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Old 19-Jan-2006, 23:44
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Rear shock

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Anyone ever heard of Q-tec shock absorbers?
What are they like?

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Old 21-Jan-2006, 22:14
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no-one?? ive just bought one from ebay. british made aparently...
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Old 22-Jan-2006, 13:25
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Theres nowt on the net bout them? Just a mention on a RD forum?



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Old 22-Jan-2006, 13:59
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I may be wrong, but I think they were originally the EMC shocks, either the bottom or mid range ones. That side of the company was driven by Mike Capon who I last saw on the SP Racing stand at the Ally Pally a few years ago. I had them custom build one of there top of the range ones for my FJ1200 that I had put a single sided arm in.
M&P were selling Q-Tec in 98/99 when they then cost £215 Non pressurised shock a bit like a lot of the Spax shocks.
They concentrated a lot on matching the ratio of the rebound damping adjustment to the compression damping
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Old 22-Jan-2006, 21:06
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A wealth of info skidlids!
I'll see what its like when I get it... only cost me £50
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Old 22-Jan-2006, 21:24
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I see EMC shocks are still available
http://www.bbbikeshop.co.uk/acatalog...hocks_467.html

even one on ebay but not for a Ducati
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMC-PERFORMANC... cmdZViewItem


How similar is the one you got to these.
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In 1994 I fitted an EMC shock to my VFR750. It really improved the handling no end - well worth the money I paid. I'd buy another if I needed to.

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Old 25-Jan-2006, 12:00
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Just got it in the post this morning. I'm very happy with the build quality and it seems a quality item. the ally bits shine no-end! Just got to get it fitted now...
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WOW - that looks nice and almost brand new....

No ride height adjustment though
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Old 25-Jan-2006, 15:06
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Oi! it is brand new, albeit probably a couple of years old...

Not really looking forward to fitting it... looks like more than a 1 man job...
Anyone ever done this on the Ducati? Ive changed the whole back end on my rgv on my own before...
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