Had a look in the maintenance section and didn't see anything regarding the rear suspension specifically. I finally got my '79 XS11 Special home and was doing some pretend riding with my 6yo son on the back (bike's been sitting and the wife says no kids on it anyway). One of the things I noticed while going over some make-believe potholes was that the rear shocks, mainly the one on the left side (rider's point of view) was making a big sucking sound after it compressed. Now I'm of the opinion that any bike not being ridden makes a sucking sound (or more correctly it just sucks when it can't be ridden, haha ). All joking aside, the shock definitely doesn't sound healthy. Can they be rebuilt or is it better to just replace them?
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