please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message marzocchi bomber mx comp mountain bike fork . marzocchi is an italian manufacturer founded in 1949 by the two brothers stefano and guglielmo marzocchi . the company profile includes hydraulic industrial pumps and suspension components for motorcycles and bicycles . in 2008 the company was acquired by american automotive parts manufacturer tenneco . 1 contents 1 motorcycle suspension 2 bicycle suspension 3 see also 4 references 5 external links motorcycle suspension edit marzocchi strada oil air motorcycle rear suspension units . up until the 1980s marzocchi were original equipment manufacturers oem for a number of italian motorcycle marques including moto morini and ducati their oil shock absorbers also being oem for triumph motorcycles in the latter stages of their production at the meriden plant . their later strada model introduced a degree of air suspension to motorcycling and like the oil shocks were available as aftermarket fittings for a large number of models . strada units were oem for triumph s t140le royal wedding and tss models . a big advantage of the marzocchi shock was its ability to be rebuilt seal kits and service manuals being readily available . meriden also experimented with using marzocchi front forks which were also used on some italian models . meriden however closed down before any such forks reached production models . marzocchi shocks albeit of more modern design are still oem for a number of manufacturers . bicycle suspension edit until 2007 fork production was based in italy apart from the entry level oem parts which are produced by the taiwanese srsuntour in taiwan . since 2008 all forks have been made in taiwan . see also edit italy portal cycling portal companies portal list of bicycle parts list of italian companies references edit http www.twowheelsblog.com post 693 tenneco acquires italian marzocchi suspension business external links edit official site v t e italian bicycle manufacturers current abici alan atala bianchi borile bottecchia cinelli colnago de rosa di blasi industriale frera guerciotti kuota dario pegoretti iride moser cicli pinarello somec wilier triestina defunct emilio bozzi masi pogliaghi prinetti & stucchi components 3t cycling campagnolo columbus tubing fulcrum wheels marzocchi selle royal stelbel vittoria s.p.a. this italian corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article related to a bicycle manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title marzocchi & oldid 658877289 categories auto parts suppliersautomotive companies of italyautomotive motorsports and performance companiesmanufacturing companies of italycycle suspension manufacturerscycle parts manufacturersmanufacturing companies established in 19491949 establishments in italyitalian brandsitalian company stubscycle manufacturer stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2008all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschitaliano norsk bokm lpolski svenska edit links this page was last modified on 23 april 2015 at 18 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view