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Title: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Eisenfarn on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 05:23 AM
Hi, been offered a pair of rear shocks for my K5, their off a K3 and done only 5k miles, first of all I presume they are the same as mine and secondly, are they worth 150 quid?, thanks.
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 05:28 AM
early ones had silver springs and the adjusters leaked after a short time
later ones had red springs and lasted a bit longer before the adjusters leak.
all fixable and loads of info here .
check the adjusters move on both shoxs then seam a good price . :cheers:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 07:23 AM
Quote from: Eisenfarn on Tuesday, 21 November  2017, 05:23 AM
Hi, been offered a pair of rear shocks for my K5, their off a K3 and done only 5k miles, first of all I presume they are the same as mine and secondly, are they worth 150 quid?, thanks.
I will be selling my K5 rear shocks soon only 6K  :smile2:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 02:08 PM
6 grand for a couple of shocks? Bit steep aint it Notty?
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Speedy1959 on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 05:02 PM
That sounds OK to have K5 @ 6K
Good job we know the code !
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 07:09 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 21 November  2017, 02:08 PM
6 grand for a couple of shocks? Bit steep aint it Notty?
Was going to ask around £200 but with Brexit and currency flucktuations then inflation taken into account along with the rise in prices of the 1400 and the price of lamb constantly rising - of course the cost of postage is astronomical  :smile2:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 10:03 PM
Notty you seem to have forgotten Sundries and Disbursements costs.  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 10:12 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 21 November  2017, 10:03 PM
Notty you seem to have forgotten Sundries and Disbursements costs.  :notworthy:
Of course !! That puts them up over the 6k  :bugga: not to mention £90 for a ticket to watch Wales beat the All Blacks !  :smile2:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 11:45 PM
Haha.....you'd pay more than £90 to watch that at home would'nt ya ?  :whistling:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Notty on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 01:01 AM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 21 November  2017, 11:45 PM
Haha.....you'd pay more than £90 to watch that at home would'nt ya ?  :whistling:
actually going to the stadium but can't afford to go in! just taking some rich English relatives to the game and go back and pick them up  :smile2:
Title: Re: Rear Shocks - What they worth?
Post by: Gsxjohn on Sunday, 26 November 2017, 01:40 AM
Notty,  have you sold your rear shocks? I've not long since got a K2 and the adjusters are seized/snapped off so looking at replacing.