partmonster Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Andy was telling me that one can use a CBR900 shock. I searched for such information and only found a post for the spring. Can anyone shed some light on this subject please. Hows about posting in the Mods section of homepage? What year CBR900 and what spring to use? Thanks ahead of time for your help. I weigh in at 220 so I would like the adjustability. Louie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yep, Mods section will find you everything you're asking :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v00d00child Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 FWIW, I sent my CBR900 shock to Traxxion Dynamics for a freshen up, and got tongue-lashed for it. The guy was very knowledgeable, and wasn't hostile, but the conversation was frought with phrases like "I can't polish a turd", "you've got a great bike--don't put a POS shock on it", and "I wish people would come to their senses". He explained why this wasn't any really better than the stock XX shock in technical terms (I was smiling and nodding at that point). It all seemed to make sense, and the guy really did seem to have my best interests in mind. Wound up getting the Penske sport shock. He explained that after what I paid for the used shock, a new spring, and a freshen up, I was within $100 for a "real" shock. Don't mean to knock anyone, just thought I'd share... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jetpilot5 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I had a Penske Sport Shock from Traxxion on my VFR too. It was a huge improvement over the stocker. When I traded for the XX, I put the stock shock back on the VFR and sold the Penske for $300. It wound up only costing me $275 to run the Penske on my VFR and I'll most likely do the same thing on the XX if I decide I can't live with the stock setup. Something to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partmonster Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 I will have to check this TRAXXION out. Thanks for the info. Rock on to information !! Louie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jetpilot5 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Here ya go. http://www.traxxion.com/introduction.shtml This is what I had. http://www.traxxion.com/store/detail.asp?p...roduct_id=SPORT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partmonster Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Again Thanks for the info. That traxxion looks like the way to go in the event the CBR900 shock does not work out or proves to be to stupid looking. Louie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickXX Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Got one 900RR shock + racetech shock for sale if you would like one Rick :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasterTroy Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 FWIW, I sent my CBR900 shock to Traxxion Dynamics for a freshen up, and got tongue-lashed for it. The guy was very knowledgeable, and wasn't hostile, but the conversation was frought with phrases like "I can't polish a turd", "you've got a great bike--don't put a POS shock on it", and "I wish people would come to their senses". He explained why this wasn't any really better than the stock XX shock in technical terms (I was smiling and nodding at that point). It all seemed to make sense, and the guy really did seem to have my best interests in mind. Wound up getting the Penske sport shock. He explained that after what I paid for the used shock, a new spring, and a freshen up, I was within $100 for a "real" shock.Don't mean to knock anyone, just thought I'd share... That would have been "Max' I bet Max is a pretty sharp feller, but he's also a salesman. He taught the suspension school I attended at the VIR rogue track day a few years ago. He had some real interesting things to say..alot of it made sense....but he and a friend of mine butted heads alot about suspension and setups. He pretty much ragged LDH for choosing his ohlins and adapted that dan kyle had set up for him And if you've ever been on the WERA race board you've seen Dan and Max get into some seriously ridiculous arguments....Max ends up looking like a major ass Thats not to say Max doesn't know his dookie.....but if you score a 900RR shock for $50, put $100 into a spring made for you and the weight of your bike combined, and $40 into freshening it up (internals and oil) I can't see how that equates to anything close to $600 for a penske Like I said...he's a salesman afterall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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