Smitty335
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When I bought my p5 it already had 26 inch radial tires so I don’t know how the stock tires ride but I heard they are even rougher. I found the ride ruff for sure but I tolerated it because I wasn’t willing to deal with other machines trade offs. No bike is perfect and you need to know what are top priorities for you. For me it was Honda reliability and transmission. I love to shift my gears, not a fan of belts. The only flaw I see is that they only have 5 inches of travel. The shocks can only do so much, that being said the Elka shocks take care of a lot of those issues. It will still bottom out but it will happen at faster speeds because the Elka’s are that good. I still notice the back bucking but I will add Elka’s to the rear soon. My wife noticed it as soon as went over larger rocks. It use to be coming down violently but know it comes down nice and controlled. I’m sure the other machines are nice and sure they are faster than the p5. For me and the riding I do trail, logging roads and the tight stuff the P5 is perfect. $1500 on top of the price is not cheap but if you like the P5 and want to ride all day and not be crippled up, that to me is worth it. Hope this helps and I’m sure you will get many suggestions on what to do. Take care
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Thanks for your input. Still mulling it over, got as far as putting a set in my cart to check the shipping charges.
Elka Stage 1 Front and Rears on order.
$1448.00 Canadian delivered (about $1086.00 US)
$1448.00 Canadian delivered (about $1086.00 US)
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Messing about with tire pressure will affect ride and handling, even a slight change can make a difference. Checked all my tires the other day and adjusted to 8 psi on all corners... just me, chainsaw and a few other odds and ends in machine. Will be adjusting to 7 psi per corner. Typically have them at 6 in front and 8 in rear or thereabouts and will be monitoring closer. Find that 6 rides pillowy smooth, although cornering on hard(er) gravel logging roads tends to lean some. 8 is nicer in respect to lean, however on rough terrain big boulders etc, and slow trail riding not pillowy... I am being picky and will say Elkas and radials are the way to max out ride and handling on these little rigs.
Cheers,
j
Cheers,
j
Good info on tire pressure j.
I have just started playing with tire pressure. Went from 10 psi to 5 psi, the change made for a softer ride but hard to steer and scraped rocks that we normally don't. Hopefully with the Elka's I can tune in a tire pressure that best suits our rides.
I have just started playing with tire pressure. Went from 10 psi to 5 psi, the change made for a softer ride but hard to steer and scraped rocks that we normally don't. Hopefully with the Elka's I can tune in a tire pressure that best suits our rides.
Elka stage 1 installed all four corners. Big improvement, I would rate the factory shocks at 3 out of 10 and the Elka's at 7.5 out of 10
Elka factory sugested a minimum of 7 psi on the tires. I was running the tires at 5 psi just to make the ride a little softer. With the Elka's I now have the tires at 7 psi, much better steering and about 1" higher ground clearance
I think it is worth every penny if you are going to have the SXS for a long time.
Elka factory sugested a minimum of 7 psi on the tires. I was running the tires at 5 psi just to make the ride a little softer. With the Elka's I now have the tires at 7 psi, much better steering and about 1" higher ground clearance
I think it is worth every penny if you are going to have the SXS for a long time.
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I'm looking hard at new shocks, but not sure what to get. Elka, 814, or walker evans. Anyone have any experience with any/all to make a good comparison?
Smitty335
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Any of them will help, but you P5 will never handle like a sport model.
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Just installed my Elka stage 3 shocks on my 2018 1000-5 deluxe, I do not have any riding time on them yet ... ( installing more mods) but in the instructions there is a note saying they recommend tire PSI at 14??? anyone running that high?? Thanx!
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I somehow missed this post! Thanks for sharing, You've helped me make up my mind to order a set.
