| Chain Size: | Front Sprocket: | Rear Sprocket: | Front Tire: | Rear Tire: | Spark Plug: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520x114 ('04) | 13T | 51T | 80/100-21 | 100/90-19 | IMR8C-9H ('04) |
| 520X114 ('05-'09) | 13T | 51T | 80/100-21 | 100/90-19 | R0409B-8 ('05-'09) |
| 520X116 ('10-Cur) | 13T | 49T | 80/100-21 | 100/90-19 | R0451B-8 ('10-Cur) |
Helps protect vulnerable fork tube and seal from dust, dirt, and corrosive elements. Hook & loop (Velcro) fastening on back side makes installation or removal for cleaning a breeze.
Rebound Separator Valves replace the shock shaft nut with an asymmetric valve (provides a different flow rate in each direction of travel) to increase traction and improve bottoming resistance and pitch control.
Why is this needed? On a standard shock the Low Speed Rebound Adjuster flows the same on compression and rebound. In testing, when the lowest speed rebound damping is quick enough to get good traction, the lowest speed compression damping is too mushy. This causes a vague feeling and bottoming on long duration hits like big dips or gullies in Dirt. For Pavement RSV's have the added benefit of pitch control (front to back movement during acceleration and braking). This keeps geometry more consistent.
The Valve has a partially drilled bleed hole in the center. IT MUST BE DRILLED BY THE END USER TO THE PROPER SIZE (2.8mm).
G3-LD Gold Valves provide better control for any rider by creating more shim leverage and decreasing the angular shim deflection.
Top suspension performance requires firm bottoming resistance with plushness at the same time. Even the best suspension tuners can only make the stock valving design work so well. The Gold Valve Shock Suspension System is a proven bolt-on shock valving system that improves control, traction, performance and bottoming resistance.
Finding the right riding height is super important for maintaining control of your bike at all times. If you feel like your bike sits a bit too high, you'll love the Zeta Anodized Lowering Link! It's a fantastic replacement for your OEM linkage, and it can help you lower your center of gravity, which often translates to better handling and a more comfortable riding experience.
Here are some great features to consider:
- Enhanced ground touch for better stability.
- Adjustable link lets you lower it by about 30 mm, depending on your model.
- Easy bolt-on design—just swap out your stock link rod.
- Crafted from high-quality 7000-series aluminum alloy with a sleek laser finish.
It's time to ride with confidence and comfort!
Based on the wildly popular Race Tech Suspension Seminars taught by Paul Thede around the world, this step-by-step guide shows riders how to make their bikes handle like the pros. Thede gives the lowdown on all types of suspension, including cartridge and non-cartridge forks as well as dual-chamber and nitrogen-charged shocks.
The three forces of suspension, testing procedures, even the black arts of chassis geometry: This explains it all. The book provides step-by-step photos of suspension disassembly and assembly as well as a detailed troubleshooting guide for dirt, street and track.
Showa removed the schrader valve on many newer rear shocks. Now you need a needle to recharge your shock with nitrogen after a rebuild. Race Tech built this unit just for that job.
The features of this tool include 300 psi capacity, bleeder valve and T-handle plunger pin chuck. Swivel chuck has a 12" flexible hose. Comes complete with instructions, carrying box and Schrader valve extension (required on some Showa shocks). Nitrogen bottles available at any welding supply house.
