RTX Shocks

[Full Open]

My Dealer has informed me that the RTX might come with 2 sets of shocks becausa Yamaha is concerned with the Fox Floats? Is this a load?

 

[RSV]

Here in Scandinavia, the Yamaha-importers are selling the RX-1 RTX with Öhlins, no Floats! Might be your dealer has heard that Yamaha makes two different versions (US/Canada versus Europe)??? He could be right though, but I doubt they will send out 2 pairs of shocks. You might be given a choise of the two?

 

[jimmie d]

I heard a rumor in the spring that the dealer will receive the sled with the regular shocks plus the Floats. This was because simpler for Fox to ship direct to dealer. Has nothing to do with Fox reliability. Where oh where does Yamaha get some of these dealers from?

Jim

 

[jtssrx]

Fox has always been a Garbage Shock. That's why Cat used them for years "keep garbage on Garbage"


LMAO

 

[SledFreak]

JT, I agree with that......

 

[yamaslob]

If its garbage then why has it been on almost every race sled since the 90's?

 

[SledFreak]

because you can rebuild for the beginning of every race.

 

[yamaslob]

I highly doubt anything will happen to those shocks im not plannen on jumpen 50+ feet anytime soon so those shocks will do the job thats my 2 cents!

 

[jtssrx]

They are cheap and easy to rebuild.


Elka, Walker Evans, and Ohlins are the Class of Shocks out there. The Only Reason Yamaha is Using the Fox is the weight.

 

[Mighty]

If its garbage then why has it been on almost every race sled since the 90's?

They weigh less than any other shock :ORC

 

[SledderSteve]

Fox has always been a Garbage Shock. That's why Cat used them for years "keep garbage on Garbage"

Could you be a little less vague and tell us how you really feel?

 

[jtssrx]

Sorry I ride with a couple Cat guys they have to rebuild those Shocks every 800 miles or they blow out. They aren't bigg guys and they don't ride any harder then me.

 

[jimmie d]

Jason just because you're stuck in Michigan you don't have to lose it.

Jim

 

[Auskins]

i know yamaha would never let anything slip through like this to ruin their record, they have yet to do so in a long time
the W-arm on the 05s was never tested over a long period b4 and they fixed the next season
the fox-floats have been around for a while and i'm sure any problems they had they fixed

 

[y_guy]

A yam rep at one of the shows i attended said that these aren't just regular Fox junk that's used on Cats. They have been built to yamaha's specs and have been tested quite extensively. He also said they differ from what you would find on a cat. He said they should last over 2500 miles with normal use (whatever that is).. I think it's typical BS, but at least they know apparently that "Cat fox shocks" are useless.