Has anyone used Elka rear shocks?

[Robert Taylor]

Someone said that K Tech stuff was better than all the rest and you can use it still in the box if you want. Just cut holes in the box for the bolts to pass thru. Much betterer!

Of course! They can also talk their way out of paper bags and do the grocery shopping.

Note that Keenan Sofoglu is back on Ohlins after a year with the dark side. He is running NIX30 cartridges in the front end, a product that some people like to malign. Check out Jordan Motorsport, one of the biggest teams in the US. They have ditched what they ran last season. The grass is not always green on the opposite side of the fence, even though much product has been effectively given away.

[suzuki21]

In reply to the original question - go with what you can afford, if you have a grand spend a grand.
In reply to the rest of the dribble on here - of course every brand has copied the Gabriel shock invented in 1907, and front forks invented in the 50's. Its not rocket science, they are tubes with some goddamned holes, washers, gas, and a spring. It also doesn't matter who has won what in a premier class because I haven't recently met anyone in New Zealand with a Motogp bike to put their fancy shock on.

[Shaun Harris]

In reply to the original question - go with what you can afford, if you have a grand spend a grand.
In reply to the rest of the dribble on here - of course every brand has copied the Gabriel shock invented in 1907, and front forks invented in the 50's. Its not rocket science, they are tubes with some goddamned holes, washers, gas, and a spring. It also doesn't matter who has won what in a premier class because I haven't recently met anyone in New Zealand with a Motogp bike to put their fancy shock on.

Dam that is a realistic post from you and the truth. Value ie purchase price is extremmely important to us KIWI;s after import tax and dealer margins and then retailers margins, and then last it seems though is lasting quality of the different brands, which in Roberts favour he gives credit where credit is due to other brands Quality.

[Robert Taylor]

In reply to the original question - go with what you can afford, if you have a grand spend a grand.
In reply to the rest of the dribble on here - of course every brand has copied the Gabriel shock invented in 1907, and front forks invented in the 50's. Its not rocket science, they are tubes with some goddamned holes, washers, gas, and a spring. It also doesn't matter who has won what in a premier class because I haven't recently met anyone in New Zealand with a Motogp bike to put their fancy shock on.

Or to sum up the personal mindset in your post the less you know the simpler it all appears to be. Which of course it isnt. Leading companies like Ohlins ( and Showa) who have something like 60 or more engineers , many university educated , are engaged in intensive and ongoing R&D and such companies have set a direction that a number of others have followed, rightly or wrongly. Where there are myths they need to be dispelled and be careful how you use the disparaging word ''dribble''. Im sure your authoritative post and ruthless rejection that shock absorber technology is but simple would go down well in many of these factories and as you clearly know so much about them they will on receipt of your thoughts ( arguably laced with some dribble ) be offering you employment and large wads of money

Certainly yes go with what you can afford but at the same time ensure you are purchasing something that is going to work and will not send you to the chiropractor in short order. And if it doesnt work is there ready availability of setting parts specific to that suspension and local expertise available familiar with the very product?

[nodrog:Me]

I like kittens.

[Shaun Harris]

I like kittens.

Dam troll and good on ya, now get ya order in for some Nitron shocks for the Chair, HEY, I think the girls owe me a free ride at Taupo actually for a job done in Ch Ch for them a few years back after they got no help

[nodrog:Me]

Dam troll and good on ya, now get ya order in for some Nitron shocks for the Chair, HEY, I think the girls owe me a free ride at Taupo actually for a job done in Ch Ch for them a few years back after they got no help

I would love to have a set Shaun, if you are sponsoring them for me. But for now the standard shortened ones are more than sufficient.

P.S. Pay your $10 you tight cunt, you have had enough free shit.

[Shaun Harris]

I would love to have a set Shaun, if you are sponsoring them for me. But for now the standard shortened ones are more than sufficient.

P.S. Pay your $10 you tight cunt, you have had enough free shit.

Hahga OK BOSS. I will sponsor you a set of Nitron Shocks at my cost ( So you pay my landed cost) if ya decide to get some man. You know how rated they are over seas in the racing scene, they also make a heap of them for older bikes that other brands do not concentrate on and again are bloody great quality and retail price apples for apples

[Robert Taylor]

I'm an admirer of kittens too, the smaller the better....

[Bert]

Hahga OK BOSS. I will sponsor you a set of Nitron Shocks at my cost ( So you pay my landed cost) if ya decide to get some man. You know how rated they are over seas in the racing scene, they also make a heap of them for older bikes that other brands do not concentrate on and again are bloody great quality and retail price apples for apples

Ok the original post was about a ELKA shock for a custom build frame holding a light weight twin for superlight class.
In fact the same man has built a number of these frames in resent years, even has a website wrapped around his crazy antics.
So why don't you offer the same deal to him...

[Shaun Harris]

Ok the original post was about a ELKA shock for a custom build frame holding a light weight twin for superlight class.
In fact the same man has built a number of these frames in resent years, even has a website wrapped around his crazy antics.
So why don't you offer the same deal to him...

never seen his bike/s never seen his web site Show me a link to it





EDIT Just got sent a link to his work, bloody brilliant

[nodrog:Me]

Ok the original post was about a ELKA shock for a custom build frame holding a light weight twin for superlight class.
In fact the same man has built a number of these frames in resent years, even has a website wrapped around his crazy antics.
So why don't you offer the same deal to him...

Obviously I am far better.

[Shaun Harris]

Obviously I am far better.

Nah, just that chairs are my routes into racing

[Robert Taylor]

Ok the original post was about a ELKA shock for a custom build frame holding a light weight twin for superlight class.
In fact the same man has built a number of these frames in resent years, even has a website wrapped around his crazy antics.
So why don't you offer the same deal to him...

Frankly ( and with all due respect to Shaun ) I thinks its a silly deal. By totally eliminating a fair and reasonable profit it does not put bread on his table.

[nodrog:Me]

Frankly ( and with all due respect to Shaun ) I thinks its a silly deal. By totally eliminating a fair and reasonable profit it does not put bread on his table.

Excuse me Robert, can you please not ruin my sponsorship deal. Thankyou.