Benyen Soljax Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 what kind of issues would there be with used rear suspensions? specifically an ohlins suspension that has been used for about a year on the track for an 04 R6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 First, we need the brand. A few notes:-Penske is a great choice new or used. Reason being is that it doesn't share the oil within the shock and after taking them apart for refreshing the oil, it is typically SUPER clean - no matter the amount of time on it.-Ohlins shares the oil and thus, it gets dirty pretty quick. Most of the time, it requires a bit more service to keep fresh.Either way, you really should just send it to Reuben at 35 Motorsports and have him refresh either brand so you know it is ready to go. Plus, if he has an update that is available, that would be the time to get it done.As for ease of use and servicing, the Penske is hands down better. Both shocks are really good, though and you won't go wrong.What people who track day and especially a lot of newer racers do not understand is that you need to service your forks and shocks a LOT and typically, with the number of days we see a year on a bike, it is done twice a season if not more depending how hard you ride. But, at least once is something you need to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Oh, if you do a rear shock, you are wasting your money unless you get the forks done, as well...Right now, Traxxion has a sale on AK-20/Penske rears or AK-Gas/Penske rears. Reuben can get them at that price, I believe...The cool part about AK-20 stuff is that they can be taken out and placed into another brand of bike or different fork most of the time. They can go with you as you change to different bikes.Bottom line whether you would do Ohlins, GP Suspension or Traxxion, you need to do the front for any value to that rear shock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyen Soljax Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Oh, if you do a rear shock, you are wasting your money unless you get the forks done, as well...Right now, Traxxion has a sale on AK-20/Penske rears or AK-Gas/Penske rears. Reuben can get them at that price, I believe...The cool part about AK-20 stuff is that they can be taken out and placed into another brand of bike or different fork most of the time. They can go with you as you change to different bikes.Bottom line whether you would do Ohlins, GP Suspension or Traxxion, you need to do the front for any value to that rear shock...yeah i bought a whole new front end set up from the 05 R6 with the inverted forks, and i plan on getting some internals for them. http://www.oncycles.com/catalog.asp?department=shocksforks&product=1374but theres an ohlins rear on ebay right now for 499, or 599 buy it now, and that price is tempting, though it has been used for a year on the track. if it just needs service though, it might be a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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