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.  

[Paul Martin]

Share some pics when you can!  Here's mine just now - dry 950 miles later.  And if yours was low on shock fluid and was pogo sticking, you will be amazed at how much better the ride is when you get it fixed.

Edited 1 hour ago by Paul Martin