Two or three years ago I was lucky to find a set of new old stock Marzocchi AG Strada shocks factory set up for a BMW R100. The original owner said he’d ridden them for about 100 miles and then put them on a shelf for over 20 years. I bought them and helped the kind seller to clean out his closet.
I wanted to ensure that the seals were in good shape so I found rebuild kits from a source in Australia, and had my professional suspension technician rebuild them. It turns out that the original seals were in fine shape.
I had read that these shocks were quite stiff. As I weigh about 250 pounds, these shocks worked out perfectly for me. There are 4 damping settings that can be set internally – and my set came at the highest setting. There is a sticker around the Schrader valve that indicated the damping setting.
The seller provided me two original document booklets – the Owner’s Manual and Maintenance Guide, and a Parts Book. I’ve copied them, and made them available here to help other owners of these classic shocks.
CLICK HERE TO DISPLAY: Marzocchi AG Strada – Instructions For Use And Maintenance
CLICK HERE TO DISPLAY: Marzocchi AG Strada – Parts Reference
Just bought a Suzuki GSC750e (1981) with a pair of these. Thanks a bunch for the documents! Cheers and happy riding!
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GSX 750e typo! 😉
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