Warchild
Benevolent Dictator
At long last, we have a new awesome Group Buy opportunity for a complete suspension overhaul/replacement for all model year FJRs, including the 2006 models!
[SIZE=14pt]Product highlights/services include:[/SIZE]
- Top-shelf rear shocks from Penske or Ohlins - your choice!
- Complete refurbishment/overhaul of your Wilbers shocks, including the replacement of your spring, if needed.
- Complete, total overhaul of your 48mm Soqi forks - using custom-made (in-house) rebound and compression kits, awesome Eibach fork springs, new seals and fork fluid. You will not believe the difference this makes in the tracking, feedback and compliance of your front end!
- For do-it-yourself folks, we will have unbelievably low pricing on the best Eibach fork springs available!
[SIZE=14pt]Our featured vendor:[/SIZE]
GPSuspension.com is an outstanding Suspension Specialist organization with an awesome reputation in professional road racing community, and their reputation extends to the FJR community as well. They have "fixed" a number of Wilbers shocks that suffered from incorrect spring rates and/or blown seals, as several FJRForum members here can directly attest.
They have done a substantial amount of research and fabrications for the 2006 model year FJR, and have developed custom brackets to fit the Penske remote reservoir on the 2006 FJRs (note: the photo of the mount bracket below is a prototype; production version will be further refined and hard-anodized "clear"):
GPSuspension.com also pioneered the discovery that the Ohlins will not work on the AE model FJR due to the bracket that goes from the "soft-hard lever" to the other side of the subframe is also part of a mount bracket that holds the large aluminum ABS Modulator box, which would require significant work to remove:
They also determined that although the Ohlins shock can now be physically fitted by coming up from the bottom of the swingarm, there is the issue of the large Regulator/Rectifier that Yamaha placed in this area. It isn't known at this time if the R/R can be relocated, or attached to the Ohlins brackets, of some other work-around can be performed.
Therefore, you 2006 owners will have to opt for one of the two available Penske Racing shocks, which is still a killer shock by anyone's standards.
Fork Rebuilds:
As mentioned above, GP Suspension has created it's on custom compression and rebound kits in-house.
A Compression Kit is composed of a new compression piston, holder, shims, top hat, o-ring, comp bolt. All are new parts. A Rebound kit is composed of rebound piston, holder, piston band, shims, top hat, rebound needle, needle spring (again, all are new parts).
Below is a photo of the custom-made Rebound and Compression kits that GP Suspension has fabricated for the Soqi forks of the FJR and FZ1:
I am finalizing the last few price quotes for this Group Buy and will post up as soon as they are known.
GPSuspension wants to work with each individual customer to help guarantee the very best results possible. Located in northwest Oregon, these guys are AWESOME to work with, as you'll soon find out!
[SIZE=18pt]UPDATE:[/SIZE]
OFFICIAL PRICE MODEL AND SIGN-UP FORM LINK
[SIZE=14pt]Product highlights/services include:[/SIZE]
- Top-shelf rear shocks from Penske or Ohlins - your choice!
- Complete refurbishment/overhaul of your Wilbers shocks, including the replacement of your spring, if needed.
- Complete, total overhaul of your 48mm Soqi forks - using custom-made (in-house) rebound and compression kits, awesome Eibach fork springs, new seals and fork fluid. You will not believe the difference this makes in the tracking, feedback and compliance of your front end!
- For do-it-yourself folks, we will have unbelievably low pricing on the best Eibach fork springs available!
[SIZE=14pt]Our featured vendor:[/SIZE]
GPSuspension.com is an outstanding Suspension Specialist organization with an awesome reputation in professional road racing community, and their reputation extends to the FJR community as well. They have "fixed" a number of Wilbers shocks that suffered from incorrect spring rates and/or blown seals, as several FJRForum members here can directly attest.
They have done a substantial amount of research and fabrications for the 2006 model year FJR, and have developed custom brackets to fit the Penske remote reservoir on the 2006 FJRs (note: the photo of the mount bracket below is a prototype; production version will be further refined and hard-anodized "clear"):
GPSuspension.com also pioneered the discovery that the Ohlins will not work on the AE model FJR due to the bracket that goes from the "soft-hard lever" to the other side of the subframe is also part of a mount bracket that holds the large aluminum ABS Modulator box, which would require significant work to remove:
They also determined that although the Ohlins shock can now be physically fitted by coming up from the bottom of the swingarm, there is the issue of the large Regulator/Rectifier that Yamaha placed in this area. It isn't known at this time if the R/R can be relocated, or attached to the Ohlins brackets, of some other work-around can be performed.
Therefore, you 2006 owners will have to opt for one of the two available Penske Racing shocks, which is still a killer shock by anyone's standards.
Fork Rebuilds:
As mentioned above, GP Suspension has created it's on custom compression and rebound kits in-house.
A Compression Kit is composed of a new compression piston, holder, shims, top hat, o-ring, comp bolt. All are new parts. A Rebound kit is composed of rebound piston, holder, piston band, shims, top hat, rebound needle, needle spring (again, all are new parts).
Below is a photo of the custom-made Rebound and Compression kits that GP Suspension has fabricated for the Soqi forks of the FJR and FZ1:
I am finalizing the last few price quotes for this Group Buy and will post up as soon as they are known.
GPSuspension wants to work with each individual customer to help guarantee the very best results possible. Located in northwest Oregon, these guys are AWESOME to work with, as you'll soon find out!
[SIZE=18pt]UPDATE:[/SIZE]
OFFICIAL PRICE MODEL AND SIGN-UP FORM LINK
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