Honda VT Shadow 125 Rear Shocks

astroscope · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Karma :

Getting rather rusted.
What's the solution.
To replace is rather expensive Sad

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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125

ollieholt · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Apr 2010 Karma :

what part is getting rusted? is it affecting the seal yet? any oil leaking?

no cheap alternatives on the bay of e? i picked up some CG125 rear shocks for £10 used but in good nick, depends how bad they are as to whether there any good still. can you post any pics?
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Some shocks you can dismantle and have either rechromed or powder coated. Still not cheap tho I'm afraid. Not sure if there is a cheap fix for this one, just a case of making the most of what you have. Paint wil certaily lok better than rust, you need to get as much of the loose rust off as poss then use something like Hammerite to repaint.

astroscope · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Karma :

yeah,
i should have posted some pics. It's not interfering with the riding but I can see visible that rust is beginning to increase. Looks bad when I compare with the rest of the shiny chrome on the bike.

I'll try post some pics.

Cheers Smile

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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125

astroscope · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Karma :

Here are my shocks...
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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125