Leaking shock.

[Steve S]

I washed the Venture today and after backing it back in the shop to put it back together, I noticed some oil dripping underneath the center of the bike. Looked it over and it looks like the shock is leaking. 

A couple of questions here.  

Will it hurt to continue to ride the bike with a bad shock? 

And second, who can I get to rebuild this shock?

Thanks for any help.

[Freebird]

It is more or less ok to ride but you’ll get a pogo effect.   If it’s just leaking oil, you can repair it. 

[RDawson]

I texted @dfitzbiz contact info to you. He’ll rebuild it. 

[Steve S]

13 hours ago, RDawson said:

I texted @dfitzbiz contact info to you. He’ll rebuild it. 

Thank you, Ronnie. I have sent him a text and am waiting to hear back from him.

[RDawson]

59 minutes ago, Steve S said:

Thank you, Ronnie. I have sent him a text and am waiting to hear back from him.

If he’s traveling it may take some time to hear back from him. 

[Paul Martin]

Steve, if you're mechanically inclined and wanted to try and tackle it yourself, see this writeup:
 

 

[Steve S]

6 hours ago, Paul Martin said:

Steve, if you're mechanically inclined and wanted to try and tackle it yourself, see this writeup:
 

 

Thank you Paul. That looks very doable for me.  

[Steve S]

I got the shock off this afternoon. It took about 20 minutes to get it set in the vise and start draining it.  I made the bracket to press it up to change the O ring but stopped for dinner. It looks like it will be an easy fix, but I didn't get the fork oil today so it will be Tuesday before I can reinstall it.