Dear welland99,
STOP being tight and buy a new pair of shocks, your neck is at risk and that of any poor sod who gets in the way of the uncontrollable missile!
I had a pair of Hagon shocks on the Duke and one blew the seal within 12 months, getting the bike home, it bucked and weaved on any undulations and was definitely not fit for the road. I replaced that pair of shocks with another pair of Hagons and they started to weep after about 18 months. Hence the Betors, which I know will work on the Duke and have been used for classic racing, with encouraging noises from an 'enthusiastic' rider.
Might I suggest a pair of these:
Betor_shocks Well made reasonable price.
Also the long established:
Hagon_shocksOr worth a consideration:
NJB_shocksAnd finally these distributors from whom I purchased a set of Betors for the Duke, rapid phone answering, supplied the product requested and P&P was not extortionate:
Bike_Revival_shock_absorber_suppliersLeaking shocks are lethal and for gawds sake don't go replacing one at a time for economy reasons or the sake of "originality". "Original" bikes are often unrideable!
If the moderators want to move this to 'Rants' because of my tone of phrase, please do, I just don't 'get' the continued use of knackered shocks.
My regards, Bill