Aftermarket Shock Identification

[woodcreekpete]

Greetings all: I just picked up an 86 that's been sitting in a garage since '94. It has an aftermarket shock on it that I have no idea about. Anybody recognize the canister attached to it? Any info about how to set it up would be much appreciated too. Thanks, Peter

[Country Joe]

The shock body is going to be more helpful in regard to identifying the brand of shock.

[woodcreekpete]

No doubt about that, but I don't want to pull it yet and you can't see enough of it in the bike to take any useful pics.

[Urban_Legend]

My initial thoughts, given the time the bike has been sitting, are that it is the CBR F4i shock which was a common low cost swap, but as Joe said, hard to tell without seeing the acutal shock

Mark

[simi_ed]

Looks like a Fox shok (that's how they spelled it!). It should also have aluminum bushings on the mounting/pivot bolts.

[andyoutandabout]

That's a Fox twin clicker like what came with my 86. They work great, or should I say do once reconditioned. I had a revalue done (nescessary due to behavior of modern tires) and a spring fitted suitable to my weight and a fresh nitrogen charge. I actually have a Manuel for it somewhere that tells you how to adjust it for preload, damping and rebound. It'll take me a bit to find though, if you are interested.
The guy who did the work charged about 400 bucks. He is US based and called linderman engineering.
Andy

[woodcreekpete]

That's a Fox twin clicker like what came with my 86. They work great, or should I say do once reconditioned. I had a revalue done (nescessary due to behavior of modern tires) and a spring fitted suitable to my weight and a fresh nitrogen charge. I actually have a Manuel for it somewhere that tells you how to adjust it for preload, damping and rebound. It'll take me a bit to find though, if you are interested.
The guy who did the work charged about 400 bucks. He is US based and called linderman engineering.
Andy

Thanks all for the information. There's a fair bit on the 'net about it now that it's been id'd.                               I 'm afraid the bike's getting parted out so sooner or later I'll have the shock up in the Parts Available section.
      Thanks again, Peter