: Traxxion Dynamics forks installed
Da1000RRStuna 06-04-2004, 12:52 AM finished installing them today,didnt get a chance to ride it ,im still playing with sag,reloads..ect..
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fukinnuts 06-04-2004, 07:20 AM 8)
NbnVerb 06-04-2004, 01:23 PM Not a good idea to getting rid of your crabs via Ortho... :D
great looking set up..Let us know when you start riding that thing.....
keinengel 06-04-2004, 02:16 PM that looks sick man
Da1000RRStuna 06-05-2004, 12:32 AM pulling them off..took it for a test ride tonight,way to soft,the front fender is slamming the upper plastic on hard braking or coming down easy off a small wheelie..I was told I was one of the first to do the forks off the 1000RR so I was some what of a guinea pig :x ..
no big deal ill just have to pull them out and ship them back and have them redone..heavyer springs :wink:
Aludington 06-08-2004, 04:25 PM How much for the fork work?
Da1000RRStuna 06-08-2004, 05:24 PM how much did I pay? I cant release that info but it would cost someone else about $725
gntbldr 06-08-2004, 06:24 PM :thumbsup:
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Da1000RRStuna 06-16-2004, 04:47 PM just got my forks back,again!! :D going to try and slap them on tonight,if I dont get back from Lamaze class tolate hahahahahaha... :eek:
gntbldr 06-16-2004, 05:56 PM hahahahaha....
waiting for the results.. that fender slapping shit's shittie and you as a guinee pig. LOL
not to mention you should just send your dog with your woman to the breathing excersises after you run him for a mile or so. he just ma be a better partner at all that than you :P
GO RIDE! :wink:
j/k
Da1000RRStuna 06-21-2004, 08:17 PM well i got them back and put them on yesterday,took it out last night and the still fuckin soft..so i took them off at 2:30am and shipped them back today..
i call Max at Traxxion and he couldnt believe the bike was still spongy..I guess once we find out whats the best spring rate is ill be set..it sucks being used for R&D..I should of waited till they set a few up track side,then i wouldnt be going threw this..
i weighed the bike to day so I can give traxxion some idea about this bike
the front was 238 the rear was 212 full tank ,topped off..and im 222 go gear..
i hope he gets it right this time..i tired of pulling my forks on and off :D
gntbldr 06-21-2004, 08:30 PM :roll:
cbrjimmy1KRR 06-21-2004, 09:57 PM stuna.......i hate to say it, but you are starting to sound like somebody else on here :roll:
:wink:
Da1000RRStuna 06-22-2004, 02:12 AM and who's that?
im just posting updates,if I live near GA I could just pull my bike in and have them play with it,but I dont so,since the forks are not feeling right I had to pull them and ship them back..but when your the DaKing1000RRstuna :roll: you have extra shit laying around so you dont lose any ride time :D aaahhummmm extra forks :wink:
cbrjimmy1KRR 06-22-2004, 07:43 AM :D
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 02:10 AM got them back again!! :D
now the bike feels great..I blasted a few nice size bumps and the bike took them like a champ..real stabble,im very pleased..only thing is I couldnt set the sag by my self but did the best I could..felt real good..
gntbldr 07-01-2004, 02:18 AM anything like the feel you had with your 954?
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 08:45 AM no..totally different feel..im wacking the drain vents on the side on the highway at 140 in a little bit of a lean just to see if the bike jumps and gets unstabble..the bike glides right over them..stupid way to test them but I had to see how the bike would take them..
I still need to get play with the sag but im going to need some help..
Anonymous 07-01-2004, 09:54 AM Damn you would think those guys could figure out your shit better than that......
I hit the fender on my 54 all the time doing stoppies with my fat ass.......
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 10:16 AM like I said it was a first so they didnt get any R&D before them..now with the front done right ,the rear Penske feels alot better also..
Truck 07-01-2004, 10:48 AM Im gonna step out on a limb here and sound like a squid for a minute. I can see doing all this work on a suspension for the track but isnt the factory good enough for street riding? In youre case stunna I understand making it better cause you track it but youre running a gamble running those speeds out on the highway anyways, even the best there are lay em down when pushing at 100 percent, Hopefully little stunna will slow you down a bit. Im not trying to preach at you man but you are running a risk of dying if you take a fall, expecially if you get into guardrail, Trust me on that one, after hitting it myself even at a reasonable speed It liked to have killed me. I used to install guardrail and have repaired many sections and heard the horror storys about it.
I guess my question is that if youre not gonna track a bike then why isnt the stock suspension good enough. After all my knee sees the pavement frequently. Once ive run a stretch of road to see whats there then Ill play and get the knee down. :? :wink:
I guess my question is that if youre not gonna track a bike then why isnt the stock suspension good enough. After all my knee sees the pavement frequently. Once ive run a stretch of road to see whats there then Ill play and get the knee down. :? :wink:
The answer to your question is that our dear friend stuna is a poser bitch that wants to impress the local girl scouts at DeliBizz, Astoria, and Deer Park Ave. :D
His 1000RR ain't never going to see the track. All that rear shock needed was a stiffer spring. No need for a Penske on a streetbike. Just change the shock oil and the spring. But nooooo. Stuna want's to be Ricky Racer! :roll:
He's got no intention of racing the damn thing. It probably won't even see a trackday. If that aint a poser, then I don't know what is. :wink:
Truck 07-01-2004, 02:09 PM Well all I know is that I run with some of the fastest in this erea and my bike isnt comming out from under me. However, I am real uneasy about really poaring on the steam on the road, too much can go wrong too quickly and generally does when youre running at 100%. I generally run 70% though and thats fast enough. :wink:
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 02:21 PM reason for doing the forks and Penske is the stock suspension suck..Im 220lbs and I ride pretty hard..plus I got a deal on everything..I like to ride fast and not having the bike set up could kill me..you dont have to put suspension on a bike just for the track..suspension is the best mod you can do to a bike to make it perform better..why do a pipe?why get a damper?if you knew how I ride you would understand..plus hooking up my bikes is a hobby and fun..no the 1000 aint going to see the track,its my stree bike!!
as for me posing,unlike Turbo I like to ride..I didnt go out and buy a slow $18,000 piece of shit and crash it my first week,fucking loser talks shit and cant even ride..Turbo im still waiting for you to get your piece shit fixed so can smoke your ass..maybe you should email Jordon and see if he will sponcer you also hahahahaha..
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 02:27 PM if your running 70% and your keeping up with the "fast guys" that doesnt say much for the fast guys...because 70% is nothing..hope I didnt offend you :wink:
as for me posing,unlike Turbo I like to ride..I didnt go out and buy a slow $18,000 piece of shit
Slow????
hahahaha. Just wait until I post my dyno in a few weeks. Just friggin wait!!!! errrrrrrrrrrrrrgggg!!!!
Stuna, You just talkin garbage. you said you was done with all the high speed stuff. What ever happened to... "I'm fuckin niggaz up on a 600"??? I know what happened. You kept gettin rocked by the deli bizz boyz. You aint as fast as you thought you were. Now, you gotta run the 1000. Oh well whatever man.
I thought you just ran a Gixxer and a 1000RR. Your bike was close to stock then. So what's the problem???
Just face it. you wanna pose. Modifying your bike is a hobby????!!!!!! What a homo. :roll:
You think you gonna run CCS next year and kick ass after a layoff and no track days this year? You're smokin the crack pipe dude!!! You're wife aint lettin you do shizzz on the track, after your first get-off. And anyone that's seen you on the track knows you get-off. That's why you binned "EVERY" track bike you "EVER" owned.
That's right Stuna, I know everything about you. I'm the fuckin Maffia!!!!!!! :D
God I love startin this shit!!!
Anonymous 07-01-2004, 05:40 PM Turbo you arent starting shit all you do is talk smack and unless you show me pics of your duck in peices and pics of it whole and wrecked you are nothing but a fairy tale tellin peice of shit... Your dyno numbers that you got from the web arent going to mean shit...........
GET A FUCKIN LIFE.........
Truck 07-01-2004, 07:14 PM Naw man Ive got thicker skin than that. I knew I was bringing up a hot topic, I was just wondering. See the thing I know is that If youre running like that everytime you go out you stand a good chance at some point of getting killed. Youre getting ready to be a daddy brother and one dad to another you need to love the kid better than that. Of course if this is the first one for you then I realize that being a dad hasnt really hit you yet, Just wait when you hold little stunna in youre arms for the first time then youll see what I mean. By the way im 240lbs and 6ft so im not a small dude either.
Now to set the record straight about what I said about 70%; is that is what ive been running lately. WHen I wrecked I was running at about 95%. When I ride with my brother we generally keep it at 70% to keep it interesting. When Im running with my buddy jason I am at 95% just to keep up and honestly most of the time I dont try to keep up. The boy is scary fast. Only on my best days have I kept up with him on the road. Since my wreck i have run 95% one time and that was sunday before last and i was riding with Jason. I was keeping up he he. I will say that ive been really jittery a lot lately and running really poor compared to what im capable of cause every time i go into a curve i see guardrail and get the jitters. On a good note though the last day that I rode I got into that grove you get into and stayed on jasons ass all day. It was real good to push it and keep the lines clean even when the back tire starts to breack. So some of the fear kinda left me Sunday befor last.
And as far as knowing how to ride, well talk is cheap and worth even less so im not going there exept to say that my pucks hit the hyway all the time and I dont hang off like a monkey to get them to do that. Generally my clipons hit not long after my knee does so you ought to know that you have to carry speed to do that. But unless something ive said has offended you then were cool bro.
Post some more pis when you get the chance all I got to do is watch tv and play on this thing :wink:
Da1000RRStuna 07-01-2004, 09:27 PM no offence taken..I told you why I do all this to my bikes,It just makes it that much better!!
if you rode my bike and felt the difference you would do it also :wink:
as for Turbo he just a wannabe bikeboy :roll:
gntbldr 07-01-2004, 09:48 PM Stuna rides like that because he just rides like that. heh critifur? Much may be to come and change with the lil one but one thing is for sure.
you can take the rider away from the riding style but you can't take the riding style out of the rider. it's like fucking dna.
glad the suspension does what you are used to your suspension doing for you and as you said it's the best set-up you've felt on any of your bikes. more stable.
ride on.
Truck 07-01-2004, 09:56 PM Im still deciding wheather or not to keep the 54 and if I do Im probably gonna do the same thing. I will say that the 400.00 spent on the Scotts was the best money ive spent, that calmed that twitchy front end right down. :wink:
Da1000RRStuna 07-14-2004, 07:51 PM after riding the bike a few more times and getting more and more on it, the suspension does not feel right..it still feels to soft and dives in to damn fast when im hard on the brakes,plus im gettin a wobble in the sweepers at about 130+..Im gettin no quality answer on the problem and I desided not to waste my time with Traxxion nomore and Im sending them out to Mike Fitzgerald "Thremosman suspensions" to have them looked at..before I can even tell him the problem,once I told him who did the forks he knew what was wrong..so Monday there off to him for a check up and what ever needs to be done to fix them,after sending them back to Traxxion 3 times I desided not to bother..seems like a dead end street..I emailed them with looking for answers and I got shit for answers,nothing helpful,just simple yes's and no's to my questions..nothing was broken down and explained..after calling Mike and shooting the shit I knew I made a mistake and now im going to take it as a lost..I should of known not to send them to Traxxion after they told me they didnt get a chance to work on any 1000RR's..its my fault..but im still out a few dollars in shipping and the 2 sets of forks I gave them in trade of a fork job..
what a little bit of a downer but I still have my extra set of stock forks so I dont lose any riding time..
yeah I know,call up and bitch or ask for $ back,it aint worth it because I know I aint going to get shit back and all its going to make me want to do is grab the person in charge and brake his neck the next time I see him at a race weekend..
fuck it..live and learn!!
By-Tor 07-14-2004, 08:29 PM Thus is life :( Gives you the chance to make some new connections though.
Da1000RRStuna 07-14-2004, 08:38 PM I not saying they suck..they just aint got the 1000rr down pat yet..all my other bikes where great..
Truck 07-14-2004, 09:26 PM Man thats a shame. I dont know how much money your out but I know its some bucks. Now your gonna have to pay all over again and start from scratch. Sorry stunna that really sucks. Like you said chalk it up as a learning experience. Its too bad that they wasnt willing to get in there with you and figure it out, sounds like they just arent dedicated to quality after all.
Unless that is they think your full of sheat :!: :D
gntbldr 07-14-2004, 10:29 PM ohhh jeez... now I have to wait again to hear of all the results...
but it'll be worth the wait.
Da1000RRStuna 07-14-2004, 11:39 PM sounds like they just arent dedicated to quality after all
no im saying that..
but thats just way it looks..
im done with them..I got the short end of the deal,he made out very well..im going to send them to Mike and if he says its just a few little adjustment that need to be made then so be it,but if he tells me they dont have half of what they should have in them ill be making a phone call to someone.. :eek:
Da1000RRStuna 07-14-2004, 11:47 PM it was funny when I was speaking to Mike,he said "you aint riding this bike nowhere near as fast as they do on the track" I didnt even answer, he replyed after a few seconds "WTF you sick bastard" I guess the moment of silence made him think..I told him the deal and he couldnt believe it laughing at the same time..after a few minutes he understood the deal after I told him how I ride,so hes going to set them up sweet and hes the type to go the extra mile to make you happy..he allways use to come by my pit area and chill out and adjust my suspension for free..I should of known better :x
Truck 07-18-2004, 07:22 AM Well its been a few days, have you gotten your set up fixed yet? :wink:
Da1000RRStuna 07-18-2004, 09:42 AM no im sending them out on Tuesday..
By-Tor 08-19-2004, 01:51 PM Any news :?:
Da1000RRStuna 08-19-2004, 04:45 PM im shipping my extra set to Mike Fitzgarld tomorrow..
once get them back im going to send him my Traxxion forks to see what up with them..I think my boy is going to put them on his bike once there done right..
I sent a set to him already(my boys forks 1000RR)we got them back and they worked fucking great..no bottoming out,and they respond perfect!! great work and he even called my boy when he was in Canada to ask him how the forks are working and help us turn them in,now thats customer service,I didnt get much help from Traxxion so now there on my shit list..I also sent Traxxion a zx10 customer before I knew they didnt know what they was doing,I spoke to the zx10 dude and he said his forks were bottoming out also and Traxxion(Max)gave him some run around story and he sent them back and they still did the same shit!!..once my forks are done right and i find out what the problem was me and traxxion are going to have a few words..and if he doesnt do the right thing and refund me $,im going to blast is company on every message board..
Flightmedic954 08-20-2004, 03:19 PM Stuna sounds reasonable to me, I'm 235lb & I am trying to figure what the hell to do w/ my setup, but I don't shit cash... I push the limits, the #'s & angle are impressive, it just doesn't feel solid. If course it may be the ghosts, of the fallen riders Ive picked up, that wont leave me the fuck alone.
Da1000RRStuna 08-20-2004, 10:42 PM since my boy got his forks back we are sending Thermosman(Mike Fitzerald)3 more sets..we got 5 1000rr's in my late night speed junky riding group..we are all letting Mike do are suspension work..from his work and taking time out to call my boy and check up on things while away on business,hes got my OK :wink:
if you think your riding your bike hard and feel the need to upgrade ,in my opinion Thermosman is the way to go..
Da1000RRStuna 08-24-2004, 01:16 AM shipped my extra set of fork out today,naxt day delivery to Thermosman
my email to Traxxion:
after riding my friends 1000rr with his forks and then riding mine and I can feel a major difference..I planned out send him my forks weeks ago but wanted to wait till my friend got his back before spending the $..after riding his bike also with the Penske triple I knew I didnt have to think about it and after talking to Bill I knew it wasnt a fluke,theres a problem,someone doesnt know how to make these forks perform..after email you with a few question and getting back simple yes's and no's and not answering all my question in detail like I asked I just had to give up..but after thinking about it,you getting 2 sets of forks that are well worth more then the work you put into my forks it pissed me the fuck off..
retail on a set of gixxer 1000 forks or ever dealer cost compared to the amount put into my forks is a joke..I dont care if the parts costed you $10 just as long as my forks worked right witch they dont..you want proof? ill video the damn things bottoming out..im alot of things,trust me im alot of things!! but one thing I aint is a bullshitter/lair..
read this email I got this morning from Traxxion after I told him about my friends forks and who did them..funny shit from a business man..
Traxxion:
You have a state of the art racing kit that people like Thermosfucker don’t even have access to. The work we have done cost us way way more than normal, because yours are the first set, and you agreed to be willing to send them back and forth until we had a final setup.
If your definition of a “great working fork” is one that doesn’t bottom out, then you should have just rode the stock ones. You can’t tell the difference. There is much more that goes into a proper working fork than whether or not it bottoms when you are doing stunts.
Thermosthief just installs springs and shuffles some shims and charges people $700. If you want his dick in your ass, go ahead and get some.
Last weekend at Talladega, the same fork parts you have won EVERY SINGLE CLASS in the National Endurance on Saturday:
Vesrah Suzuki Wins WERA National Endurance Series 4-Hour At Talladega
http://venus.13x.com/roadracingworld/
AND
EVERY SINGLE MAJOR RACE IN THE SPRINTS ON SUNDAY:
Batey Stars In WERA National Challenge At Talladega
Thermoshead wasn’t even in the results.
Your friend in LI had mis-marked fork springs. We have fixed that for free.
I have answered every single email you have ever written, and given you one day service on everything you have ever sent here. I have discounted your shocks, and given your friends deals on their work. I don’t know what the fuck you want, but that is as good as it gets.
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Champions Choose Traxxion...
Max McAllister
President
Traxxion Dynamics, Inc.
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now thats some funny shit..as good as it gets..my friends fork springs and shims feel pretty fuckin sweet.. :wink:
fukinnuts 08-24-2004, 10:36 AM WOW :eek:
Truck 08-24-2004, 05:28 PM So what do you think of his responce to you there stunna? I think hes kinda saying that we know who we are, who are you :!:
Well looks like there not in your corner anymore bud :wink:
gntbldr 08-24-2004, 05:43 PM that was the president?
and he says you stunt... lol
punk don't know shit does he...
Da1000RRStuna 08-24-2004, 06:08 PM ooo theres more!!..
me:
I can define a great working fork..
it doesnt bottom out,it doesnt shimmy all over the fucking highway after hitting transactions in the road,not spongy..the bike is planted/stable at speeds in the turns..
I dont give a shit about whos winning.I dont see anyone on a 1000RR!!
I should of left them stock? is that your answer for a shitty fork job?
blame it on the customer and make it sound like hes the moron?
I rather have springs and shims then what I got now..because I rode the fuckin bike and it felt great..I was slamming over passes at 150 gettin air and landing solid no wobbles or head shake..in the turns the bike was planted,front end felt stable,not bad for some springs and shims..
my bike is just the opposite..why dont my 600RR forks bottom out? they fork great!!
what do I want from you? or what are you going to do for me? from the sound of it I wouldnt get nothing even if I wanted something..so im going to take this as a learning lesson and no im not some bitch thats going to post this shit on ever message board crying about my crappy forks..im not like your other unhappy customers..ill deal with you in another way..
dont reply back unless you got good news for me..I dont want to read more bullshit with out any answers..
Traxxion:
I didn’t say we would put them back to stock.
As soon as you are ready to quit being a fucking asshole, send the forks down, I will put the hydraulic lock back in them, and they will never bottom again. And I will give you $100 for your shipping costs.
If you are threatening me in your last sentence… Don’t.
me:
ok ill do that..but I really think a stiffer spring should be installed..tell me what you think,the front end dives down to fast when im on the brakes hard,feels mushy..also with the reloads all the way out the max sag is 30mm,with a stiffer spring wouldnt i want to have the option to adjust my reloads from 20mm-40mm+? or is the compression that needs to be looked at also?
Max im not trying to be a dickhead or a whinny little bitch but im telling you this shit doesnt not feel right and after riding my friends 1000rr and toying with his suspension and noticing the difference in the way his bike felt to mine, after sending them back 2 more times and still not getting the results i was looking for i just didnt want to bother anymore,but then my friend had his done and it just pissed me the fuck off..i dont spend $ on my bike setting it up with all the good shit just so i can sit at the local bike spots and pose..
im not threating noone.
traxxion:
You should be able to get a 20mm sag range of adjustment, only about 10mm. You need to be in the 30-40 range typically, but since your bike has such short fork travel, it needs to be a little less. 30 is probably OK, but you may need a shorter preload spacer so you can get to 35 if you want.
Have you tried turning in the compression adjuster yet? If you do that, the fork will get substantially stiffer, and likely will not even bottom any more. Try turning it all the way in, and backing it out ½ turn, and then do some stoppies before you send the forks back. If that stops it from bottoming, we will be within a couple of shims of having it dialed. I don’t think stiffer spring is it. It may just be your bike has to have the hydraulic lock in it. We don’t use it on any other bike, but that doesn’t mean the RR won’t be the first.
well thats that!! I sent my other forks out to Thermosman and when I get them back ill send my Traxxion forks back to Traxxion and see what happens..I dont think im going to get any $ out of it so I really have only one choice..but after my "ill take care of you" remark his tone changed :D
Da1000RRStuna 08-24-2004, 06:14 PM hes not a bad guy just a little bit on the "cry baby" side..some people just dont like to admit they couldnt do something the right way after a few tries so they have to come up with bullshit and blame it on something else..its all good..im going to send them back and still use my Thermosman set..and compare the 2 and give my opinion on both companys.. :wink:
gntbldr 08-24-2004, 06:41 PM :beavis: are threatening me
I need TP for my bunghole!!!!
Truck 08-25-2004, 10:45 AM well it will be interesting to see what happens :roll:
vertical954rr 08-28-2004, 10:14 PM intersting thread... well i am going to be sending my forks to traxxion as soon as i have a couple $$ saved and get stiffer springs and valves.. anyway i have a few questions
what spring rate did he install on the front of your 1000rr?
what is the stock front spring rate on the 1000rr?
what is your current preload/comp// damping settings?
as for the message from traxxion, although by most business standards that was un-professional, we are not in a suit & tie business and i was glad to see a down to earth normal response from someone who was insulted by your comments about his workmanship, after all it sounds like you agreed to be the guinea pig from the start??? i can see getting pissed about having to take ur forks off but i am guessing that is why you got such a sweet deal on the purchase price since this is a trial and error thing..
as for the dude who said ya dont need a suspension upgrade for the street, obviously he doesnt know squat about performance.. my 954 measured 14mm of stiction in the front stock forks (6-7mm is good/normal) and i require a .95 kg/mm spring rate to get proper sag numbers with my weight (stock spring rate on a 954 is .70kg/mm)...as for the rear shock, usually stock spring rates are good for the average 180lb (w/o gear) rider, its the stock shock itself that usually sucks.. such as the compresssion and rebound actions..thats why ya usually swap the valving or get a new shock that will dampen the way it's supposed to.
anyway, keep us posted how it turns out...
btw if ya need a stiffer spring in the rear i have a 750 lb/in eibach im selling on ebay.. $39 starting bid..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488043499
Da1000RRStuna 08-28-2004, 11:36 PM I dont remember what size spring he installed..they do great work and i understand i was the first set he had the chance to do..i dont mind the way he talks,its all good to me..
these are the settings he got me at..
preloads are all the way out..I got a total of 30mm (could use more) sag,1mm sticktion
compress was set at 1.5 but he told me to try .5 because of the bottoming out but I didnt get a chance to try it..I dont think having the compression set so stiff is the answer but ill try it..he said he would give me back $100 for my shipping and to send them back so he can mess with the shims and install the hydraulic back in..
my forks are only adjustable to 30mm of sag..my friends Thermosman forks can go from 20mm-45mm..
Traxxion is good but I just didnt have any luck with my 1000 forks so ill be sending them back some time this week..
vertical954rr 08-29-2004, 08:24 PM these are the generally important numbers ya need to be dialed into for the street, ya can tighten em up for the track:
front free sag : 20-25mm
front rider sag in full gear: 35mm
stiction less than 10mm (6-7mm ideal)
rear free sag: 10mm
rear rider sag in full gear: 30mm
rear stiction less than 5mm (2-3mm ideal)
Da1000RRStuna 08-29-2004, 09:21 PM I know what it should be set at..you need to ride the bike at a base setting and adjust it to your needs..not everyone likes using the same settings as the next guy..
im sure max and Thermosman know what there talking about.. :wink:
and everyone has there opinions on settings..i dont listen to anyone..I use a base setting and work with it from there..my forks do not feel right so there going back..no big deal and im gettin my other set back soon from thremosman so ill see what works better for my needs..
Da1000RRStuna 08-30-2004, 11:55 PM sending them back next week..hes going to give me more sag adjustability and compression and reinstall the hydraulic lock to keep it from bottoming out..everything feels great they just need to be played with a little more..
right now my preloads are all the way out with 30mm of total sag
and my compression is 1/2 turn out from all the way in..
I want to ge about 38-40mm of sag total
and where my compression setting is at I want it to be at atleast 2 turns out with the same feeling as it is at 1/2 turn..the rebound is perfect..
olderRR. 08-31-2004, 09:51 PM Hey Stuna, this is a very informative post. I prolly should have asked you first, but I posted it on 'the other' board because there were some members interested in Trax. I only posted it up over there because I know that you know what you're talking about. If you don't want it shared, let me know I'll take it down. thx!
Da1000RRStuna 09-01-2004, 02:04 AM take it down!! im not trash talkin the company or the owner..cool people..we worked it out..
olderRR. 09-01-2004, 11:06 PM Alright. It's down. Sorry. BTW, it didn't sound like you were trash talkin. Not at all. Sounded to me like you were just getting the shit right.
The Champ 09-02-2004, 01:01 PM I AGREED with you STUNA, GA rocks the world. It awesome to ride here :!: :!: :!: :!: 8)
Truck 09-02-2004, 04:36 PM Stunna what did it cost to get the forks done on the 54? Also what did you do to or about the rear shock. Im thinking of an olins ora elkin. :wink:
Da1000RRStuna 09-02-2004, 05:29 PM I worked out a deal with him with some parts I had..I got the Penske triples..
Truck 09-03-2004, 09:02 AM Well Im watchin ebay for that but olins triples are mucho denero :roll:
Not long ago a new rear penski was on ebay but i didnt have the bucks but I'll keep working it out. :wink:
RCMURDOCK 09-14-2004, 08:07 PM I talked with Traxxion Dynamics at Road Atlanta. They had a booth set up. He said all the bumps would go away. I don't want a VFR ride. I hope you get it dialed in though. I went through similar pain with my RC51. They did RaceTech kits on the forks and it had to be done several times at $200 a try until we got it right. Now I know why Shawn just buys the Ohlins Rt forks and is ready to go. I rode his 954 with Ohlins and it was a dream.
Now I have to see how you fair before I make my mind up!
When I wrote this thread; I had only read page one. Now that I've read 2 and 3; I'll have to get a second opinion. I can only say; most people think that the stiff go kart feel is the fast setup and it isn't. Both Ohlins and Traxxion will advise you that if it is right for the street; it is right for the track! The only time you have to add spring is when you add luggage or a second passenger! I had the opportunity to meet Nicky Hayden at Road Atlanta a couple of years ago and his motorcycle is softly sprung. You want your suspension to work; not be an after thought. If it is bottoming out then add compression dampening; not necessarily more spring.
Good luck on sorting it out with Traxxion Dynamics.
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Da1000RRStuna 09-17-2004, 09:27 PM well I shipped them back to Traxxion..hes going to install the hydraulic locks back in..
the Thermosman forks are doing the same thing!! motha fucka!! after he told me he did like 20 sets of them this is what I get :x I dont mind spending the $ but I want what I pay for..traxxion forks will go back on and Thermosman forks will get sent back..I wish there was a local suspension guy up here that knew what he was doing..it would be alot easyer to roll the bike in and be able to mess with it and get it right with out shipping shit back and forth :eek:
By-Tor 09-17-2004, 09:41 PM I thought your boy had a set of forks done by Thermosman and you loved them. That cause you could'nt pound on his bike like it was your own or were your forks set up different from his?
Truck 09-17-2004, 09:56 PM Since stunna gets no sleep now from the new addition he has become dislexic and rides in the third person now :D
Da1000RRStuna 09-17-2004, 10:58 PM same set up..they feel great but that fuckin bang aint right..needs to be fixed..Thermosman was thinking it was the springs..I hope Traxxion gets it right this time..they use good shit..if the problem gets fixed im going to send these forks back to Thermosman and have him install the locks back in and sell them to my friend..I love these guys they all talk bad about each other and how there work is better and either one has a answer..
Truck 09-18-2004, 10:48 AM I wonder if those forks would fit my 54 :? :wink: Of course Id have to have the brakes and Rotors for it to work.
vertical954rr 09-18-2004, 10:10 PM if your looking to sell em let me know..
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