy backs with  pitted shafts and they are holding some pressure !!, nb, i haven,t got any gas in the ones i have done  , a good cheap cheap alternative i can buy over the counter for basic type shocks , on the list to try also and available in a simliar material is gas strut seals   

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: crs-and-rms on September 22, 2007, 05:39:36 pm

thanks guys for all you help will have to hold of on this as ive had a death in family :( and ive been stuck with all the  funeral costs you can pick your freinds but not your relatives  :)

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: YSS on July 15, 2008, 06:06:46 pm

From September on we have blank 12 mm hardened shafts(solid and hollow) and 12-36    and 12-30 sealblocks complet with DU bush and dirtscraper  to repair Ohlins , Koni , Corte Cosso, Bilstein  and of course YSS Shocks.

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: LWC82PE on December 12, 2008, 08:28:14 pm

corte & cosso here

http://www.oldcross.com/Ammortizzatori.htm

and some info from my friend in france

http://pureenduro.free.fr/Div/cortecosso.html

use www.freetranslation.com to translate

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: runutz698 on December 29, 2008, 07:10:20 am

Hey Guys,

That is awsome as I have a set of corte cosso's with piggy backs in my shed I have been wanting to restore to put on my montesa.

Cheers for the info

Tom

Title: Re: corte cosso shocks
Post by: LWC82PE on February 28, 2009, 06:13:49 pm

found this on ohlins conversion in corte & cossos

http://www.rageracing.com/Parts/Maico/Suspension/Suspension.htm