Ohlins review
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From: poway
yup, those air shocks are garbage, just ok for load bearing two up but so non compliant over any uneven road conditions..my Progressive 444's were so much better but like the OEM 2017's even more, so much that see zero need to upgrade..but Ohlins are the bomb..came stock on my 78' Husky CR 250 mx bike and even way back then they were considered the best of the best..they know suspension
Add: I guess you mean Husky.. I was thinkin Honda..
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From: State of Confusion
yup, Hunkavarnishes..lol.. called their mx bikes CR also back then and Ohlins were OEM..best quality built bikes but better suited to the grassier hillside tracks in Europe, they just didn't have the power to compete with the Jap bikes on the faster American tracks by the late 70's...don't get me wrong..plenty of top pros raced them and Maicos with huge success..but the RM's, YZ's and Elsinores were wicked fast, more affordable and durable..starting gates were dominated by red and yellow bikes for amateur racers..and green joined them in the 80's
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From: poway
Actually. I like the stock shocks on my M8 RKC.. They are not as plush as Ohlins but very close to Works shocks (IMO)..
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Yeah if the rain ever stops and I get a chance to start riding this thing for real I'll wait to pass judgement on them. Haven't had a chance to really work the suspension yet, been doing a casual break in on her.
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From: Okmulgee
I had to jump on the binders way hard this morning on my RK. A *** hole ran a red light then rolled the intersection. Stupid Okie!!!! Right in front of me. I was just about to throw the bike down then it stopped. The only thing that worked right was the front forks and brakes. The tires and rear end was a complete joke. ***** Harley and there idiot engineers. They are soooo stuck in the 1930's. The idiots.... Whats up with there Flintstone damn rock hard tires? They must have a 1930's brain freeze. Damn morons...
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I had to jump on the binders way hard this morning on my RK. A *** hole ran a red light then rolled the intersection. Stupid Okie!!!! Right in front of me. I was just about to throw the bike down then it stopped. The only thing that worked right was the front forks and brakes. The tires and rear end was a complete joke. ***** Harley and there idiot engineers. They are soooo stuck in the 1930's. The idiots.... Whats up with there Flintstone damn rock hard tires? They must have a 1930's brain freeze. Damn morons...
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I had to jump on the binders way hard this morning on my RK. A *** hole ran a red light then rolled the intersection. Stupid Okie!!!! Right in front of me. I was just about to throw the bike down then it stopped. The only thing that worked right was the front forks and brakes. The tires and rear end was a complete joke. ***** Harley and there idiot engineers. They are soooo stuck in the 1930's. The idiots.... Whats up with there Flintstone damn rock hard tires? They must have a 1930's brain freeze. Damn morons...
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I had to jump on the binders way hard this morning on my RK. A *** hole ran a red light then rolled the intersection. Stupid Okie!!!! Right in front of me. I was just about to throw the bike down then it stopped. The only thing that worked right was the front forks and brakes. The tires and rear end was a complete joke. ***** Harley and there idiot engineers. They are soooo stuck in the 1930's. The idiots.... Whats up with there Flintstone damn rock hard tires? They must have a 1930's brain freeze. Damn morons...
I own two bikes, M8 Road King and a ZX7 with floating Brembos up front. I find the brakes on the M8 fantastic.. The tires, I agree with you.. way too hard but I consider them a throw away.I see people in here throwing thousands at big bore kits before the bike gets out of the dealership. Or seats, handlebars, shields etc just to fit it to their liking .I figure a few hundred for good Michelin's or something similar is peanuts.