boris Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 hello i have a 929 blade i use for track days and have been offered a second hand penske shock for it. i havent any experience with these shocks so am in the dark really.are they any good? any help will be great cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobloke Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 yep,..had one on an ex BSB Superstock GSXR1000 I had. I'd have another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamo Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have one in my '96 Blade track bike and I cant fault it at all. Get 'er bought I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 cool.gota b good if it felt good on a bike with that kinda power!cool the guy selling it also has an ohling but thats another 200 quid more than the penske one and he said theres not much difference in the two apart from the ohlins has the remote preload adjuster! cheers for the super fast reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Pryde Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 The shocks are custom built, so you may have to change the spring or have the internals set up to suit. They are owner-rebuildable, if you have the kit and the knowledge. Base model 8900E is an emulsion shock. It's an ok unit, but the 8983 is much better suited to fast road or race use and more resistant to cavitation. The 8983 is a high quality race shock, which will be more than enough for most. It is of modular construction, so you can have an 8983 converted 'up' to 8987 spec, which is a very sophisticated piece of kit, beyond my meagre ability level. Hope this helps. Edit: There are schematic drawings on the Penske site, so you can identify the shock. Here is an 8983. http://www.penskeshocks.com/files/PS-8983BOMWITHCD.pdf N.B I may sound knowledgeable here, but it is merely a thin facade, veiling a deep abyss of ignorance. I gleaned these factoids from one Zenodamper of Sydney, Australia who sourced my 8983 and set it up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 ha ha ha thats cool.any info is good info! i have just bought it in anycase and when i recieve it will check the spring number and when xmas is out the way send it to ktech or penske for a service and check over! it isnt the piggy back type it has the remote reservoir and has lots of twiddly bits so im presuming it isnt the base model. plus the guy said its as good if not better than the ohlins one he had there too. anythings got to be better than the standard 32 thousand mile unit thats on the bike! just a set of stiffer springs and new fork oil in the front and shell b a new bike me thinks! cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porter_jamie Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 There is a penske service centre somewhere in brum. We send ours back for servicing and damping mods all the time. Quality piece of kit. Never broke. It gets serviced in case, not because. Won two championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 TOP STUFF! cant wait to get it! plus it gives me something to do over the weekend i guess. want it all setup and ready to rock before january as me and a mate are thinking of almeria for 4days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rureadyboots Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Mines great on trackdays and it seems to deal with road crud and the fact i rarely wash my bike admirably. And it looks better in blue and black than that gold crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamfan Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Reactive Suspension near York do Penske shocks too. So they would be able to refresh it or rebuild it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdunc Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 There is a penske service centre somewhere in brum. We send ours back for servicing and damping mods all the time. Quality piece of kit. Never broke. It gets serviced in case, not because. Won two championships. These people? http://www.penskeshocks.co.uk/penske/contactus/ They designed and built the Penske dampers. Proper quaility kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porter_jamie Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 That wil be them. They are a good outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 cheers guys! been excellent info and help! cant wait to get it now as it will give me an excuse to spend ages in the garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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