Leon,

O-ring 3.1x1.6
O-ring 33 X5

Seal Head Assy.
Piston ring
Teflon Hex band 44/5
Oil
2 springs.

The guy that did the work is also taking care of some AMA bikes. From what he told me the shocks "hard parts" hardly wear, as you can see there are piston rings and such that do wear.

Any good suspension shop can tear them down and rebuild them for you. I was going to use KFG racing in Seattle, they tuned and rebuilt the suspension on my Ducati. They would be the number one choice if you are on the west coast. I was unaware that there was a guy in the Reno, NV area that could do it, When I found out I sent them to him for a faster local turn around.

www.kfgracing.com/

As far as wringing it out goes, there is a track day at Thunder Hill in Willows, CA.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.
For now look at the new jewelry.
Ohlins shocks purchased on Ebay then rebuilt, with the proper spring rate now.

Thanks all. I picked up a clean set of 2005 ZRX shocks on ebay. I'll post a pic when there's on. I accidentally spent more than I wanted, but oh well -- they seem to be well regarded and will be a big improvement.

I've got Ohlins piggybacks on my z100R, they are IIRC about 360-365mm, they are actually for the ZRX1200 but I wanted to lift the rear end around 15mm. I was told that the spring rates are the same for both bikes.

The zr1100 zephyr shocks also look cool but I'd be cautious about spending much on 20 year old shocks, even when rebuildable it isn't that cheap.

The Ohlins shocks Are back from the shop rebuilt and with the proper spring rate. Time to get a license plate!

As for the ZRX shocks, what are the length of these? There are some on ebay now. my KZ uses 13.5 eye/eye off the bike (I think).

Are we speaking of ZRX shocks or ZR shocks? I don't think the ZR1100 shocks are rebuildable...so you are still purchasing 20+ year-old shocks with an unknown history.

They work great, a HUGE upgrade from the originals. I even used the ZRX1100 swingarm.

Just make a spacer to take up the difference with the later model swingarm pivot bolt and the 16 mm Z1/KZ pivot bolt diameter. I had a pal make a spacer on his lathe to take up the 20 mm Suzuki Bandit 1200 swingarm pivot bolt size and this KZ's 16 mm pivot bolt. I also purchased swingarm-to-rear-shock brackets from PMC via Z1enterprises.com and had them welded on to fit Kawasaki ZRX1100/1200 shocks.

This is the view from the opposite side. normally it is so close to the work bench that I cannot get a photo. The Ohlins shocks are out getting rebuilt, so never mind the aluminum strut. It is just supporting the bike while I wait for the shocks.