al_roethlisberger Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 wow. great photos, and an amazing amount of work. dare I ask how much $$ you've got invested in the suspension makeover? ....you can ask, but..... <_> Naw, but seriously.... several of us got a "gun runners" deal on the forks from some spooky shady fella's trunk in Italy No really, honestly We got them for about $1100 And then I bought Mike Stewart's Ohlins from him, as he was nice enough to offer it to me when he realized he wasn't going to have time to utilize it right away. I just paid him what he paid EMA, which is right at $900, including the new spring installed. So, since Mike Stewart made my new front spacer for free, and the new axle was about $60 if I recall, and about $10 for bearings.... well, let's just say $2100 for the whole deal. And yeah, my spring is the 85kg spring. Is it too heavy? I don't know, as I don't really have anything to compare it to, other than the OEM Sachs. But I can say it's a lot more compliant/supple with the new Ohlins. Mike ordered the shock with this spring rate, based on his experiments with the Penske and Sachs rebuild. He weighs about the same as I, so I dunno... it seems to work. But I'm always interested to hear more if other rates might be better?? ...the springs are pretty cheap after all. al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Std spring on Scura Ohlins was 85. I found it too soft, went to 100, better for me. I'm 210lbs w/gear. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dkgross Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 thanks...don't want to spend that kind of money now. I'll see what new tires do first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biesel Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 A friend of mine mounted his preload adjuster on his Rosso Corsa: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebulon Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I think the location on the rosso corsa is a little better than yours AL. On the supertwin it is between rear frame & fairing so protected for the dust. On the daytona i have a rear hugger that protected the shock and the absorber from the dust too Are you sure than in such place with a sand bag on the rear seat it will not hurt the swing arm or the hugger ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_roethlisberger Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 I think the location on the rosso corsa is a little better than yours AL. On the supertwin it is between rear frame & fairing so protected for the dust. On the daytona i have a rear hugger that protected the shock and the absorber from the dust too Are you sure than in such place with a sand bag on the rear seat it will not hurt the swing arm or the hugger ? 46686[/snapback] hrmmm..... OK It doesn't look like it could hit the hugger under extreme suspension travel, although it is hard to tell from the photo and without testing. Question though: It appears that the fella that mounted the adjuster behind the helmet lock used a custom bracket?? Or did he just use longer bolts? It's hard to tell from the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biesel Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I forgot som important facts: - The small metal plate which is carrying the helmet holder was bended outwards. - The original helmet holder screws were drilled out and replaced by "normal" longer ones. - A third hole was drilled for the adjuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biesel Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Here are some Photos showing my bike: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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