Do you run shock covers or not?

[Out_Sider]

i dont run them anymore..they make my shocks WAAAAY to hot..so i dont even bother with them anymore

[JRDrider22]

same wit me i only ride with them in the sand

[PEPwalshZ440]

i dun, JRD told me that axis said it overheats the shock when ur ridin MX

[JRDrider22]

excpet u have elkas and they suck ***

[TC426EX]

I run the PEP neoprene shock covers. I love using them they save my shafts from getting pitted out from roost at the track and they dont chip the paint on the springs like the velcro kind... I WOULD like to get a pair of those sick quad tech ones that just protect the shock like Kory Ellis uses though...

[Toadz400]

I do/did. I plan on not using them anymore after I get my shocks back from DeRisi because they take the paint off and cause them to overheat.

[Ross318]

I use mine only on trails

[Cody_300ex]

I dont i would rather spend the money on other stuff

[DangerousDean]

if you guys like the quadtech ones
you can make your own jsut like them (jsut not carbon)

A few guys i know made them for theyre inverted forks o ntheyre mtn bikes.

just use pvc pipe and cut it how u want it, heat and bend it etc.

mounting would be diff. on a quad shock i guess though, so you would have to figure that part out

[hondarider2006]

I wanted to see if Elka would sponcer me with some, to protect my shocks, but from the sound of it things get to hot, so I will be keeping them un-covered;)

[Out_Sider]

i would love to have a set of quad tech covers...they look easy to make..kind of like the things on dirtbikes..only flipped upside down..i might have to go and see if theres anythign like that in the junk yard...:macho

[4wheelboy]

find some for a bike then just cover them in carbonfiber vinal:devil:

[JRDrider22]

yea matt that would work.......:confused:

[user101]

i run them when im racing and on muddy rides.. i have the ones that big coohuna made out of neoprene

[jlm996s]

A friend of mine had them on his Cannondale and the rear one actually caught on fire b/c the exhaust pipe.

[roostin_dale]

Originally posted by jlm996s
A friend of mine had them on his Cannondale and the rear one actually caught on fire b/c the exhaust pipe.

thats just because the c-dale shock is so close to the exhaust. I melted alot on my c-dale..

[Florida400EX]

I am picking up a set of PEP shock covers... Those seem to be the best.

If a rock from roost hits the shaft and chips it, you'll start eating seals up and eventually have to replace the shaft...:eek: WHich is expensive.

I run neoprene covers and like them a lot. As for causing the shocks to overheat:confused: It might a little but truly don't see it causing that big of an issue.:huh

[redroost85]

Hey Rico, suppose a fella wanted a set of them neoprene covers...where could one get them and about how much?

Also, so they say anything on them...I run the Shockwears and am pretty pleased with them. I guess I'd rather heating up the shock a bit then risk anymore chit flying at my shocks and doing some real damage.;)

[TC426EX]

Mark Baldwin told me that the little stories about shock covers affecting performance through heat is total BS. He said they do not affect performance at all and to keep running them. I sure dont want to have pitted out shafts from roost and start eating seals as Rico has already pointed out...

Originally posted by redroost85
Hey Rico, suppose a fella wanted a set of them neoprene covers...where could one get them and about how much?



We had an exriders group buy on them about 2 years ago. A member had a buddy make them up, I have no idea were to get them now..:(

They definitly out last outerwears.

[UglyMotha™]

i've got a set i'm not using that i may be willing to sell :o

[muff]

wow. I cant believe how many people voted no! I will always run shock covers, why let dirt and stuff damage you shocks? Its like running with a hole in your airfilter :eek2: you can get by like it is, but why risk it?

the elka covers seem to be quite tough, I like my PEP covers a lot as well :devil: (couldnt go wrong with either)

[Out_Sider]

so shock covers are really that important? if so then i'll be buying a set used off my friend. the ones i have now are red.. and my quad has the white/blue scheme going on, and my friends are blue, so i'll buy them. i didnt know it made that much of a difference

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by UglyMotha™
i've got a set i'm not using that i may be willing to sell :o



there black cahoona neoprenes :devil:

[Out_Sider]

Originally posted by UglyMotha™
there black cahoona neoprenes :devil:

how much? jw..

[Shawn H]

I only use them on the fronts

[muff]

Originally posted by snowgasm
I only use them on the fronts

ahh yes, i forgot to mention that as well. My rear axis didnt come with a cover, but i dont plan on buying one, i tend not to go mud riding every weekend :p

[TC426EX]

Shock covers arent really needed on the rear...

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by Out_Sider
how much? jw..



i dunno, 25 shipped