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For aftermarket replacement, the most popular options are the Penske or Ohlins. Most people here buy them from KFG (who recently bought GP Suspension), in Auburn, WA, or Traxxion Dynamics, out in Georgia.So who do we go to for the rear shock?
Let's see... There is GP suspension in Auburn WA? I think.
There is the Penske shock.
There is the Ohlins alternative.
What else?
GP Suspension sells and rebuilds Penske and Ohlins shocks, I am not aware that they ever rebuilt the OEM shocks. There may be other aftermarket shocks from Racetech, Works, and Progressive as well as several European companies but I am not aware of anyone willing to rebuild the OEM shocks. Traxxion has discontinued the practice on the GL1800 shocks, they now use a Penske shell.So who do we go to for the rear shock?
Let's see... There is GP suspension in Auburn WA? I think.
There is the Penske shock.
There is the Ohlins alternative.
What else?
You got the big players.So who do we go to for the rear shock?
Let's see... There is GP suspension in Auburn WA? I think.
There is always Race Tech
https://racetech.com/ProductSearch/2/Yamaha/FJR1300/2003-09
There is the Penske shock.
There is the Ohlins alternative.
What else?
), maybe Wilbers.Sort of.
The point I was trying to make is that Penske, Ohlins, et al have already done the "magic" in the shock. It doesn't take one of the highly skilled shops you mentioned to do any type of custom work on that component. Unless I'm mistaken and there was more to it than that...when I had mine done, I was getting forks done at the same time, so I let GP suspension take care of the whole bit.Sort of.
While I have been very happy with my Traxxion Dynamics AK-20 fork cartridges, you got to remember that when it comes to suspension, the forks are only about 20% of the equation, with the shock being 80%. IOW, imho it is much more important to get the shock done right than the forks though obviously getting both right is ideal.
Ahhhh.... you are right there. Until it comes time to service the shock. After approximately 30,000 miles of use. Then you want one of those good shops to be able to perform a quality rebuild/service. Not sure if they can re-valve a shock or not.The point I was trying to make is that Penske, Ohlins, et al have already done the "magic" in the shock. It doesn't take one of the highly skilled shops you mentioned to do any type of custom work on that component. Unless I'm mistaken and there was more to it than that...when I had mine done, I was getting forks done at the same time, so I let GP suspension take care of the whole bit.Sort of.
While I have been very happy with my Traxxion Dynamics AK-20 fork cartridges, you got to remember that when it comes to suspension, the forks are only about 20% of the equation, with the shock being 80%. IOW, imho it is much more important to get the shock done right than the forks though obviously getting both right is ideal.
When GP Suspension rebuilt my Wilbers shock, they completely disassembled the inner components which is necessary to examine (and replace) the inner seals and gaskets. It is very easy to change the shim stacks as the shock is re-assembled. The tricky part is figuring out what changes to the shim stacks will give the desired result.
I agree with you. I've left multiple VM's and as his cell directly jumps on to VM tells me, he's booked in. That said, I dropped this option and contacted KFG for an estimate... This is truly sucky service anyway, seems to be a one man shop, else I can't understand why his shop is closed, Sasquatch that is.
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Well said SkooterG,No problem. And lucky you I have having a special this month. My commission for the advice provided is *only* 5% of the total price you paid. Paypal will work.
