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Ohlins #2.5 Adjustable
The bike is getting less and less bone stock.
While I could stand the air shocks (and did for 6,300 miles), I knew there was a better ride out there. I've run through Progressive, Ricor, JRI, and Ohlins, and I know what's worked and what hasn't. It's no secret I think Ohlins makes the best suspension bits for these bikes, and trying other products on my bikes and others has reinforced that belief. Howard at Motorcycle Metal has removed the remote reservoir from his #6 shock and added a sweep valve for compression/rebound. The end result is an emulsified shock with 93mm of stroke, which compares awfully well with the #3 shocks which are separated but only have 77mm of stroke. And the bonus is that should you ever want to, you can have the reservoirs added to the #2.5As (and I probably will when I have them rebuilt). I ordered a True-Track and the Ohlins shocks concurrently, as I wanted to address the lateral motion of the rear end as well as the vertical. As fate would have it, I only had the True-Track installed prior to a 900~ish mile road trip. That was a Good Thing, as it proved the worth of the True-Track. The #2.5As went on this morning with little fuss. With the added stroke, you have to shim the mufflers down with spacers (which are provided, though I have a bunch laying around in my toolbox from prior purchases). It's also crucial that prior to installation you run a straight-edge between the upper and lower mounting points to insure that the swingarm is in line with the frame. Mine was dead-on, but Howard's said he's seen new bikes that have been out. If yours is, shim accordingly. After setting sag and putting a zip-tie on the right shock's shaft to measure how much of the stroke was being used, I set out to get them adjusted. A little more preload here, a little more damping there, and the bike's riding like a dream. Well, the back of it is....The front just feels that much worse now. So no surprise, these things are great, Howard was a pleasure to deal with, and I have to start saving up for the FKC-102 fork cartridges.
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So...............you're not done yet?
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Nice, you make me jealous.
Good write up. What's in store for the front forks? Where is the drain plug on those suckers, (Rushmore style), I have to buy a RTFM...
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Ohlins cartridges up front eventually. I'll probably add the True-Track front mount as well.
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I wonder if those cartridges will help with wobble.
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Absolutely will help with the pogo-ing of the too-soft, under-damped stock Springs.
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Someone ought to pay you for trying out all these gadgets and reviewing them. You are really good at it and I learn a lot.
My 2011 CVO Streetglide is still bone stock though...
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