johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
More to come when the wife goes to bed
Shocking
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johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
My Penske 8983 from Traxxion arrived today. Install from start to finish is about a hour. It could be much less if the mounting hardware for the rezivore was better. I spent some time cutting down the supplied hose clamps and covering them with electrical tape, then heating them up with a heat gun. Can't wait to feel the difference.
BroHay
Stihl Loves Trees
May you enjoy the double clicker and ALL that it has to offer over the stocker.
When I saw the first picture, I thought you had a polish that would turn granite grey into black......but then I saw the hanging triangle.....
Adam
When I saw the first picture, I thought you had a polish that would turn granite grey into black......but then I saw the hanging triangle.....
Adam
Krispy1
Well-Known Member
Nice you won't regret the purchase!
valvestem
New Member
Nice
Hi Ya!
You made good choice on that shock and also like the tape mod you did. Looks great.
Thanks Valvestem
Hi Ya!
You made good choice on that shock and also like the tape mod you did. Looks great.
Thanks Valvestem
ballmead
Wizard
Looking good mate. The tape idea was a good touch. Let us know how it performs.
NJFZ1
Moderator
That looks great! I especially liked your idea of covering the hose clamps with the electrical tape. Prevents scratches to the shock reservoir and makes the clamps blend in more. I'm sure you'll be quite pleased with it as the stock shock is garbage in just about everyone's opinion
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Oldschool
Moderator
The shock and bike look great. I like your shop to, no shortage of tool boxes. Good idea on the tape covers.
romr
Wizard
When your wife goes to bed? Is that when you start pulling parts out off hidden compartments around the house?
More to come when the wife goes to bed
PapaGeno21
Wizard
Man I am VERY jealous! I plan on getting me one of those exact shocks over the summer, just not exactly sure when.
Looks GREAT!
Looks GREAT!
CrazyBiker
Wizard
Always love suspension porn. So much that each bike I get from now on will receive some porn first
Hellgate
Wizard
Nice! Just wait until you ride it.
johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
It's raining here today but I should be able to get out tomorrow and a trackday in two weeks yea!!
johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
I got to ride it to school today. The only adjustments I made is a little more ride height. The bike just feels more connected and much smoother over bumps. The raised ride height make the bike feel sportier. Can't wait to see how it feels with a touch more tweaking
johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
Now I gotta get the frontend in shape
johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
I never really up dated my thought on the Penske. If I had to do it all over this would have been my first Mod followed up by the R1 front end. I have about 6500 miles on the shock and fork set up and it still feels tight(in a good way), like new. At 825.00 for the shock delivered its not cheap but I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. As a matter of fact I'm saving to put one on my Hawk.
I don't realize how good it is until I ride a stocker again. There is no going back. A friend rode mine and a month latter went out and bought a Ohlins.
I don't realize how good it is until I ride a stocker again. There is no going back. A friend rode mine and a month latter went out and bought a Ohlins.
loosenut
Wizard
Until you have ridden with great suspension, you don't know what your missing. I look forward to updating my forks.
Dustin
Moderator
You're not kidding. You don't even need to have great suspension, just something better than what you had previously. What a difference!
Just refreshing my SV650's shitty forks with springs & oil and changing to a GSXR 1000 shock was a world of difference. Can't wait to see what emulators in the forks will be like.