Topic: POSH shocks???

[Kouros]

Well,
They seem to be called POSH Racing shocks. No info on the web. Not much at least. I don't like the way he/she has displayed the info about the eye/clevis measurements and I can't decide if they'll fit a 74 CB750 with what he ships.

Seems like he sold the first shocks real cheap and upped the price gradually.

What do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-gas-shocks-RED-GS-Vmax-Cafe-Racer-Sportster-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5fde46e4QQitemZ130457421540QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_16756wt_822

Edit:
Okay found this too http://www.cens-ebook.com/xml/2007/tmg04/url/ebook_picurl.asp?ctm_id=81630247

[q2418130103p]

lol, i love the measurements:

[eideteker]

They look an awful lot like these shocks:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170534441984&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[wildcatmahone]

There's no way your gonna walkaway with some decent reservoir shocks without a pocketful of Benji's. Unfortunately looks too good to be true and more Chinese CRAP. Here's some chatter about them:
http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=5494&highlight=shocks+ebay

-Wildcat

[swellguy]

These are Chinese built pieces and should not be confused with any of the expensive and beautiful pieces that come out of POSH Japan.

[Duke McDukiedook]

Yep, appears to be more chinese #$%* via France.

[wookie]

At least the coils are oriented correctly

[Kouros]

Alright so guess it is  P  O  Sh, just look pretty

[swellguy]

They don't look so pretty to me:



All that chewed up chrome and other shiny metal surfaces.

Chinese junk . . . and I'm not talking about a masted sailing ship.

[parrotbasher]

Long thread on these on the GSResources site. Couple of the guys played with them in the flesh and concluded they are indeed junk.

[somesuch]

I bought a set of the shocks that look identical to the ones pictured but are called RFY  (part number on the box is QR-2A-330) when we were visiting China. I paid about $22 for them in Shanghai (175 yuan) at a scooter shop. There were a lot of scooters there on the streets, and some were tricked out with those shocks....some looked like they had a bunch of miles on them and were still functional. (everybody commutes there on scooters) So the durability is OK....the spring rate/damping may not be what you need for a bigger bike, but for heavy scooters they seemed OK (just bouncing up/down)  I bought them for my CT-70, but I don't see a problem running them on a light bike, or re-spring them for a heavier one...can't be worse than the soft stockers They are a bit longer than stock (in china you could buy them in different length from 315mm to 330mm, plus there is a bit of length adjustment)

--Nick

[eideteker]

Yeah, the auction link I posted was for ones with "RFY" on them.  I noticed most of the sites saying they are weak are putting them on heavy bikes, and like you said they're made for scooters and lighter bikes.  Would they be under-sprung for use on a CB500 or would that still be too heavy?

[somesuch]

I would think that they would be undersprung, but i have not tried them yet on any of my bigger Hondas. They look like they would accept a stock spring though....