need information rear shock

[double t]

Do any members have info. on a company that makes a replacement rear schock for

an 03 midnight venture. OEM is a piece of you know what. If no replacement ava.

will a later year schock work or are all equally as bad as the 03 model.

[Guest Byron Waldy]

I have a 2008 Venture and would like to replace the rear shock.

[Bvinson]

"Works" makes a replacement. Do a search on this site and you will find everything you need to know.

[Eck]

Do a search on "Progressive shocks"....

I am not sure if they make one for the RSV or not....

[Tom]

Yep they make one,Call Rick at Buckeye performance http://www.buckeyeperformance.com/ It was $625.00 at the time I replaced mine but Yamaha paid $339.75 on it due to not having them in stock and I raised a little cane over them not knowing when they would have them as they were on backorder. Tom

[flb_78]

The only manufacturer that I know of is Works Performance and it's going to run you over 600 dollars.

 

The shock is rebuildable though and will be built to your specifications. Each one is built to custom specs.

[Tombo]

This may be another alternative to consider:

 

Howard G. Messner

1-866-899-5962 Toll Free E.S.T.

[/url]http://motorcyclemetal.com/

 

He says that he can provide a Penske shock engineered for the RSV. He has been very responsive to my e-mail inquiries, however I am not in the market yet. He is primarily focused on the H-D market but I think he is worth speaking to.

[Rick Butler]

Tombo,

 

Bill Vinson talked to Penske some time ago and they were receptive to building a shock for our RSV. However they would need a Yamaha Shock to measure, test, etc in order to complete this. And Progressive does not and cannot provide a shock because of the clevis connection at the bottom of the shock. So Works already has one available that I helped prototype and several on this forum have installed. You can take a look at it:

 

http://www.worksperformance.com/html/street.html

 

It's their UltraSport shock that is only 2-way adjustable (threaded preload and rebound adjustment) and retails at around $650. I don't remember but I think Penske quoted Bill a price much more than that, but it may have had compression dampening?

 

So it's my opinion that if money is an issue, buy a 2008-09 RSV shock from Yamaha because I think there have been some minor improvements? But if you want the best shock for the money, buy the Works. And if Rick at Buckeye can get one cheaper for you than retail then he's a good option.

 

Hope this helps

[spear]

Hi Rick.

I heard that the latest year that a rear shock was made/improved for the RSV was 2005.

That's the one Yamahahaha is still putting in the latest models.

True story, or not?

[frogmaster]

I have a 2008 Venture and would like to replace the rear shock.

 

 

Why?

[spear]

Why?

Probably so he doesn't feel left out of things.

Doesn't want to be the only one running on an original.

:rotf: