hi

have found out this weekend that my shock on my 07 125 is leaking oil and lost damping. i know lampkins do an exchange service but are there any suspention specalists out there that would deal with this shock? and if so how much? looked through these forums and not to sure why but it looks like the shocks on betas are a week piont.

bit gutted, love the bike but things just keep going wrong max

Edited June 8, 200818 yr by yamahaty250xox

I got my Gas Gas TXT shock rebuilt by Falcon (www.falconshockabsorbers.co.uk) and found them to be very good, they even manufactured a new piston rod as the original was corroded.

Would image that they would do Beta shocks too

I hope your shock still works....

First thing is to get it serviced IMMDIATELY

These shocks (like all modern shocks) don't hold much oil and when the damping is gone the destroy themselves. The good news is that because of the excellent engineering approach the beta factory have, it's fully rebuildable, unlike some others......

See since there is no linkages, the shock has a more demanding job to do, so the technology and work delivered by these shocks is quite impressive, and because of the shear volume of work they do, they wear. Like any high work component (clutch fluid, brake pads, ect) they need maintenance.

Anyway contact your dealer, there is a rebuild kit for these shocks and send it to a (paoli) suspension center that understands trials. Servicing the shock really is annual maintenance, as it's hell cheaper than buying a replacement.

Cheers,

Chris.

My son is riding mine and I got a phone call that my rear shock went also.