Seems I now have a '99 pogo stick

[wes0778]

I guess ALL the oil is now out of my rear shock. This is NO FUN!!!

A good while back, someone posted a cut-a-way drawing of the shock. Can anyone help me find that post? I'm wondering about drilling into the shock to make a "refill" hole.

Yeah I know the oil will just leak back out, but in my case it seems to leak slowly, as I have suspected my shock was dying for almost a year now. I'm just thinking maybe I could add oil before each trip. Circumstances right now are such that a new shock is out of the question.

[Guest]

Wes, there are several available from Pin Wall on ebay for under 200 bucks..

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/04-Yamaha-Venture-Royal-Star-XVZ1300-REAR-MONO-SHOCK-/190617323933?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5458564532307729619

[friesman]

You might send gordo a message, when we were riding last summer he was telling me he injected a mix of something into the shock and it stopped his shock leaking. I cant remember any details but Gord was saying that his shock has been fine for a couple of years since he did that fix, whatever it was.

 

Brian

[RandyR]

Rick Butler is the one who posted some info on the shock internals

[Freebird]

I think this is the post you are looking for.

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=510118&postcount=19

[Red Rider]

How hard is it to replace the shock? And does any one have the part number for the Works Perfomance one?

[wes0778]

I think this is the post you are looking for.

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=510118&postcount=19

 

Don, the one I think remember has a machine drawing cut-a-way. I thinking this through Yeah I know thinking on my part is dangerous! there would need to be two holes drilled. One to put in new oil and a second one to bleed air as the oil is introduced. Or a vacuum could be applied to the top hole to draw the oil in from the bottom hole.

[Bummer]

Isn't the leaking oil a symptom and not the problem? Will simply adding oil stop the shock from pogoing? Mine never leaked any oil that I ever saw, but Irene and I wound up riding a pogo stick from North Dakota to Cody. I got a new shock installed and all was back to good.

 

Red Rider, it's not hard to remove/replace the shock. I've had mine off a couple of times. Did it out in the driveway with the bike up on one of Carbon One's stands.

[wes0778]

Isn't the leaking oil a symptom and not the problem?

 

I think I'm right in that the reverse is true. They bounce due to lack(it all leaked out) of oil, which acts as the dampening agent.

[RedRider]

How hard is it to replace the shock? And does any one have the part number for the Works Perfomance one?

 

It's pretty easy to replace the shock. Ride over here in the spring and we will get it taken care of if you would like. By then, I will be experienced with changing one out since I plan on doing that this winter.

 

Bike went on the lift yesterday. Haven't started yet though. (or gotten the shock)

 

RR

[allwx]

You don't say how many miles you've got on that '99. Presumably quite a few. That would be 13-some years and quite a few miles.

 

With that in mind, it would probably be best to buy a new shock. They are pricey, but if you shop around on the internets you can find one for less.

 

I bought a new oem shock for my 07 for around $400 from a Yam dealer in Washington State. It will go on my bike in a few weeks when I spoon a new tire onto the rear wheel.

[wes0778]

You don't say how many miles you've got on that '99. Presumably quite a few. That would be 13-some years and quite a few miles.

 

 

Just shy of 36,000 miles. It only had 16,000 on it when I bought it a couple of years ago. Not knowing the pedigree from the two POs, I can't say for sure this is the factory original shock.

[allwx]

It most likely is the original shock. Few owners replace the rear shock unless it starts leaking under warranty.

 

At 36k and 13-some years, it just doesn't seem possible that the shock, leaking or not, could still have enough damping action left to give a safe ride. I know, some riders claim that their oem shocks at 80k are still working "fine." It is thought that if the bike isn't actually pogo-ing then the shock must be OK.

 

I usually replace the shocks and struts on my F150 every 30k miles. The chassis doesn't pogo at all at 30k miles, but those new shocks sure do make the truck ride a lot more taut. Costs a lot, but it is in the realm of normal wear and tear maint.