Does your shock get hot?

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  1. megawatt

    megawatt Well-Known Member

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    My mate on another forum asked this question!
    Can anyone with a 2008 to 2011 blade tell me if their rear shock gets hot after riding, as after riding my bike and checking it over after the main shock body is hot thanks?:D
     
    #1 megawatt, Jan 21, 2012
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  2. bongo

    bongo Active Member

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    Yeah they do mate. They're sheltered, behind a hot engine and not far from the exhaust, not to mention being worked the whole time.
     
    #2 bongo, Jan 21, 2012
  3. SIDEWAYS

    SIDEWAYS Senior Member

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    Yes mate they certainly do.
     
    #3 SIDEWAYS, Jan 21, 2012
  4. Blade#6

    Blade#6 Active Member

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    Your shocks is a damper. Dampers work by changing Kenetic energy (movement) into heat energy... So they get hot, the hotter they get the faster you are ha ha ha !
     
    #4 Blade#6, Jan 21, 2012
  5. megawatt

    megawatt Well-Known Member

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    Not me mate, I asked for Scotty80, he just joined.
     
    #5 megawatt, Jan 21, 2012
  6. SCOTTY80

    SCOTTY80 Active Member

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    thanks for the info folks it was just that the 97 shock before didnt get hot mind you it was duff
     
    #6 SCOTTY80, Jan 22, 2012

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