Porsche Bike Adventure: Porsche Bike Votec GS4 shock diagram

Friday, February 17, 2017

Porsche Bike Votec GS4 shock diagram

Dennis Yee tracked down a rare find ... a document sharing the inner-workings of the Votec GS4 bicycle shock used on many Porsche bicycles. The diagram included in the document far surpasses anything I have shared to date on how the elastomers, spacers and spring all fit together inside the shock tube and frame. Although the GS4 is a little different than the GSIII and GS97, the arrangement of the elastomers, spacers and spring are rather consistent from one model to the next. Contact me if you'd like the complete GS4 shock manual PDF.

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UnknownMay 5, 2019 at 9:19 AM
Jim, I know this is over two years old but can you share the GS4 pdf. My shocks collapsed last weekend and need a rebuild and really don't want to resort to a different fork. Also do you have a source for parts.
Thanks for posted your experience with porsche bike too many haters just because of the name.

Regards

Peter
Peterd54@gmail.com
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Porsche Bike S Century RideMay 5, 2019 at 11:43 AM
Peter, I’ll send you the info I have shortly.
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I am a fanatical Porsche enthusiast. I love all things Porsche. This has led me to explore the depths of the automobile brand including some of the least known items the marque is known for. My latest journey - Porsche bicycles!

When I was 13 years old, I fell in love with Porsche cars. Delivering the morning newspaper on my Schwinn ten-speed bike brought me face to bumper with a white 911T each morning and from there I was hooked.

Many years later, I have a garage full of Porsche automobiles and a plethora of Porsche paraphernalia including everything from posters, flags, hats, shirts, sunglasses, scale models, a wristwatch and much more; all of the normal stuff any average PCA member has collected.

Some of my more prized Porsche possessions are my three Porsche bicycles. Yes, three. One is a 100% original 1996 Bike S. The other is a heavily modified 1998 Bike S I use for road and mountain riding. And the latest is a touring-style 2004 Porsche Bike X that I turned into a road bike. I have ridden these three bikes over 5,000 miles in the last few years.

In 2016, I rode many training miles in preparation for a 53-mile ride in the California Sierra foothills, a 72-mile ride around Lake Tahoe and the grand finale ride of 100 miles at the Sacramento Century. The 100 mile ride I believe is a world record on a Porsche Bike S.

Then in July 2017, I completed the 2017 Death Ride with the rebuilt and ultra rare 2004 Porsche Bike X. The Death Ride is an extremely challenging 125-mile, 15,000 foot elevation gain bike ride that crosses five mountain passes in the California Alps near Lake Tahoe. I believe this was the first time a Porsche bicycle completed the Death Ride. Another record.

In the fall of 2020, I rode the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath across three days on the 1998 Bike S. My first multi-day bike riding tour. Another Porsche bike record?

And this blog shared every mile!

2016, 2017 and 2020 were great years of riding. What could possibly follow that?

In 2021, I completed my goal to ride the 360-mile Chesapeake and Ohio and Great Allegheny Passage on the 2004 Bike X. I converted the Bike X back to a hybrid bike for the six-day epic adventure. And in 2022, the Bike X also completed the 237-mile Florida Coast to Coast ride with eight other Porsche Bike riders.

More Porsche Bike adventures are coming up. And just like previous efforts, I plan to share every mile on this blog!

Friday, February 17, 2017

Porsche Bike Votec GS4 shock diagram

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