Elka on order

[Nyparrothead]

Elka has they shocks up and ready for the F3! I placed an order for a stage 4 with hyd preload... Said they are in a 2-3 week turn around....

mark

[1blackbeauty]

Awesome, I'm going to call them on monday and get the scoop on the rear shock. The stock fronts seem fine but that rear has to go, fells harsh to me.

[RPM]

Elka has they shocks up and ready for the F3! I placed an order for a stage 4 with hyd preload... Said they are in a 2-3 week turn around....

mark


I've been emailing back/forth John at Elka myself. I'm having my dealer put on my BajaRon sway bar on Tuesday and wanted to see the improvements one step at a time. Did you discuss which shock was better for the bike? Why not Stage 5 (other than price)? I'm looking at the Stage 5 for the rear and not too sure which shock in the front. I will call John when it comes time for me to order them.

Can't wait to hear your review!

Ryde safe!

[Nyparrothead]

Well after looking at the mounting they came up with for the Hyd reseviour and preload, I might switch to the stage 2. It looks kinda crappy.

mark

[RPM]

Well after looking at the mounting they came up with for the Hyd reseviour and preload, I might switch to the stage 2. It looks kinda crappy.

mark


Yes, but function before form. I'll be doing a lot of 2 up ryding and the hydraulic preload is easier to change.

[1blackbeauty]

Well after looking at the mounting they came up with for the Hyd reseviour and preload, I might switch to the stage 2. It looks kinda crappy.

mark

I agree, the remote res setup looks crappy imo. The HYD preload adjuster by itself looks trick and is perfect for fast 2 up riding setup. I also noticed a dual spring setup in one of the pics on the website. Stage 2 with HYD and that dual spring will work for me.

[Nyparrothead]

Well I called Elka back and changed my order.. I am now going with a Stage 2 with custom dual rate spring.. I just could not get over the mounting of the reservoir and hyd preload mounting...


Mark

[LV2RYDE]

I'm having my dealer put on my BajaRon sway bar on Tuesday and wanted to see the improvements one step at a time.

Ryde safe!

Is the sway bar specific for F3?
Can you share your review about it?

[MMMII]

I don't get it....

Which Elka is equivalent to the adjustable rear shock on the ST? The stage 2? That's the one I'd consider getting for my F3.

[RPM]

Is the sway bar specific for F3?
Can you share your review about it?

LV2RYDE,

I got the sway bar on today as well as a few other things and didn't get to go out for a good ryde since I have been up doing my taxes at the last minute :banghead:. But I can say initially that the bar makes a BIG difference. It was a windy day today and on my way to the dealership I was wondering around with wind. It was actually windier coming back from the dealership and my F3 was ryding as straight as an arrow. The few turns I did take at speed were much improved. I plan to go out tomorrow and really put it to the test and will give a better review on it later. But for now, it is 100% absolutely worth it for the F3.

Hope that helps!

On a sadder note, due to a miscalculation on my taxes, I won't be getting the Elkas at this time but look forward to hearing from those of you who do. They will come but a bit down the road.

Happy ryding!

[Mike Ard]

I had the Elka's on my 2010 RS and loved them. Made a huge difference but I think I am going to wait till I actually get to ride my F3 before I think about after market shocks. From what I have seen and read BRP actually did a pretty good job with the shocks this time around. The original RS/GS shocks, in a word, SUCKED. (sorry but that was the nicest thing I could say about them.

[MikeinGA]

I had the Elka's on my 2010 RS and loved them. Made a huge difference but I think I am going to wait till I actually get to ride my F3 before I think about after market shocks. From what I have seen and read BRP actually did a pretty good job with the shocks this time around. The original RS/GS shocks, in a word, SUCKED. (sorry but that was the nicest thing I could say about them.

I have a 2011 RS-S SE5 and the shocks SUCKED. They are the biggest and poorest Qualty shocks I have seen, of course there not covered under warranty. I worked on cars, trucks, and motorcycles 50 years.


Mike

[Mike Ard]

Well after I said I wasn't going to get new shocks till I at least rode the F3........... I ended up and bought the up rated Fox Float shocks front and rear from Grandpaspeed. The fronts don't have the remote res. but have a nice rebound adjustment that will be easy to adjust. The rear shock does have the remote res. and a pre load adjustment like my Elkas did. At the rate things are going I will have all the upgraded things I had on my RS for the F3 before I even get to ride it.