Mmmmm My new Axis Piggybacks just arrived! [Archive]

fandl450r

01-26-2006, 02:24 PM

Well I won't say exact numbers, but they aren't cheap I'll tell ya that, definitely the most I have ever spent on shocks thats for sure. Yea I am definitely excited to see how they perform. Justin

kbass24emtp

01-26-2006, 02:26 PM

Your soooooo lucky. I can't wait for mine now. I like the larger cans.

fandl450r

01-26-2006, 02:29 PM

Thanks man, Yea even though it really got on my nerves waiting so long and having problems getting a hold of someone, it was definitely worth the wait. Justin

TRX526

01-26-2006, 02:30 PM

Congratulatios man! Those look awsome! I got mine about 3 weeks ago and i love 'em.

Mike

kbass24emtp

01-26-2006, 02:34 PM

Are those steel or ti springs?

fandl450r

01-26-2006, 02:35 PM

Ti, thats what I meant when I said Axis' customer service sucks, they assured me they would be steel, but they are not, so I guess I will just pay the difference. I must say the Ti's are growing on me. ;)

Kilabanshee

01-26-2006, 02:37 PM

Is the rear Ti also?

fandl450r

01-26-2006, 02:39 PM

Nope rear is steel, and only dual adjust. For adding Ti, and the hi/lo speed compression was going to add 5-600 to the price, so I said noooo thanks.

JDiablo

01-26-2006, 02:41 PM

Those shocks = sex man,nice investment!

kbass24emtp

01-26-2006, 02:43 PM

I thought the front springs looked different. You will like the ti springs.

XCRACER26

01-26-2006, 03:01 PM

Very lucky, Iknow What I want now. if only I had the money:mad:

hoopd450

01-26-2006, 08:04 PM

very nice, r you using a gt thunder linkage? and is the rear shock compression only or does it have rebound adjust too? thanks

01-26-2006, 08:27 PM

did you really hug the ups guy?

fandl450r

01-26-2006, 09:04 PM

No I didn't hug the UPS guy. Yes it's set up for the GT thunder linkage, and the rear is only compression adjust.

nowukno

01-27-2006, 12:13 AM

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Very nice , Be sure to post some pics after you install them. :)

Honda

01-27-2006, 12:27 AM

Dang it, you got yours before I did!!! :mad:

Mine are due in on Febuary 9th, I ordered the Piggy and Ti for the rear also.......

Should be really bad ***, or as Tyler at MSI Says..........

"Smooth, Like Butta"

Ordered them along with the full ARS-FX front and rear end.

Well I won't say exact numbers, but they aren't cheap I'll tell ya that, definitely the most I have ever spent on shocks thats for sure. Yea I am definitely excited to see how they perform. Justin

You ain't lying, they are not cheap.....but, if you want to play........then ya gots ta pay!

They Look Great, I see you even saved a spot for them on the couch...lol!

:chinese:

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 05:45 AM

Piggyback for the rear? I didn't even know that was an option, how does it even fit? Haha aint that the truth, these better ride like a Cadillac. Set up the ride height last nite, along with the compression and rebound adjustments. Haha yea, it has a permanently reserved spot there, well it did for a few hours, until I got ansy and put them on. ;)

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 05:47 AM

Another.

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 05:47 AM

Some shock covers.

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 05:48 AM

That rear resi was a pain to mount, but I must admit, it looks WAY better than the normal one.

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 05:49 AM

One last shot. Mmmm.

Jersey450R

01-27-2006, 06:33 AM

nice bike and nice shocks man. the titanium is a whole difference feel. they are a faster spring so take that into thought when dialing them in. ;)

Flynbryan19

01-27-2006, 06:43 AM

They look great. But, I have yet to understand why Axis thinks that they're better than a triple rate setup just because the springs are Titanium.... Can someone explain this to me. I just can't justify all the hoplla...

blakefoote

01-27-2006, 06:50 AM

wow that will be a smooth ride.......:p

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 06:59 AM

400exMO

01-27-2006, 07:31 AM

Those are such sick shocks! Make sure to give us a ride report and how much better they preformed compared to other top styles.

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 07:38 AM

Will do! I got to ride some PEP ARC's with big bottles the other weekend for 2 days straight, and I had the other style Axis with steel springs. Ride report should be this weekend or the next! Stay tuned.

Prey

01-27-2006, 09:18 AM

awsome looking bike man, everything looks great together

and those are some fine tires and rims you got on it :macho LOL

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 09:22 AM

lol thanks Ken, thought you might just like it. Now all you need to do is get you 06 together! Like those HUGE cans? :p

Prey

01-27-2006, 09:30 AM

they are big....:eek2:

now if i could just get my G** D*** a-arms and dampner i ordered 3 months ago, the 06 would be ready to rip....... :huh

and i still have to get my nerfs, bumper, grab bar and sub frame PC'ed on the 04 ;)

punker69q

01-27-2006, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by Flynbryan19
They look great. But, I have yet to understand why Axis thinks that they're better than a triple rate setup just because the springs are Titanium.... Can someone explain this to me. I just can't justify all the hoplla...

Titanium is lighter, almost as strong (for the same area, not weight...) than steel and got a lower elasticity modulus. What does this mean??? Simply that the spring can have less coils than a steel spring. Remember, less coil = more rigid spring, but because titanium have a lower elasticity modulus (easier to stretch or compress), the resulting spring will be lighter for the same rigidity. Another effect of this is that a 10'' long ti spring will have more usable travel than a 10" steel spring. Because the force in function of the displacement of a spring = spring constant (lbs/in for example)n * displacement, you can use a less rigid spring that will need the same force to be fully compressed, because it will be compressed more. Another benefit is the lower unsprung mass.

Hope this all make sense.

Scro

01-27-2006, 10:39 AM

Looks good man. Be sure to give us a review of the ride.

450man

01-27-2006, 01:40 PM

hey man is that the new quad tech plus foam seat? if it is which i think it is. could you post a side view pic of it. thanx

Papio400ex

01-27-2006, 02:33 PM

that thing looks much better than what you had last year justin. That the same bike as last year with new plastics and all?

scott34

01-27-2006, 03:37 PM

WOW again!

fandl450r

01-27-2006, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by Papio400ex
that thing looks much better than what you had last year justin. That the same bike as last year with new plastics and all?

Yea same quad. LOTS of new stuff.

Papio400ex

01-27-2006, 10:44 PM

where you racing at this year near omaha? if you dont remember who i am, brent 450r #28 stock besides shocks. Im planning on racing pine hill and i dunno besides that. Im in the air force now so it all depends on my schedule for my job

cb450r

01-28-2006, 12:04 AM

Looking good FandL!! I want a report as well...
Sometime in the near future i want to get some axis shocks, Piggy back might not be for me or my style of riding. Can you get the Ti springs from axis on their remote shocks?

scott34

01-28-2006, 01:43 AM

When you say "my style of riding" what does that mean. I am looking into TI's and trying to gather as much as I can.

scott

kbass24emtp

01-28-2006, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by cb450r
Looking good FandL!! I want a report as well...
Sometime in the near future i want to get some axis shocks, Piggy back might not be for me or my style of riding. Can you get the Ti springs from axis on their remote shocks?

Yes you can.

fandl450r

01-28-2006, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by kbass24emtp
Yes you can.

What he said. :)

cb450r

01-28-2006, 08:14 AM

Cool.. Sounds good to me, What i meant by my style of riding is XC racing.. I am pretty sure that those big ressie bottles would make perfect tree and branch targets:scary:

fandl450r

01-28-2006, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by cb450r
Cool.. Sounds good to me, What i meant by my style of riding is XC racing.. I am pretty sure that those big ressie bottles would make perfect tree and branch targets:scary:

No doubt about it, glad I ride MX. :p

rowlrag

01-28-2006, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by fandl450r
Piggyback for the rear? I didn't even know that was an option, how does it even fit? Haha aint that the truth, these better ride like a Cadillac. Set up the ride height last nite, along with the compression and rebound adjustments. Haha yea, it has a permanently reserved spot there, well it did for a few hours, until I got ansy and put them on. ;)
They are coming out with a piggy back rear, there are some being tested. Your rear rezzie actually should be mounted with the knob towards the rear and pointing almost straight down, unless the line was put on backwards.

fandl450r

01-29-2006, 11:34 AM

The line is run correctly, just I have a larger resi on it, so we had to slightly modify where it is mounted.

01-29-2006, 11:37 AM

THOSE THINGS ARE HUGE j/k i bet they handle like nothing else lookin good

rowlrag

01-29-2006, 12:51 PM

Understood

fandl450r

01-30-2006, 08:04 AM

Anyone else thinking about ordering some? Or has some on order?

450man

01-30-2006, 08:26 AM

fandl is that a Quat Tech Plus foam seat? if it is could you take a picture from the side just of the seat? i really wanna see how it looks and also how it feels?

fandl450r

01-30-2006, 08:41 AM

Yea it is! I will try to take some pictures tonight. With me being a little taller, it was weird sitting up so high at first, but after a while I have learned to love it. It's a very very plush ride thats for sure. It soaks up a lot of the rough stuff without a problem, when I put this on they didn't have the Hump seat as Quad Tech refers to it, but overall the quality of the seat is excellent and the only thing I would change would be make it a little shorter. :)

fandl450r

01-31-2006, 07:17 AM

That's the best picture I have of the seat foam right now.

K_Fulk

01-31-2006, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by fandl450r
Anyone else thinking about ordering some? Or has some on order?

I was planning on ordering some axis piggy backs real soon. I'm gonna pass on the ti springs though. Too expensive for me.

MXRACER86

02-01-2006, 12:23 AM

Your rezzies are alot bigger than these!:macho

fandl450r

02-01-2006, 07:38 AM

Haha YUP! Thats why I go them! ;) The normal ones look puny.

400exMO

02-03-2006, 07:08 AM

Do the bigger ones just cool better??

fandl450r

02-03-2006, 09:21 AM

According to the guy at Axis, there technically is no performace gains with the larger can. But with more air flow flowing across the resi, I am pretty sure the cooling process would be faster. Mainly, just more nitrogen in the can, and just looks better than the tiny ones.

kbass24emtp

02-03-2006, 11:33 AM

Where is the ride report at!

fandl450r

02-03-2006, 11:42 AM

Haha it's coming I promise! Juggling classes and work at the moment, plus putting 4 more trx's together for the upcoming season for friends! It recently got kind of chilly here in Nebraska, but hopefully tomorrow or sunday I'll get to break them in. ;)

QuadJunkies

02-19-2006, 08:32 PM

report please???!!! :blah:

fandl450r

02-20-2006, 07:35 AM

Still waiting for this darn weather to get warmer! Weather has been extremely cold, single digits and worse! This weekend looks promising!

QuadJunkies

02-20-2006, 09:56 AM

We know how that goes!
We just had FT racing and it was around 10 degrees... totally takes the fun out of it :(

fandl450r

02-20-2006, 11:29 AM

Oh I bet, the high a few days ago was 2. With the windchill it was in the -20's. I just want spring to come! Well atleast I'll be in GA in a few weeks for the national!

fandl450r

02-25-2006, 06:26 PM

Well today I had the oppurtunity to try these bad boys out. The weather was somewhat cooperative but I was able to turn quite a number of laps. Here it goes:

Build/Quality: Axis has been long known for their quality of suspension products, and this was no exception. The shocks look awesome and seem to be very well manufactured. Everything bolted right up with no problems at all and fit like a glove.

Ride: Whatever I through at it these shocks immediately soaked it up whether it was a 60 ft downhill or 100 yards of breaking bumps, the shocks handled them flawlessly and showed no sign of fade. I set all my settings (rebound, hi/lo compression) in the middle and adjusted from there. From the factory they seemed to be a little stiff but as the day went on, and after softening them up a bit, they started to work like a champ.

Overall: You definitely get what you pay for, it's a high quality shock with LOADS of adjustment. The Ti springs are an industry first and also look kind of cool. I'd reccomend these to anyone who is serious about having the best shock out there.

fandl450r

02-25-2006, 06:27 PM

Another

QuadJunkies

02-25-2006, 07:18 PM

looks like they are doing there job nicely .. :D

quadmxracer

02-26-2006, 09:26 AM

Hey Justin where are you riding at?

-Clayton

fandl450r

02-27-2006, 07:35 AM

Clayton that's Fox Run in Friend, NE. Yea the shocks are taking everything I throw at it. Went to a new track yesterday and it was extremely technical. But these shocks just handled like a dream. Whoop sections, not a problem. Off camber doubles/rough landings, simple. Flat landing 110 table :) soaked it up like a champ.

These shocks were definitely worth the money/time spent.