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Foxrage
11-20-2002, 07:59 PM
I was just wondering if anyone has pics of them beating there aftermarket shocks on sic air and tell me how they handled. If you dont have pics please dont respond unless you can get them and please dont flame. The reason i say this i just wann see what elka axis and pep and other brands can handle? Thanks
Foxrage
11-21-2002, 05:26 AM
Come on no one will me show wat those aftermarket shocks can handle?
01_300ex
11-21-2002, 06:59 AM
my stock shocks wouldnt bottom out on this jump, but my elka's do. Unless i land really smooth. I really need to get those things dialed in. Hope the pic comes up.
11-21-2002, 07:21 AM
Go to a GNC national race,,you'll see every make and model get abused. I've seen pro's bottom out Axis and I thought the frame was gonna break in half along with the rider..:eek:
11-21-2002, 07:25 AM
Here's a pic of the jump were the Pro's were bottoming out so hard there was a huge thunk from every guy that jumped it...they were alos landing on flat ground..:eek: This jump is no longer there they filled it in..:macho
oynot400
11-21-2002, 09:19 AM
I have never bottomed my Elka's out. :) Then again I am not doing a 70' double either. I will really put them to the test this weekend in Oklahoma! :devil
forum
11-21-2002, 10:57 AM
O1300ex.
if your elkas are bottoming b4 your stockers then something is wrong. send them back to elka and have them fix them.
roostin_dale
11-23-2002, 07:04 PM
Originally posted by forum
O1300ex.
if your elkas are bottoming b4 your stockers then something is wrong. send them back to elka and have them fix them.

Yea elkas should NOT bottom before stockers
YaMaHa
11-23-2002, 09:33 PM
o you have any pics ct416ex
11-23-2002, 09:48 PM
the brand of shock has nothing to do with what it will handle it's the way the shocks set-up
roostin_dale
11-24-2002, 08:53 AM
Originally posted by MX#132
the brand of shock has nothing to do with what it will handle it's the way the shocks set-up

Yea the company you buy them from will set them up for you. They set them up for whatever kind of riding you do. MX, XC, Drag, etc.
01_300ex
11-25-2002, 08:53 PM
I got my shocks from the quadshop. I needed them valved for 400ex a-arms. Would they take the shocks back and re-valve them for free. I have only had them for around 2 months.
trx400ex
11-25-2002, 09:42 PM
youll probably have to pay, but it will be worth it
Mity Mo
11-25-2002, 10:02 PM
Its like Rico said. I traveled to all the GNC MX races this year and every shock made has had its moments in racing. We have a Laeger with ZPS and it bottomed on some jumps. Tim Farr was bottoming out with his bike at London,KY. Doug Gusts hit bottom in NC at that track. High Point gets shocks to Bottom out all over. Its what you and your shocks can handle. I had Works triple rates that were pretty good. I now have 19" TCS that are great. I used ZPS and they were fine as well. If you are a beginner and you have them set your shocks up for an A rider in MX they will suck for you. The shocks you buy have to be built for you and only you. I race in the A class week in and week out. I let no one ride my quad and I ride no ones quad because the shocks are like your girlfriend. Its cool to have your friends wish they had them but you never want them to go out and ride them. So when you decide on your shoc that fits your money and needs dont lie to the man making them. He could care less if you race A or beginner. Mo;)
11-25-2002, 10:27 PM
i can't wait for my pep lt shocks and hermmann +3 lt a-arms.. i wish i had them now so bad.
airheadedduner
11-26-2002, 01:03 AM
Out in the sand my ohlins will take 4th gear bowl jumps to flat ground. But I don't know how high that is. Wish I had pics. They are valved for a 190lb rider for a 400EX, I weigh little over 145lbs and have them on my R. They are harsh at anything less then 75% pace. I am looking into getting them valved with moto 440 springs. I think I may just sell them though and buy TCS.

Here is a pic of me jumping my buddies R with a stock rear shock and works triple rate fronts valved for 170lb rider. I over jumped it once and it about killed me. I over jumped it a few times on my bike and it was fine. That was easy thrid gear. I think I have another pic somewhere of me bottoming a bike hard, I will have to look.
Wired
11-26-2002, 01:43 AM
my legacy rino's withstood this monster hit back in august but they did bottom out once, thats because i flat landed that bad boy..... now my frame on the other hand..... thats for another thread lol

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=197071
airheadedduner
11-26-2002, 01:46 AM
:eek:Whats it feel like to be up there that high?? I would be investin in a parachutte if I where you:rolleyes: :D
Wired
11-26-2002, 01:49 AM
Originally posted by airheadedduner
:eek:Whats it feel like to be up there that high?? I would be investin in a parachutte if I where you:rolleyes: :D

well the first few times i almost reached back to pull the chute chord lol its probably the best feeling right up there with se..... forgot about the young audience ;)
QuadRacer041
11-26-2002, 05:16 AM
my pep zps can handle anything
QuadRacer041
11-26-2002, 05:17 AM
another
01_300ex
11-26-2002, 07:00 AM
well my elkas are suppose to be valved for 400ex a-arms and a 150lb mx rider.I got them from the Quadshop.