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Offline shelpi

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any one used JBS shocks
« on: October 26, 2015, 03:49:32 pm »
was thinking of holding the rear end up on my 1975 TS185 with them or am I wasting my time and money/ not raceing just commuting, as they are only around $100 smackers and they say ISO 9001 compliant ???
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Re: any one used JBS shocks
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2015, 04:49:51 pm »
I've got a set on my yellow tank cz250  I only trail ride it not race and there doing the job OK.
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 04:54:32 pm »
thanx K2000X   I'm going in JBS boingy sticks it is
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Re: any one used JBS shocks
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2015, 10:35:38 pm »
Ive just bought a set for an xl250s for $90 a pair on ebay( make an offer ) plus postage and they worked just fine with my son riding it , I also had a ride and thought they were pretty good for trail riding
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2015, 04:24:01 pm »
thanks Andrew
how times have changed! I remember as a kid no money all the oil and dampening gone we would drill a hole in the shocker body tap a thread poor motor oil in (probably old sump oil) put in a bolt and away we'd go,
auto chain and pants oiler :o ;D but it worked
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2015, 09:13:34 am »
ISO 9001 only means that they have a documented set of procedures for running the business. It has no bearing on the quality or suitability of the end product or service.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2015, 02:56:15 pm »
thanks Fred, well we know hes doing his paper work correctly ;D cheers
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2015, 03:38:34 pm »
only if he is audited and qualified - ISO numbers get thrown around SEA a lot!!!!!!
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Re: any one used JBS shocks
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2015, 04:45:50 pm »
Those shocks have under 50 mm of shaft travel...
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Offline TT5 Matt

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Re: any one used JBS shocks
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2015, 10:40:22 pm »
yeah cheep and nasty you get what you pay for in shocks but proberly abit better then the 30-40yo shocks on your bike now ;)
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Offline Andrew L

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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2015, 11:18:52 pm »
Quote from: Momus on October 28, 2015, 04:45:50 pm
Those shocks have under 50 mm of shaft travel...


Must be different to the ones I got mine have 110mm travel and they were cheap enough to take a punt on especially on a $350 dollar bike made up of left over bits.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2015, 12:21:06 pm »
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ISO 9001 only means that they have a documented set of procedures for running the business...

This will be a great source of comfort for me when I'm performing a triple backflip or hitting a 2m high log at a bazillion km/h on a TS185ER  ;D.

I had some similar cheapo shocks (not JBS) on my PE175 for a while and they weren't too bad though I did eventually bend the shaft on one of them. These JBS thingies would probably be ok for trailies such as my DT125 though...

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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2015, 04:49:54 pm »
Yep always looking to save a buck so it can be spent on more bike bits elsewhere, and yer the shocks will = the amount I paid for the bike ATM,  ;D
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2015, 04:57:22 pm »
Quote from: Andrew L on October 28, 2015, 11:18:52 pm
Quote from: Momus on October 28, 2015, 04:45:50 pm
Those shocks have under 50 mm of shaft travel...


Must be different to the ones I got mine have 110mm travel and they were cheap enough to take a punt on especially on a $350 dollar bike made up of left over bits.

That sounds better than the ones I looked at. Have you a model number or description?  I paid over a grand for some Racetech shocks and am underwhelmed...
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