Save your shocks...

Shock maintenance is a necessity. Keeping them fresh with oil and seals will allow them to work as intended, but minimizing damage from debris is also a very big part of it.

Pitted shafts can cause your seals to fail prematurely, possibly costing you an unnecessary service interval. Keep your shafts protected from flying rocks, sand and more by adding shock protectors. It is the cheapest insurance you can get and is less than the cost of new shafts.

We have them in stock, so be sure to order a set to be sure you get them for your next ride or for stocking stuffers for your Elka ATV rider. We can easily add a set and install them during your next shock service as well.

$79.95/pr.

Email from a Customer...

Hello sir,

I wanted to take a minute to commend a couple of your employees, Erik westergaard and Doug Roll. I just started racing in April of 2010 with my partner who has been in the sport for about a decade. I began the season mediocre at best.

In September of this year I got a call from Erik (after my partner told him I was looking to upgrade the suspension on my Suzuki LTR 450) prior to the call from Erik I was looking at getting the Fox Evols. I talked to Erik for about a half hour on the phone. Erik told me that he would be able to help me out with getting my suspension dialed in out at the WORCS races. He told me he could get my bike working extremely well and he would put whatever time it took to do it. After his conversation I decided to give Elka / roll design a try. I am happy to say Erik and Doug Roll kept up their end of the bargain and then some.

I met them at the WORCS Race in Glen Helen on September 24th, 2010. Doug did all the adjustments to the camber and alignment and together with my input they began dialing in my front Elka stage 4 shocks. I was extremely impressed with the amount of attention these guys gave this "rookie" to the sport. They made me feel as if I was as important as some of the stars of ATV racing. Erik and Doug's hard work paid off. My very first race on these shocks I was able to get a my first podium finish in the WORCS Series. Erik and Doug continued getting my suspension dialed in even after that race. When I went back to Arizona I raced my first race in the Arizona Desert racing series Whiplash and I got my first ever win. In addition to that I finished out the Whiplash racing season with three straight wins.

I truly do not think I could have done this without your product or the help of Erik and Doug. I am happy to say I am glad that Erik made the call and I went with Elka / Roll Design over the other products on the market. Erik and Doug deserve all the credit and I really appreciate all they have done to further my ATV racing passion. I am looking forward to working with them in the 2011 season. Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,

Reed Ribotta

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Thanks Reed. We strive to give ALL amateurs of the sport the same attention that the Pros usually receive. See you in 2011!

In their words...

We received some details from Felipe on how the race went for them in this years Baja 1000:

The day was coming!, and we know it. Was a hard job for all the team and still 2 am on thursday and finally the quad was ready, after a lot of hard work and differents discussions about the best components for this race, we try to sleep at least a few hours.
Thursday in the morning, aparently we were ready for Baja 1000, at the start line praying for the quad to start perfectly with no electrics trouble we begin our adventure at the front with the dreamed front start.

The run begins at 6:54 am and the SCORE helicopter above us, telling we were at the front on a huge race we must do our best, cause there was a lot of hopes on our shoulders, and thats what we were mentalized to do. As the time pases by, at San Felipe our quad was like 1 hour ahead the next atv, and at Coco`s Corner the time against the next quad was even better, down going to Vizcaino with some trouble with gas on the pit, we stop by on a PEMEX gas to fill up. The night was coming and after leading the ATV for 60 miles down to San Ignacio we wait on a bus station for the next ATV to pass, and after 1 hr 45 min, the next ATV pass trough.

On La purisima the pit was really helpfull cause a flat tire. Again on Loreto the tire and the dust make of their own, the quad was filled up with oil and air filtres changed. The quad still has a big space between next ATV and on San Carlos road (Sifon) we need a new air filter. Going ahead with the run on Santa Anita (Medano), the quad was allready pass trought the worst road parts and we know our race was against ourselves and we begin taking care a lot of que ATV, from there to La Paz the last racer make a huge job, doing the best time he has done on trainings.

Finally after 23:32 hrs the quad arrive to the goal and the tears begin on our faces, we know we make history, we know all our families were with us, we know that all the hard work was worth it. We thanks to all the team and to all the people who believe in us , and those who didn`t we are ready for the next.

Felipe Velez Torres

team 2A

Roll Design / Elka TRX700xx wins Baja 1000 Pro class 25!!!

Congratulations to Roll Design / Elka equipped racers Felipe Velez, Malio Diaz, Carlos Lopez, Maro Gonzales and Stefano Caputo for winning the ATV class 25 in the 43rd running of the Baja 1000!!! As one of the toughest races in the world on both rider and machine, to finish is quite an accomplishment and to win - yet another!

Congratulations again guys, amazing job by everyone!!

43rd Annual Tecate-SCORE Baja 1000

Doug Roll is on the way to support racers in the 43rd running of the Baja 1000. As one of the ultimate tests of man and machine, off-road racing in Baja is like no other. Roll Design has won more races in Baja than any other ATV suspension manufacturer. If you are serious about your off-road racing, give us a call.

Follow this link for the 2011 schedule and let us help you get your quad setup! http://www.score-international.com/schedule/

#1 and #2 for 2010 ITP Quadcross series!!

Roll Design / Elka equipped riders Dustin Nelson and Beau Baron showed once again how fast they are by putting on an amazing day of racing. The 2nd moto saw Beau make a last corner charge that put his front tires along side Dustins rear across the checkered flag for a rediculously exciting finish!!

Dustin Nelson took both moto wins and the 2010 Pro 450 Production class championship (his 4th!!) with Beau Baron taking 2nd in both motos and 2nd in the championship!

Congratulations guys, its a privilege to work with you both.

BETA video test this weekend!!

I am going to attempt a live streaming video feed right here on the website at Sundays final ITP Quadcross! Connectivity will determine if it is successful, but would love to have some feedback if you decide to try and watch. I will post some times once I figure them out. It is a beta, so just hoping for the best. If it works, we will likely be having it for many events throughout the year.

ITP Quadcross final round this weekend!

Head out to Glen Helen Raceway this Sunday, the 14th for the final round of Yamahas ITP Quadcross series and cheer on the current #1 and #2 Pro racers - Yamahas Dustin Nelson and Team MCRs Beau Baron! Both racers are Roll Design / Elka equipped and there will be no shortage of great racing!

US Marines - Thank you for 235 years.

November 10, 2010 marks the 235th anniversary of the US Marines.

Roll Design would like to thank you all for your service to our country and the sacrifices you have made.

Team MCR Dominates The Legendary Lake Elsinore Grand Prix

MCR's Beau Baron and Davi Haagsma finished 1-2 in the 42nd running of the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix. Beau Baron got the holeshot followed by Davi Haagsma and the two MCR teamates never looked back, beating third place by just over four minutes. Darrel Patton finished third with Baja Champion Danny Prather mere seconds behind him in fourth.

After his first Elsinore Grand Prix experience, MCR's Beau Baron commented that " The race course was exceptionally fast, and truly a lot of fun. Having thousands of local fans cheering you on, while racing next to housing tracts and the 15 freeway was a very unique experience."

If winning the ATV class was not enough, in preparation for Sunday's ATV race, MCR's Beau Baron raced Saturday's Lights Expert Class on his RMZ 250 motorcycle winning the overall. Then Beau and his MCR teamate Davi Haagsma entered the motorcycle teamrace, finishing 4th overall in front of a handful of factory supported motorcycle teams.

Everybody Whiplash!!

Results are coming in from this weekends final race in the Whiplash series in AZ.

Whiplash Closed Course racing happened on Saturday with the Desert series on Sunday. Check out some of the amazing results from Roll Design / Elka equipped bikes. These results also happen to be customers of ours that we have been working with on setup during the WORCS series to help get the bikes working for each riders needs.

The Hancock Racing / LKH Farming team was out in full force with Matt Hancock and Joshua Edwards. The team absolutely killed it with 4 wins and 4 Championships!

Saturday: Matt went 1-1 for the overall in ATV Open Expert and took home the 2010 ATV Open Whiplash Closed Course Championship! Joshua took the overall win in the Open Pro

and got the 2010 ATV Open Pro Whiplash Closed Course Championship!

Sunday:

Matt got the win in Open Expert and took the 2010 Whiplash Off-Road Racing ATV Open Expert Championship! Joshua took the win and secured the 2010 Open Pro Championship!

Wow, what a weekend for the Hancock Racing / LKH Farming team! Congratulations guys.

Daniel Parker #79 and Reed Ribotta #479 have been working closely with us on getting a setup that works well on the LT-R for the West Coast racers. Daniel went 1-1 on Saturday in the ATV Vet Pro class and took 2nd behind super-fast Pro John Shafe in Sundays Desert race. Reed killed the 30+ Novice on Saturday and just walked away. He also took the win in Sundays desert race in the 30+ Novice dominating the entire weekend!

Great job to all of you, we enjoy working with you and look forward to the next race together!

Elka Shock Protectors - Limited Availability! $79.95

- Lightweight shock protector made of durable polypropylene plastic composite material

- Design is optimized to combine strength, protection and weight savings

- 2-Piece design that includes a CNC-machined (billet aluminum) spring retaining clip

- Fits existing Elka Suspension shocks (see fitment and compatibility below)

- Weights only 7.1 oz (204 gr.) for the pair

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- Protection of the shock’s shaft from damage caused by debris such as roost, rocks, sand that could lead to premature wear and/or oil leaks

- Enhanced look and functionality to further protect your investment

- Helps prevent expensive repairs and downtime for racing applications

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Fitment and compatibility

7-1/4” high (185mm), 3-1/4” maximum outside diameter (83mm)

Fits existing Elka Suspension shocks (36mm body) in emulsion,

piggyback or remote reservoir configurations

Fits most popular vehicles and aftermarket a-arms applications

Roll Design / Elka equipped Raptor 250 build

Take a look at the Raptor 250 build we recently completed in-house at Roll Design. The 2011 Raptor 125 will be based on the same chassis and we already have complete front ends available!

Dale Salazar Jr. takes the 70 Production Class Championship!

Congratulations to WORCS racer Dale Salazar Jr. for already taking the championship in the 70 production class! He is currently in 2nd place in the 70 open and 8-15 sport with final standings to be decided in Mesquite, NV at the last round. Dale was one of the first customers to the West Coast Elka Service Center and we are happy to see him do so well. Great racing and see you at the next round Dale Jr!

Juie Russell - Womens A Champ!

Congratulations to Julie Russell for taking the win as well as the WORCS 2010 Womens A class championship this last weekend at Glen Helen! The MCR team is no stranger to victories and this is the second #1 plate to be handed to them already this season!

Julie not only is fast on the bike, she keeps the pit crew organized and quick for the rest of the team during Sundays Pro and Pro-Am races showing that this team has depth and a whole lot of talent.

Congratulations Julie!

Check out the article on an Elka equipped build Raptor 250. The link will pull the PDF.

http://www.elkasuspension.com/elkaimages/news/ATVWorld-CTRacingRaptor250.pdf

Robert Nahas - 2010 Rally Dos Sertoes

Robert sent us some photos from this years race, they are great and we wanted to share. We will be following Team RNN on the 2011 Dakar Rally with daily updates which will be very exciting!

Congratulations Beau Baron and Team MCR!!

Having someone like Mike Cafro running a team is a big deal. He, and the rest of his team and pit crew know what it takes to win and once again all the hard work and effort put in ahead of time paid off. Beau was smooth and fast and unstoppable all weekend. Winning everything from fast qualifying, to Endurocross and then the main event.

The MCR team made the 25+ hour drive to Washington a few weeks prior to the event in order to test the narrower Roll Design front end and suspension setups. There was a ton of communication between Doug Roll and Mike Cafro to achieve the correct Elka shock setup and put Beau on top of the podium against the top Factory racers from both East and West coast!

Davi Haagsma clinched the Pro-Am division championship and will be running with the Pro's in Glen Helen, looking forward to seeing it! Congratulations to Julie Russell as well, for her win!!

Utility GO!

We love our Sport Utility quads. We just setup this Grizzly 700 on all corners with Stage 4 Elites with High and Low speed compression adjustment for control in the corners, on the rocks and even to blow right through the occasional log in the trail. If you love your utility as much as we do, be sure to contact us to get you setup and leave the others wondering why they cant keep up.

Out of Office July 21-28

We will be out of the office for the Washington round of WORCS ATV racing the 24-26th at Straddleline. If your shocks are in the shop currently, they will be completed before we hit the road and if they are on the way, we may be servicing them in our mobile Service Center trailer on the road for immediate shipment upon our return. If you are a racer needing a last minute refresh, get them in to us by Tuesday and we will bring them to the race and be ready for practice on Friday! Thanks and if you are going, we'll see you there!!

Team MCR putting in the time...

Mike Cafro, Beau Baron and team, made the long trek to Washington last week to be sure the bikes have the best setup possible for round #7 WORCS ATV in Olympia, WA. The narrow woods and cooler temperatures are unique to the Northwest event in a series that tends to be heavy on the desert-type courses and higher temps. With rumor of some heavy hitters coming from the Nationals, we are looking forward to seeing Beau on top of the podium and closing that points gap and make it a sprint to the championship! We wish the best of luck to the MCR Team and see you in WA!

WORCS Fastest 5 minutes video is up!

Footage from Rd# 6 at Cahuilla Creek,

THE Amazing Race...

Forget the TV show... the Pro race this weekend was one of the most intense and exciting WORCS races ever! Elka racer Beau Baron and Can Ams Josh Frederick put on a serious display of talent, endurance and flat out speed. After 2 grueling hours of only about a 10 second gap with multiple lead changes, we saw the 2 racers (almost want to call them warriors at this point), coming into the hot pits side by side for the final lap. Congratulations to Josh for the hard fought win and thanks to you both for one of the most impressive battles ever.

Davi Haagsma made it look a little too easy as he flat dominated the entire Pro-Am class and took a 6th overall behind Elka Riders (in this order): Beau Baron, Dustin Nelson, Josh Row, and Mike Cafro. Nice job to all!!

Beau Baron wins Milford!

Congratulations to Beau Baron for taking the win at Rd #6 in Milford, CA. Team MCR is on a roll with their Elka shocks performing well at the highest level of competition in ATV racing. We are looking forward to seeing them in action this coming weekend at Cahilla Creek!

NELSON WINS ADELANTO!

Dustin Nelson captures his first WORCS win this past weekend at Racetown 395! His Elka shocks worked flawlessly from the holeshot to the checkered flag with nearly a one-minute gap to 2nd place. Congratulations Dustin!