Marzocchi AG-Strada

Mine on damping 3 and handles well, less damping and it does wallow. They are just not very comfortable. The major difference between average low cost or older style shocks and the new expensive stuff is the ability to work with fine tolerances, maintaining contact with the road even on tiny bumps. You don't need the ability of a racing star to feel the difference. This ability often comes from the rubber bellows in the shock, these deteriorate quickly allowing the gas to mix with the oil. That's why lots of the modern stuff needs servicing yearly.
 
Vince, in all your posts it seems you are very sensitive to minor fork or shock changes.
Me, not so much.
Maybe to do with quality of the roads in different countries?
In the many Strada rebuilds I have one I have yet to find any deterioration of the rubber bladders in the reservoirs.

Cam, get a different hobby.  :-*
 
Maybe its because I spent so many years riding pre-long travel suspension dirtbikes trying to keep up with post long travel bikes. When the bike trys to drive your hips down past your thighs on big jumps the penny also drops.I do get grief from the locals when I say how rough a particular road was and I get a blank stare. It's a revelation when you do ride a well set up bike. I have an old Husky with Ohlins piggybacks with the perfect springs for me, had to send to Sweden for them including the short initial spring in the dual stack and the grip these produce is amazing. My more modern dirtbike when the expert suspension bloke had at it, he dropped the forks 3mm and that made a huge chance. 3mm, I couldn't believe such a tiny change did what it did.
 
redax5 said:
Gowanloch Ducati in Australia is now stocking rebuild kits for the AG-Strada shocks
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The Ducati shop doesn't have the bladders.
The Laverda shop has them in stock 
www.laverdaparts.com.au DAM Classic Racing. Price is in Oz Dollars

Click on the name of the part or the picture to get some extra info.
https://damclassicracing.com.au/55120049-ag-strada-seals-kit-for-12mm-shaft/
https://damclassicracing.com.au/55120049-1-marzocchi-ag-strada-bladder/
https://damclassicracing.com.au/50210600-bush-for-marzocchi-ag-strada/
https://damclassicracing.com.au/categories/badges-decals-stickers/other-decals-stickers.html
and a free download for the rebuild instructions
https://damclassicracing.com.au/55120049-2-marzocchi-ag-strada-rebuild-instuctions/
 
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