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Elka Shock Protector covers - Comments Please
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Bob Denman
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:shocked: I'd rather not cover up the shocks: It lets airflow around them keep them cooler,, and you'll rarely encounter anything on the street that's tough enough to damage them.
The covers also allow them to quietly cake up with road grime... :gaah:
The covers also allow them to quietly cake up with road grime... :gaah:
Chupaca
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Depends...
Having done a lot of shock and fork work in the past I have found you would only need them in areas of a lot of dust and dirt that can damage the seals. The new seal have good wipers that do a good job at keeping the debris from getting to the seals. You can generally see the ring of dirt on the shock shaft ant the highest compression point. If there is never any or very little you would not really need them. :thumbup: elkas do recommend some maintenance
Having done a lot of shock and fork work in the past I have found you would only need them in areas of a lot of dust and dirt that can damage the seals. The new seal have good wipers that do a good job at keeping the debris from getting to the seals. You can generally see the ring of dirt on the shock shaft ant the highest compression point. If there is never any or very little you would not really need them. :thumbup: elkas do recommend some maintenance
Mazo EMS2
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Ditto! Don't do it. Shock covers were all the rage in the snowmobile world several years back until people started to realize they caused more damage than anything else. Let em breathe and dry out.
KX5062
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Coming from a different background and riding experiences I have a differing opinion. Out west where grit and fine dust is more of a problem, dirt bikes and ATV's commonly use them with good results. Of course, you have to take them off and clean the protectors and the shocks periodically. I can't speak to snowmobiles, since it doesn't snow and rarely rains where I live and ride, so YMMV. :thumbup:
Bike-O-Din
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Shock Protectors on RT
I thought about these when I put on my Elkas, but the clearance on the RT is barely enough to clear the shocks, I needed to do some shaving of the plastic to allow room for the shock travel, so the protectors will certainly not fit in there as well.
I thought about these when I put on my Elkas, but the clearance on the RT is barely enough to clear the shocks, I needed to do some shaving of the plastic to allow room for the shock travel, so the protectors will certainly not fit in there as well.
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