Rear end bounces like...

**happykamper** · 9th October 2008, 20:53

a well endowed lady's chest when out jogging! Well, I seem to have a bit of a repeated bouncy thing going on when I go over a bump. 'Scuse the newby question, but methinks that this is the rear shock on its way out. Please confirm. Or have I eaten too many pies?!

**smoky** · 9th October 2008, 21:00

Originally Posted by happykamper

a well endowed lady's chest when out jogging! Well, I seem to have a bit of a repeated bouncy thing going on when I go over a bump. 'Scuse the newby question, but methinks that this is the rear shock on its way out. Please confirm. Or have I eaten too many pies?!

should've bought a suzuki

**yungatart** · 10th October 2008, 07:42

It is probably your shock....unless you have eaten a zillion pies since we last met....

**Murray** · 10th October 2008, 07:45

definately shocks starting to give out

**007XX** · 10th October 2008, 07:46

Maybe a stupid suggestion, but could there be the matter of the tyre pressure in this as well?

I remember how the wrong tyre pressure made my rear end feel a few months ago...all over the freakin show! Dunno, just trying to help.

**Robert Taylor** · 10th October 2008, 08:37

Originally Posted by happykamper

a well endowed lady's chest when out jogging! Well, I seem to have a bit of a repeated bouncy thing going on when I go over a bump. 'Scuse the newby question, but methinks that this is the rear shock on its way out. Please confirm. Or have I eaten too many pies?!

Some specific info on the bike and distance travelled, load carried etc would help immensely.

**MSTRS:Me** · 10th October 2008, 08:46

Originally Posted by Robert Taylor

Some specific info on the bike and distance travelled, load carried etc would help immensely.

He has a Spada. Which is an up-speced alloy framed VTR250. I think his has done about 25000k.
Spadas are fairly softly sprung, hXc's one certainly was. But they shouldn't 'bounce' though.

**Robert Taylor** · 10th October 2008, 09:18

Originally Posted by MSTRS

He has a Spada. Which is an up-speced alloy framed VTR250. I think his has done about 25000k.
Spadas are fairly softly sprung, hXc's one certainly was. But they shouldn't 'bounce' though.

Okay, the rebound damping has likely failed.

**happykamper** · 10th October 2008, 19:27

Bike done 38K.

Leaky shock. Probably all spring and no damping by now. Weighing up the merits of re-building old shock vs buying second hand. Any thoughts? Anyone got a spare Spada rear shock in their shed?