many thanks for the offer of that ,but i am going to try fit the Noleen shock ,if i can find one (dead or alive ,do you know of one ?) and do the rear swinging arm mod ,to get rid of the sticktion from the plastic bushes ,mine is a 856 frame (or a XPX) so it is not the same as the mod on the forum and i will try to use needle roller bearings and will not have to ream out the swinging arm ,i will start in the morning making the parts ,help ,thanks again for the offer ,intereseted in my mod ? if it works i will do some pics .if it does not work i will not say another word.