At last GNCC the last lap my shock faded on the quad and made the last lap more of a challange than the other three considering I was also starting to get tired on top of this. Has any one else experienced this after a long hard ride (shocks fading) and what can I do to fix the problem. I planning on converting the shocks to triple rated ZPS w/ remote comp. adjustment rezzies. Will this solve the problem or should I have the shock guy do something else to the shock on top of up-grading them. Like different oil, revalve them, etc... ?

Thanks in advance for all the help.

-Mike

 

My understanding of the Shocks is the Rezzies will help with the fade, as well as having them set up for how and where you ride.

Mine don't fade, but I'm not that fast.LOL

Smitty

 

Rezzies do a couple of things... by moving the charged gas out of the shock body, it allows for more wheel travel and I've heard that it also helps keep the oil a little cooler than if it was all stored in the main shock body-- although the second part is just what I've heard. Definitely helps for wheel travel, though.

 

The reservoirs anwser got me thinking of something I read awhile back on Works Performance website about piggy backs verses remote reservoirs. So I went to their site and here is what I found Works Faqs
I think I just anwsered my own question. Thanks guys for helping jog my memory. Who knows I may have helped someone else too.

 

call pep, if you have the rear ohlins shock they can revalve it for around $450. you will beable to tell the difference, but they do not recomend the rear zps style shock unless the fronts are zps also. you could still have it revavled and just not have it set up with the zero preload feature. i think turn around time is around 4 to 6 six weeks on revalving.

 

Mike,

So far I have not ran into any problems with fading of the rear shock. Our races only last an hour and a half instead of two hours though and could explain that.

I am happy with the stock Ohlins rear so far.

However, I am not as happy with the Ohlins fronts because they are just too stiff in the slow and technical sections. They seem to work better when you push them hard.....which isn't possible on some of the tight courses we run. I am still undecided which brand shock to go with or just have the stock ones worked on. Oh well,.. I have until January.

Anyway...my .02

Patrick

 

I don't have any complaints with the rear shock. The fronts are the ones that seem to fad towards the end of the race. I plan on doing a zps conversion on all the shocks in the off season. Personally if I was to buy new shock they would be the elka's I heard all kinds of praise about them and the price is better than the axis shock which seem to be the best of the best shocks by pro GNCC racers.