1974 XS/TX650 rebuild

[Floradawg]

A beautiful bike! What are the cylindrical parts mounted at the top of the rear shocks?

[tonyfoale]

A beautiful bike! What are the cylindrical parts mounted at the top of the rear shocks?

Air or nitrogen sealed pressure chambers. The gas pressure is to stop or reduce the tendency for cavitation in the damping oil. This is very common with any quality shocks but some incorporate the gas chamber within the body of the shock and some do it in a remote cylinder connected by a hose.

[th62]

And some of the cheaper ones are BS, just for show. Fortunately, mine are real.

[tony_hill]

Very well done! Your design concepts, even if they didn’t work still benefitted us all. I certainly learned a bit from your hydraulic clutch attempt!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful project!