tgrrdr Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 assuming they're lightly used, in good/excellent condition. thanks Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 What is a good fishing bait weight going for these days???? (Un)Fortuantely, not much. Your best bet would be to just hang on to them for the time when you pull your Wilbers/Ohlins out and have them rebuilt. That way, you have something to ride on for the 1 to 2 weeks it takes for the turn around. Just my .02. YMMV. Link to comment
tgrrdr Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 I almost put this in my original post but ended up leaving it out. I'm too cheap (and just bought a GPS) to buy Ohlins and figure my stock shocks are almost done (28,000 miles). Happened to see a pair of OEM shocks on eBay last week and they didn't get any bids. I emailed the seller and he thinks they're worth $400 but that seemed a high for something that almost no one wants to buy. I also saw a set of ESA shocks but figured they'd be too hard to retrofit to my non-ESA bike. Link to comment
tgrrdr Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 does anyone have a set they want to sell to me? (cheap?) Link to comment
keithb Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I just looked at the parts catalog and the front shock new from BMW is $271 so the rear without ESA has to be at least $400-$600 I would guess. The ESA rear shock is $1650. OUCH baby!! So maybe $400 is not so bad. Offer him $300 and be done with it. Keep your eye out for some used Ohlins or Wilbers and jump on them if you see them because they will not last long. I think you are throwing good money away to buy another set of stock shocks unless someone almost gives them to you. Those will go bad and you will be in the very same situation your are in now. You may want to check out a less expensive vendor such as Progressive, Fox, or other suppliers. Checkout www.beemerboneyard.com and see if Mike has some shocks you can buy. Link to comment
marcopolo Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Why not just use one of the online BMW parts fiche links, such as Max BMW (see link below), and look up the parts and their list prices? BTW, the rear strut (non-ESA) is $824. Maybe $400 for both front and rear is not such a bad deal (depending how mnay miles the guy put on them). http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/fiche.asp Link to comment
Guest Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I can tell you from the GS world, it's rare to see a set of stock take off shocks sell for more than $250/set. Lots of guys post them for %50 of MSRP but they just don't sell for that. Here's my theory...the stock shocks just aren't that good so unless they're cheap, why bother. I'm just relating my experience. Link to comment
Gnossos Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I recently bought a pair of non-ESA R1200RT shocks on ebay. They were listed as having been used for 4000 miles, and then switched out for a pair of shorter Wilburs. The rear shock did not have the hose/knob/reservoir -- it was used on the new shock. The item numbers of the two shocks were 280074128743 and 280074131592. I paid $10 each, plus shipping ($15.00 for both). The shocks look great -- I'm planning to swap them for my current ones around 25,000 miles. Ohlins may be in my future, but then again, they may not! This seemed like a good way to add a degree of freedom to the equation. Link to comment
tgrrdr Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 sent you a PM. thanks for the PM Keith! I guess I don't really know any more about the intrinsic worth of the stock shocks than I did a couple days ago, but I know they're worth $150 + shipping to me. thanks everyone for your replies. Link to comment
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