April 24, 20197 yr Hi, Has anyone out there been able to rebuid the stock (Showa) shocks on a TLR250 ?? I have bought some NJB Trick Shocks which are great, BUT the longest I could buy were still a bit shorter than the stock lenght of the TLR shocks. This has upset the steering geometry & my bike now steers like a bus. I have dismantled my stock TLR shocks as much as I'm capable of; does anybody know if you can buy seals? Shaft is 12.5mm. It looks like the cap will spin off the shock body with a special tool. Thanks, Gary B.
April 24, 20197 yr Yes, i have rebuilt mine. Cap can be tapped off. Tricky getting old seal out but can be done. Can't remember where i got new seal. Mine was TLR200, but same principle.
April 24, 20197 yr Author Thanks Tony, Was the cap threaded or did you just prise it off? I was going to make a tool to spin the cap off if its threaded. Cheers.
April 24, 20197 yr My memory is rubbish, but 90% certain it is a push fit. And then i think there is a circlip below that.
April 24, 20197 yr Why not contact Falcon shocks and they will supply you the correct length or give me an e-mail as I have a spare pair on my garage shelf cheers
April 24, 20197 yr Author 2 hours ago, kickstart0748 said: Why not contact Falcon shocks and they will supply you the correct length or give me an e-mail as I have a spare pair on my garage shelf cheers Hey Kickstart, it all,came down to cost when I bought the NJB shocks. Plus we had seen quite a few pairs of Falcon shocks fail in a very short time in Australia. PM sent with my email address.
April 27, 20197 yr Author Thanks Eagle, Not much oil left, so I'm not expecting much gas, BUT I have a friend looking at them that rebuilds CBR250RR shocks, these have an "Internal" gas bladder so he knows what to look out for. Cheers, Gary.
May 28, 20233 yr Hi all, just saw this 4yr old post RE rebuilding the KR9 Showas and find myself in exactly the same circumstance. Mine were seeming not bad until removing the springs showed that the last 2" had the piston floating through air, so time for a R&R of the seal and oil. I put a heavy poly bag over the top next to the eye, and drilled a 1/16" hole trough it into what seemed like the best spot, with only a tiny amount of gas escaping (to my delight.. have never tried this before) and removed the rod eye and pressed on cap seen in the pics previously posted on this thread. I'm not sure if Gary has had success with his attempt at a rebuild, but I have one all apart and am ready to make a brazed-on platform with FPT to allow the install a SChrader valve and hoping to find a outer and inner seal for this type of Showa. I measure the shaft OD at 0.490", which of course is just under 12.5mm and I see a few listings for Showa 12.5mm seals that resemble the outer seal, but not the seal head unit. Has anyone found these parts possibly available in a kit form, as the individual parts seem quite dear ($20 CAN for just the outer seal alone). Any tips for sourcing these would be appreciated! (No, I'm simply not able or willing to drop $600 CAN on a new pair of Falcons..) <JR
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