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I'm about to put up my frame for sale... It's a decent condition 2005 FSR 120 with new bearings. Unfortunately the Fox Septune that comes as standard requires an internal service.
Instead of fixing that, I replaced with with an RP23 which I believe could do with a service.
I reckon I'd be looking at £150 delivered for the frame etc, and £50 delivered for the shock. In their current condition.
Lets assume I spend the £180 required to service both shocks, any chance I'd get this back or would people sell the stuff as is and let the new buyer make the decision.
be honest and sell as is.
Probably what I'm going to do, never dishonest on my sales, but I was interested on a second opinion...
You'll never get that back.
How mechanically minded are you though? I only ask as doing a seal change on a fox rp is dead easy and makes a world of difference. All you need is the seal kit from mojo or similar at £25 and (ime) about 30mins.
I've done seal changes, that's not the issue.
Septune has no rebound damping, RP23 has fast rebound and the dial doesn't have any effect.
Both require an internal service and although I could probably do it, I'm not going to risk buggering the 2 of them.
Hurmm, that's slightly trickier then. If it was me I'd probably either try and get a replacement used RP23 which could be cheaper than a service or sell the frame as is and just be honest about the condition.