Trying to buy...

[delarbreavous]

I've been putting money aside for more then one year to buy the rear RPM shock for my bike.
Out of stock... :-(((((((((((((((
Don't know what to do but wait.
Alain

[fjfool]

i had Penske build me a twin-clicker in 2weeks, same price

[Pat Conlon]

Alain, did you get a ETA from RPM?

[delarbreavous]

Wrote to RPM, Robert told me the company building the shocks were waiting for parts and had no ETA.
In this situation I would usually turn around and buy elsewere but the reviews on this shock are so good.
There is not much to do but to wait.

[Russfjr1]

Wow with customer service like that how do they stay in business? How can there suppliers not give an ETA!  If you already had that shock and a part failed that's effectively your bike off the road with no idea when it will be fixed!  If it was me I would take the advice of others and spend your hard earned money with a company like Penske who will custom build a shock for you. But as said that's only my opinion       Russ

[Urban_Legend]

The Good options for the FJ are:-
1. RPM (obviously)
2. Penske (similar in price and performance)
3. Hagon (based in UK - cheaper, but I don't know about quality - I have this on my FJ11, I like it)

There may be other option, but I don't know them.

Mark

[FJ_Hooligan]

You've waited this long.  A little while longer is going to hurt too bad.

Get the best.  Wait for RPM

[BikeryJeff]

www.epmperf.com

These guys will build or rebuild any shock.

Jeff

[FJmonkey]

www.epmperf.com

These guys will build or rebuild any shock.

Jeff

The OEM shock was good 30 years ago, why rebuild it? Our friend is intending to upgrade. Many shocks are way better than OEM. I cannot vouch for them as I went from a sacked out old OEM shock to the RPM shock. The difference between them is Night and Day. My last ride was a pleasant surprise to me. I found my Chicken Strips reduced by half, I did not feel that I was riding any harder or faster than my normal rate. Having a better shock than OEM allowed this new comfort zone to happen with no intentional input from me. I am not saying not to rebuild the OEM shock. Just consider the cost to benefit ratio. How much to rebuild? How much to upgrade.

FYI, it seems that you have helped bust a myth that the OEM FJ shock cannot be rebuilt. I think there is also a convict scum outfit that also rebuilds the FJ shock...     

[Pat Conlon]

The OEM shock was good 30 years ago.....

Really?  

The early FJ shock combination preload and dampening adjuster was kinda cool...but the oem shock itself sucked.

I still maintain that the single most significant improvment you should make to your FJ is to throw away that oem shock. #1 on my mod list.

In all fairness I have not tried the RPM shock. All reports I have heard are glowing...except for the lack of height adjustment (tactical error)

However I have tried several Penske shocks and they are good shocks.

The double clicker Penske (rebound/compression) has 2 main advantages over the RPM shock and they both have to do with adjust-ability.
1) It is nice to be able adjust the compression on the fly...soft for the slab, stiffer for the twisties. Reach down and turn the knob.


2) it is height adjustable, needed for the '84-87 FJ's that don't have dogbone linkage. Raising that back end (more rake) loads the front tire, improves handling.

The triple clicker Penske (high speed/low speed compression and rebound) is a bit nicer. I have one on my '84

[JPaganel]

The OEM shock was good 30 years ago, why rebuild it?

Probably because "The rebuild service is priced between $ 95.00 and $ 125.00". Given that the next cheapest option for a shock with new innards is Hagon for $400, that seems attractive.

[copper]

Is Hagon in the UK?

[Arnie]

Pretty sure that Hagon is a UK company.

[Bones]

They are, I'm not sure but I think they might've got all the tooling or took over from Girling shocks. Either way, their not a bad shock and they have distributors all over the world.

http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/common/pagedetail.aspx?PageCode=distributors

[Charlie-brm]

Where in this gamut of shocks, new, rebuilt, etc. does the Honda F4 shock get placed, for comparing dollars to dollars in terms of ride improvement?
Also if there is a consensus that the F4 shock is a viable way to go, how do you shop for those? Every conversion I've seen is using someone else's used (i.e. unknown) surplus part.
My application is a 1984 FJ1100 and I am probably 250 lb. Moderate rider. Thanks.