Show Suspension Refurbishment options

Bridgland

I have my original Showa front and rear suspension setup and happy to service them both myself, however, I would like to know if anyone has any advice to share on getting the exterior finish back to a high quality.

For the front forks, it is mainly on the anodised tube section, where the cables have rubbed over time and general road debris has marked the surfaces. Ideally I would like to get them lightly machined and recoated/reanodised, but would be grateful for any advice on anyone who could do this.

For the rear shock, the yellow on the spring needs some attention as well as the body sections needing recoating/reanodising. Again, it would be good to have any recommendations of companies that you have used to provide such a service.

Many thanks in advance,

Chris

Images of the bike and suspension can be found on my site http://www.ducati888.co.uk

The specific images can be linked to via these links (I will add some more as I have them all now out and free of the bike).

Rear Shock - http://ducati888.co.uk/wp-content/up...4906811601.jpg
Rear Shock - http://ducati888.co.uk/wp-content/up...9/IMG_1022.jpg
Front Fork - http://ducati888.co.uk/wp-content/up...4907419861.jpg
Front Fork - http://ducati888.co.uk/wp-content/up...4907372875.jpg

IMG_1022..jpg

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nine16

You should really think about what you want for a finished product, both in appearance and performance.

I'm not sure it makes sense to throw money at the shock--as far as I know it can't be serviced/upgraded internally anyway, so just upgrade to Ohlins or similar.

For the forks, the upper tubes definitely have heavy pitting and wear. You might try to find replacements in nicer condition. I'm sure yours could be cleaned up, but as you noted, simply sanding out the bad parts and re-anodizing won't duplicate the original (machined) finish. If "clean but not factory" is OK with you, it will certainly be easier and cheaper.

My uppers were pretty nice, but I did powdercoat the forkbottoms. Went with a nice internal upgrade kit too...

http://www.gpsuspension.com/GP-Suspension-25mm-Cartridge-Kit_p_19765.html

stiglarsenDK

Check in w jsedacc..he just did his front end ref your plans.