Gas Shocks
Hi, First a big assumption...You have a gas pressurised shock....and its similar to a car automotive shock. The gas in the car ones is nitrogen as it doesn't mix with the oil and airate the oil reducing its damping effect....the pressure is in the order of 1500 psi ....but I believe that in bikes 175 psi is a normal figure...be aware if you have rebuilt them the volume of oil is critial....if they have lost pressure quickly then the seals are leaking and they are possibly on the way out and will need rebuilding or replacing...Having said all the above I am no expert! this is based on my visiting and talking to an automotive car race damper company when having some dampers rebuilt. I would think the motorcross people will be heavily involved in damper tuning to suit conditions and will have muh more knowledge...
Regards Jimmy
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