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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by steve speed » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:32 am

youngy wrote:yes you could be right then. sounds like you need a stronger spring.

You could ask your local Ohlins dealer or failing that give Andy White at Kais a call. He will be able to supply the correct rated spring.

andy is the man i deal with he knows his stuff,,and they are allways very helpfull there :D :D
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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by cheesie » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:49 pm

talked to my local dealer he rekons he might have a few old springs of different rates I can try before I decide which one is best he also rekons it is a bit soft, thing is its better than standard but I know it can be better again with some patients

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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by cheesie » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:18 pm

put a 9.5nm spring in, tried it today it is far better,

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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by HansJ » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:17 pm

@Cheesie: Have you measured static/dynamic sag after fitting the 9,5 N/mm spring?
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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by Killerwhale » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:03 pm

cheesie wrote:put a 9.5nm spring in, tried it today it is far better,
Is that marked with 0,95 as mine are 0,85 or is it a completely different measurement??

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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by HansJ » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:17 pm

Killerwhale wrote:
cheesie wrote:put a 9.5nm spring in, tried it today it is far better,
Is that marked with 0,95 as mine are 0,85 or is it a completely different measurement??
You have a 8.5 N/mm spring? What static/dynamc sag do You have, and a somewhat more personal question, what does your bathroom scale show on a góod day?
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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by cheesie » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm

HansJ wrote:
Killerwhale wrote:
cheesie wrote:put a 9.5nm spring in, tried it today it is far better,
Is that marked with 0,95 as mine are 0,85 or is it a completely different measurement??
You have a 8.5 N/mm spring? What static/dynamc sag do You have, and a somewhat more personal question, what does your bathroom scale show on a góod day?
I wiegh 100kg about 107kg with my gear on I am getting 38mm loaded sag just withing ohlins recomended figure without adjusting the preload and 12mm static, I was supossed to do a little fiddling my last track day but I binned the bike on my second session the bike felt much better until then, the front now feels a little soft for the track but good for the road could be the damping 8.5nm springs in the front, yes killer it is 0.95/0.85nm

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Re: ohlins rear shock

Post by Killerwhale » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:12 pm

HansJ wrote:
Killerwhale wrote:
cheesie wrote:put a 9.5nm spring in, tried it today it is far better,
Is that marked with 0,95 as mine are 0,85 or is it a completely different measurement??
You have a 8.5 N/mm spring? What static/dynamc sag do You have, and a somewhat more personal question, what does your bathroom scale show on a góod day?
Didn´t see this until now...
Haven´t done the real deal lifting bike up etc. Should really do it....
Other than that i´m having trouble getting the loaded sag into road recommendations....20mm-ish and quite hard..
I´m now at 91Kg in the morning birthday suit...

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