boboneleg

I rode it into work today Pedro, I can flat foot it now and didn't find anything detrimental to the handling . It turns in a bit quicker but feels perfectly stable

With my recent problems with the height of Miss America due to the Cogent suspension I decided to see what I could do to lower it and shave some weight to see if it would be easier for me to manage . I had a spare front end and a couple of standard Suzuki shocks so I dug them out and made a start ........... The rear shock was fairly easy to do , I just had to remove the rear wheel and shock linkages to make it easier to get out. Cogent shock on the left , Suzuki shock on the right .......... and fitted ............... Next job was to take the forks out .................. I started to drain the forks that I had as spare but the crap that came out was an awful colour , I suppose it wasn't really surprising as these forks have been sat around for 10 years Having seen what came out of them I decided to just flush the forks several times until they were clear . I had some spare fork oil of various weights so I just used that to flush them, I wasn't keen on taking the forks apart at this point so after the flushing I filled them with 10w fork oil and buttoned them up. Look at the difference in the length between the Cogent DDC equipped forks and standard , both are Suzuki ..............

It's a gay colour , perhaps it suits you ?

The colour is a bit gay

Good analysis Fred. Worn slides can cause all sorts of silly problems.

I can't believe how I used to throw that thing around in all sorts of shit, a very capable bike for such a beast. Nowadays the 250 suits me better

If you look at it it's shorter as well. I'm pretty sure that the last of the 950's used the same guard as the 990.

Are the bearings available in common sizes for your bike Ian ?

Have a close look at it, it’s like new

There's a beauty for sale here at the moment but even if I was interested he wants strong money for it .............. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116244153761?itmmeta=01J28RD2942FFS39BEEP35SNM1&hash=item1b10b105a1:g:GR8AAOSwHV9misOp&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4BKqmu3dQ9a1uUsnA2tapPa1mwf6K2MVugBPOh6A5gQjpcbYMGJnutOpSkYjV3KObhaVkdDU7kPlLMxhiOTaxXG0i1mO0siAtia7vjadpIOdeOpXtRCFJ9YunzmJq1kGtX4zlySS1S%2F5%2Fkmqc8xbYlEBcDn1FSDrYmngCJTBQdxQ7MIJze%2BT3%2BZv7mqEX0NykM1%2BIbmZcTtCAveZ8Ek7qHfopLm1OvCwDRXx4OluaPav1bjZKNMLZWXYpI133HPKENnddx7ppglTkQCY7qsW5RXszAlNXabJMDLKfdyuUL6I|tkp%3ABk9SR8yktJiSZA

I was finding it too big to ride off road and I'd just had another operation so I was on crutches for nine months. It certainly didn't get retired, four friends have owned it since me, I'm not sure who has it now though but it's still on the road with over 65,000 miles .

My original Orange 950 was my favourite as I have so many memories associated with it.

I had an Orange 950, a Black 950 and them a Blue 990 Dakar

I should think so

Here ya go Eric , my old 950 and a Scottish castle . Seeing as some people can't be bothered ..............

A photo of me entering a land where strange peeps live..................

I found some photos of my black 950 @Marcel le Moose Fondler

Well done, it will be good to see him back

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Only almost though

I'm guessing but I reckon you're having a drink already