[LunarFirefly]

Alright so update on this problem.

After performing some maintenance and trying to eliminate all possibilities regarding this oddity, I noticed a bit of dripping under the bike. Figured it was chain lube y'know.. Fresh chain. Cleaned it real good. Maybe I added a bit too much lube so I ignored it. Took it for a test ride and noticed immediately that the bike felt more bouncy than usual. It was a short trip to a close by store so I gave it a good test run to see how the new sprockets and chain felt and for any adjustments on the chain. Got home with no issues. Next day I noticed the oil spot again. Noted it was a little further in from the chain, but figured maybe the excess got flung and its just dripped from that.

Wiped it off the ground, and left it. Came out today.. It had dripped more. Which it shouldn't. 48hrs with the bike sat, that lube should be a bit more sticky. Not runny like this.

I felt around the shock and discovered oil on the bottom. Grabbed a couple pictures so you can see what I saw. The top of the shock is dry. So it has to be coming in from either just above the spring or somewhere in the shaft I'd wager? I have no idea where the oil is stored in a shock though.

Does this look like a leaky shock to you?

Sasquatch has been contacted. Waiting to hear back.

 

[Rolex]

When I blew the seal on my Wee's shock the first indicator was the bounce.

The oil leak was easy to see but without the bounce I would not have gone looking as I was on a multi-day ride at the time.

I believe the seal blew because I had not bothered to set the shock up properly, during acceleration on dirt I had a lot of stutter on the rear tire, by the end or day 3 it was leaking oil, I replaced it with a used unit that is still there and working well many years later, I tuned out the stutter.

 

[Brockie]

Been there, done that.
The shock absorber is done. Blown internals. The spring still holds up the bike, but the shock absorber no longer moderates the rear wheel oscillations.

 

[LunarFirefly]

When I blew the seal on my Wee's shock the first indicator was the bounce.

The oil leak was easy to see but without the bounce I would not have gone looking as I was on a multi-day ride at the time.

I believe the seal blew because I had not bothered to set the shock up properly, during acceleration on dirt I had a lot of stutter on the rear tire, by the end or day 3 it was leaking oil, I replaced it with a used unit that is still there and working well many years later, I tuned out the stutter.

I had Sasquatch do work on the spring. Added a heavier spring since the bike tends to be loaded up with stuff (groceries being most common). Got it back, took it for a couple rides and started noticing a bounce very quickly after. Edit: Few rides. It was installed late Oct, early Nov. but still not subjected to anything but basic street riding. Started noticing the bounce sometime in Dec.

The damper was set to factory (which is what he'd set it to before shipping it back) and the preload was being + or - here or there to try and get the right feel since I didn't have a second set of eyes initially to measure it out.

I didn't do any rough riding. Didn't bog it down with tons of stuff. Didn't hit potholes or jump curbs or anything crazy. It was very basic street riding. I can't imagine I caused this to happen.

Been there, done that.
The shock absorber is done. Blown internals. The spring still holds up the bike, but the shock absorber no longer moderates the rear wheel oscillations.

If the shock was made serviceable, can it be repaired?

 

[Rolex]

Being made serviceable means it can be easily fix now and in the future.

 

[Brockie]

If the shock was made serviceable, can it be repaired?

Suzuki state that the OEM shock is not serviceable but a good shock absorber shop can make it serviceable, check the internals, flush out the system, and install fresh shock oil and gas.

 

[LunarFirefly]

Suzuki state that the OEM shock is not serviceable but a good shock absorber shop can make it serviceable, check the internals, flush out the system, and install fresh shock oil and gas.

Sasquatch is the guy that modded my shock. He's the go-to guy for making Suzuki shocks serviceable here on the West Coast USA.

Where would it be leaking oil from? I checked it today and couldn't find anymore oil. How much is usually in there?

 

[Brockie]

I do not know the exact amount but surely much less than a front suspension leg (524ml) and it does not seem to need to lose much before suspension control is lost and the pogoing starts. Suzuki does not state an oil volume or required nitrogen pressure as they state that the shock is to them unserviceable.
It is probably leaking before you realise it and initially more so during use than when sitting in your garage.