Shocks

[Dudley]

Had my new RaceTech shocks installed yesterday. Sweeeeet! Best yet, they are MADE in Corona, CA. Took 2 weeks for them to be complete...made to order as per rider/passenger weights, riding style, etc. Cost...you get what you pay for. The decision to get them may have saved my life, or at least prevented me from getting into an accident. The nut on the top bolt of the left shock had just a few threads left before it fell off, which would have resulted in nothing good if running 75 mph when the bolt would have fallen off.

Wonder how many other riders have loose nuts on their shock bolts? Another item for me to check.

 

[bo9roadking]

Good thing you changed out your shocks. :thumbup: Do you have any pics of the new shocks?

 

[Jeriatric]

Had my new RaceTech shocks installed yesterday. Sweeeeet! Best yet, they are MADE in Corona, CA. Took 2 weeks for them to be complete...made to order as per rider/passenger weights, riding style, etc. Cost...you get what you pay for. The decision to get them may have saved my life, or at least prevented me from getting into an accident. The nut on the top bolt of the left shock had just a few threads left before it fell off, which would have resulted in nothing good if running 75 mph when the bolt would have fallen off.

Wonder how many other riders have loose nuts on their shock bolts? Another item for me to check.

More info on the shocks please. Went to their site and found nothing listed for Can Am -except CALL for information.

Thanks
Jer

 

[Dudley]

Good thing you changed out your shocks. :thumbup: Do you have any pics of the new shocks?

Thought about the "before" pics after I got home last night...was a looooong day. Rode 160 miles one-way to have them installed and some light tune done...iridium plugs, K&N filter, "bolt on frame causing vibrations" fix, etc. Completely forgot the camera at home. I could have taken some great pics for the work done. I will take some pics of the shocks on the Spyder later today. The man you see in the pic (on the RaceTech site) with the custom Spyder paint job is my Spyder tech who ordered the shocks and installed them.
The shocks look like the ones pictured on the site except they have been redesigned without the canister to better accommodate the RT.

http://www.racetech.com/page/id/99

 

[Tiny1]

Wonder how many other riders have loose nuts on their shock bolts?

Not sure about the shock bolts but, there are a few that sit in the seats :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Dudley]

Added pics of the shocks, as best I could take them.

 

[fastfraser]

Looks good :thumbup: Lots of adjustment to be had there. I don't think I have ever seen the outside casing threaded all the way from top to bottom .

 

[CRUCIFIED]

VERY NICE!! Do you have your old RT shocks up for sale? I am 5 minutes from corona next time your out for another adjustment.

 

[Dudley]

VERY NICE!! Do you have your old RT shocks up for sale? I am 5 minutes from corona next time your out for another adjustment.

With 23K miles on them, the old shocks were gone. They will be in the next trash pickup.

 

[CRUCIFIED]

With 23K miles on them, the old shocks were gone. They will be in the next trash pickup.

:yikes: Wow! no kidding! Enjoy the new shocks! If your ever local again hit me up it would be cool to meet.
-Troy