Elka Suspension Huge Promotion

Originally Posted by -1badr6-

With the hydraulic preload it is a separate adjuster that is easier to adjust, you can mount it on the subframe up and out of the way and change it on the fly. For most people the non will be much more worth it. If you must have the best than that is you all the way.

-Nick

Im pretty sure they dont make the hydrolic preload adjuster for the later model R6s. I know when I got mine they didnt. The issue was lack of space for the remote adjuster. Anyway its not a big deal. How often are you going to adjust your preload anyway?

Having the high and low speed compression adjusters is nice.

The shock itself was excellent on the track this year.

Also an important note, all of the damping adjustments on the ELKA shocks don't require a single tool, which is incredibly nice.

Originally Posted by CephasGT

Also an important note, all of the damping adjustments on the ELKA shocks don't require a single tool, which is incredibly nice.

That is a good point. Just remember to get the spring rate right because its a bit of a bitch to change the shock in the newer R6. Its real tight and unless you drill through your subframe the next easiest way is lifting the tank to get at the top shock mount.

Ew, that sucks. Another reason to stick with my 04 for awhile yet!

Originally Posted by CephasGT

Ew, that sucks. Another reason to stick with my 04 for awhile yet!

Its not a huge problem but if youre racing and you need a quick change its a bit of a pain. We have it down to about 15min to swap the shock. That includes pulling the seat, steering damper and its pain in the balls shim stack, and lifting the tank. Kind of a bad design by yamaha as well as the tank shape The only bike that I had a harder time pulling the shock on was a goldwing. First time through took about 8 hours of labor. Believe it or not I had to pull the dash off the bike to get the shock out.