My Sachs shock blew apart at 50 hours (07 EC250). The circlip that holds the seal and everything else in was driven outwards on rebound.
I took it back to the dealer as the bike was still under warrenty - they said there is a known fault with these shocks, they loose damping, and they suspected this blowout was a result of that. They fitted what was described as a "special rebuild kit" with a beefed up seal and maybe a bladder as well but I'm not 100% sure about that. Anyway, the main point is that it is a know fault and there is a known remedy. So far it seems to be OK - I'm at about 100 hours now.
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Barry
07 EC250
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