Right, shocks, they are actually quite good. Casings are an alloy, anodized in a rather nice green colour, two piece shock tops, with a diaphragm, the lower seal consists of two o-rings, a shim and a shock chaft guide, they are either Nylon or Delrin.
Specs
Front shaft - 42.5mm
Rear shaft - 51mm
Piston Diameter - 9.9mm
Piston thickness - 2.5mm
Piston Holes - 2 hole - 1.4mm
The threaded adjuster comes with an o-ring, to stop unwanted vibration adjustment.
The shafts are a smooth fit in the o-rings, and do slide in, rather nicely too... silky even.
Filling them is pretty simple, although the process of how much oil, what oil and how to bleed them, is completely lost in the manual.
1. Assemble shock cap, with diaphragm
2. Fill shock to top
3. Pump piston to bring trapped air to the top
4. Top up oil, to top
5. Fit shock cap, wind in, then back off, one turn
6. Push piston in, to get right amount of rebound without over-pressurisation of the shock
7. Tighten shock cap, clean oil
Shock should feel pretty sweet after that, I am trying 35wt front, and 30wt rear for now.
The shock piston tops also come with a bleed hole, drilled into them, this made filling and bleeding, to get the correct re-bound on them, far easier.
The kit springs are a little soft, but after measuring them, you can get away with using B4 springs, I grabbed a front and rear, and tried them on, kit springs on the left, B4 ones on the right.
