Planet Minis

scow1

I have a 98 z50r and I want to upgrade the rear shocks to some thing better than stock. I have kitaco 330mm shocks but they way to long for stock swingarm. Who makes decent rear shocks? I have looked at the ones on classic honda but not sure how they are. Would i-shocks work on the rear?

xr100man

hey are you the guy that was selling the z50 roller on chicago craigslist?

arlindsay1992

Are you willing to sell those 330mm shocks? I need a set of 330s for my bike.

RAZZO

The Kitaco's on CHP are fine. Use them all the time. Work well and last. Good for the price.

scow1

Yea I was. But sold it

scow1

Yea I have them forsale, but havent posted them yet. PM with an offer they were never used only mounted.

scow1

Are the ones on trail bikes site any good?

xr100man

hey remember you said you bought an engine off of here. Got a link to it i want to see the good deal you got

RAZZO

I personally never tried a pair. Have never bought anything from Mike that was not good quality! Your choice. I just know the Kitaco's work well.

supernes550

i had a set and they're comparible to stock shocks.

i'll stir the pot a little. mike, you don't like tb parts? i'm just a bit surprised but you're entitled to your opinion
what's classic honda's turn around time for their kitaco parts order.
and speaking of kitaco let me know how the swinger works. we were bidding on the same one i got cock blocked.

scow1

It was on 50 riders where I got my most recent motor from.
http://www.50 riders.com/forum/showthread.html?t=24091 he took down the description of the motor and everything. But you can check out the pics of it though.

Z

I'm on the other end of the spectrum and think the cheapo Kitaco and Takegawa shocks are stinkers. I've owned 'em and sold them off. I prefer the Daytona shocks made by Showa. They are slightly more expensive, but are a better quality shock.

I do like the KYB's and the high end kitaco shocks as well but the kitakegawa cheapies aren't any better then the trailbikes units. I've had those too.

The bottom line is buy want you want, can afford and run what you brung... Building a bike is a personal decision and only the purchaser can decide what's right for his or her bike and nobody here can tell you what is right and wrong. We just share opinions.

scow1

I love hearing peoples reviews. It gives you a better idea on what to get. Eventually in 4 yrs is will be a birthday gift for my nephew who will be born in May. Im gonna get him started early. But any information is better than no information on these bikes.

RAZZO

AAAHHHH!! That was suppose to be anything that was NOT good quality!!!

Mike is gonna kick my ass! I love TB parts, use them all the time! Bad time for a typo!!

RAZZO

Dan is right. I agree the KYB'S, Daytona's and Ohlin's shocks are da bomb. I just always try to stay with the more modest priced stuff wnen offering an opinion. If you are doing a high end build, absolutely go with the higher dollar stuff. Better quality and more adj. like preload/rebound/damping.

I build a lot bikes for people with a small budget so I try to get the most bang for their buck. Like Dan said, different opinions thats all.

symp

I'm no authority on the subject like z88R, but i have to agree, its sad to see the amount of people on here who ask for others to make their decisions and dont experiment on their own. Wheres the learning? The whole point of doing your own build/restomod (or anything for that matter) is to put your personality into the thing, not somebody elses.

I just had to share my 2 cents, i feel very strongly about people learning on their own. It's a different experience when you learn on your own.

RAZZO

You have got that right symp! When I build a custom or just experiment in the fitment of parts, or adapt a say Harley part to a custom, you should see the pile of extra parts! Its called R&D! You don't learn by being told but by doing.

SprNtrl

Of course, this is a good idea, but for people who do not have enough money to put into R&Ding would rather just ask questions, and have the older, wiser, and with more disposable income handle all the R&Ding lol.

scow1

Finally someone I agree with. I wish I could try them all but with going to school and a limited budget its kinda hard to test everything.

JoJo'sZ50R

yeah ive thrown away enough money to build a decent bike on r&d parts for projects. I'm in a position financially where i can do that, but when i was 15 i would have been spending all my time mowing to do it!